Instruments for checking physical characteristics market in Portugal: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Portugal awarded 39 supply contracts for instruments for checking physical characteristics through award notices on TED; the 39 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €7.01 million. Portugal imported €265 million of goods in the customs headings matched to instruments for checking physical characteristics in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9027, 9026 and 9025; all buyers, not only public ones), up 19.5% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 88 companies have won 183 public supply contracts for instruments for checking physical characteristics in Portugal, in 106 award notices from 52 public buyers.
- 90.7% of these awards went to companies registered in Portugal; the most frequent foreign origin is Spain.
- The five companies that win most often hold 24.6% of all awards.
- 50% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in Portugal — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €30.2 billion in 2025, 9.8% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.
Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.
Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)
How to cite: Cresques, "Instruments for checking physical characteristics market in Portugal", https://cresques.com/markets/pt/384-instruments-for-checking-physical-characteristics, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 88
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 106
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 52
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €264.8M
- all buyers, Eurostat
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Portugal: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 183
- in 106 award notices
- Awarded value
- €37.9M
- from 94% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 88
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 52
- hospitals, cities, agencies
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| 2024 | 21 |
| 2025 | 39 |
| 2026 | 123 |
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| 2024 | €2.1M |
| 2025 | €7M |
| 2026 | €28.8M |
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| Cities, regions and central administration | 97 |
| Universities, schools and research | 47 |
| Environment and waste | 21 |
| Hospitals and health services | 9 |
| Armed forces and defence agencies | 5 |
| Economic affairs | 3 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 1 |
- Norte60PT11
- Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021)48PT16
- Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (NUTS 2021)43PT17
- Alentejo (NUTS 2021)10PT18
- Grande Lisboa8PT1A
- Algarve7PT15
- Região Autónoma dos Açores4PT20
- Região Autónoma da Madeira2PT30
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| Norte | 60 |
| Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021) | 48 |
| Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (NUTS 2021) | 43 |
| Alentejo (NUTS 2021) | 10 |
| Grande Lisboa | 8 |
| Algarve | 7 |
| Região Autónoma dos Açores | 4 |
| Região Autónoma da Madeira | 2 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 6 · 3.3% |
| Medium-sized | 10 · 5.5% |
| Small | 2 · 1.1% |
| SME (size not stated) | 89 · 48.6% |
| Size not stated | 76 · 41.5% |
- Spain12
- Germany2
- Switzerland1
- Czechia1
- Netherlands1
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| Spain | 12 |
| Germany | 2 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Czechia | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
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| 2023 | €221.5M |
| 2024 | €242.6M |
| 2025 | €264.8M |
- Aveiro34
- Porto26
- Lisboa22
- Vila Real10
- Sintra9
- Guarda9
- Coimbra7
- Braga6
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| Aveiro | 34 |
| Porto | 26 |
| Lisboa | 22 |
| Vila Real | 10 |
| Sintra | 9 |
| Guarda | 9 |
| Coimbra | 7 |
| Braga | 6 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 9027, 9026, 9025 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Portugal
90.7%
17 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
24.6%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
50%
Among 174 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.
How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.
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Among the companies that win most often
- Unicam Sistemas Analíticos, Lda.15 public contracts in total
- Enermeter - Sistemas de Medição, Unipessoal, Lda.10 public contracts in total
- ILC - Instrumentos de Laboratório e Científicos, Lda.22 public contracts in total
- SOQUIMICA - Sociedade de Representações de Química, Lda11 public contracts in total
- VWR International – Material de Laboratório Lda.35 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Portugal
- analytica ChinaTrade fair · Shanghai, China
- BioFITConference · Marseille, France
- SLAS International Conference & ExhibitionConference · San Diego, United States
- BIO-Europe SpringConference · Lyon, France
- PittconConference · Pittsburgh, United States
- ISPE Europe Annual ConferenceConference · Prague, Czechia
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for instruments for checking physical characteristics in Portugal?
- 88 companies won 106 contract award notices for these categories from 52 public buyers in Portugal since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Unicam Sistemas Analíticos, Lda., Enermeter - Sistemas de Medição, Unipessoal, Lda., ILC - Instrumentos de Laboratório e Científicos, Lda., SOQUIMICA - Sociedade de Representações de Química, Lda, VWR International – Material de Laboratório Lda..
- How big is the instruments for checking physical characteristics market in Portugal?
- In 2025, public buyers in Portugal awarded 39 supply contracts for instruments for checking physical characteristics through award notices on TED; the 39 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €7.01 million. Portugal imported €265 million of goods in the customs headings matched to instruments for checking physical characteristics in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9027, 9026 and 9025; all buyers, not only public ones), up 19.5% from 2023.
- Where do suppliers of instruments for checking physical characteristics meet buyers and distributors in Portugal?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as analytica China, BioFIT, SLAS International Conference & Exhibition, BIO-Europe Spring, Pittcon, ISPE Europe Annual Conference — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for instruments for checking physical characteristics in Portugal?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Portugal and this category. It shows the companies that win public contracts there, how often, for how many buyers and for how much: the first 5 on the Free plan, every company on a paid plan. Where the data exists, the map also shows wholesalers from the business register, import figures and the industry's trade fairs.
Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.