Checking and testing apparatus market in Portugal: size, suppliers and public contracts

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

177

in 98 award notices

Awarded value

€85.2M

from 99% of awards with a published value

Winning companies

82

with at least one award

Public buyers

44

hospitals, cities, agencies

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 9031, 9032, 9028, 9029, 9012, 9011, 9024 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Portugal

89.3%

19 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

30.5%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

59.4%

Among 170 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.

Among the companies that win most often

1. Scansci – Equipamentos de Laboratório Unipessoal, Lda.25 public contracts in total
2. Carl Zeiss Iberia SL41 public contracts in total
3. FILSAT – Equipamentos Médico–Científicos, Lda29 public contracts in total
4. VWR International – Material de Laboratório Lda.35 public contracts in total
5. Micotec - Electrónica, Lda11 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

All trade fairs and congresses of this industry →

Questions

Who wins public contracts for checking and testing apparatus in Portugal?

82 companies won 98 contract award notices for these categories from 44 public buyers in Portugal since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Scansci – Equipamentos de Laboratório Unipessoal, Lda., Carl Zeiss Iberia SL, FILSAT – Equipamentos Médico–Científicos, Lda, VWR International – Material de Laboratório Lda., Micotec - Electrónica, Lda.

How big is the checking and testing apparatus market in Portugal?

In 2025, public buyers in Portugal awarded 43 supply contracts for checking and testing apparatus through award notices on TED; the 43 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €29.9 million. Portugal imported €377 million of goods in the customs headings matched to checking and testing apparatus in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9031, 9032, 9028, 9029, 9012 and 2 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 11.6% from 2023.

Where do suppliers of checking and testing apparatus 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 checking and testing apparatus 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.