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Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery market in Portugal: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Portugal awarded 33 supply contracts for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery through award notices on TED; the 33 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €17.1 million. Portugal imported €717 million of goods in the customs headings matched to miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8479, 8422, 8423, 8476, 8420 and 8405; all buyers, not only public ones), up 6.3% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 72 companies have won 323 public supply contracts for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery in Portugal, in 98 award notices from 45 public buyers.
  • 99.7% of these awards went to companies registered in Portugal; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 52% of all awards.
  • 38.6% 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, "Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery market in Portugal", https://cresques.com/markets/pt/429-miscellaneous-general-and-special-purpose-machiner, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
72
since November 2023
Award notices
98
on TED
Public buyers
45
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€717.1M
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
323
in 98 award notices
Awarded value
€62.4M
from 28% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
72
with at least one award
Public buyers
45
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 141420242025: 333320252026: 2762762026
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Contracts awarded by year
202414
202533
2026276
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €11.8M€11.8M20242025: €17.1M€17.1M20252026: €33.5M€33.5M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€11.8M
2025€17.1M
2026€33.5M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration251
    Cities, regions and central administration: 251
  2. Environment and waste37
    Environment and waste: 37
  3. Universities, schools and research26
    Universities, schools and research: 26
  4. Hospitals and health services5
    Hospitals and health services: 5
  5. Armed forces and defence agencies2
    Armed forces and defence agencies: 2
  6. Housing and community amenities1
    Housing and community amenities: 1
  7. Social protection1
    Social protection: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration251
Environment and waste37
Universities, schools and research26
Hospitals and health services5
Armed forces and defence agencies2
Housing and community amenities1
Social protection1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Grande Lisboa223
    PT1A
    Grande Lisboa: 223
  2. Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (NUTS 2021)40
    PT17
    Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (NUTS 2021): 40
  3. Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021)22
    PT16
    Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021): 22
  4. Norte17
    PT11
    Norte: 17
  5. Alentejo (NUTS 2021)10
    PT18
    Alentejo (NUTS 2021): 10
  6. Algarve6
    PT15
    Algarve: 6
  7. Região Autónoma da Madeira4
    PT30
    Região Autónoma da Madeira: 4
  8. Alentejo1
    PT1C
    Alentejo: 1
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Grande Lisboa223
Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (NUTS 2021)40
Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021)22
Norte17
Alentejo (NUTS 2021)10
Algarve6
Região Autónoma da Madeira4
Alentejo1
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 9%, Medium-sized 2.2%, Small 2.2%, SME (size not stated) 73.4%, Size not stated 13.3%Large companies: 29 (9%)Medium-sized: 7 (2.2%)Small: 7 (2.2%)SME (size not stated): 237 (73.4%)73%Size not stated: 43 (13.3%)13%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies29 · 9%
Medium-sized7 · 2.2%
Small7 · 2.2%
SME (size not stated)237 · 73.4%
Size not stated43 · 13.3%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Germany1
    Germany: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Germany1
Imports of these goods into Portugal, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Portugal, all buyers (EUR)2023: €674.5M€674.5M20232024: €749.6M€749.6M20242025: €717.1M€717.1M2025
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Imports of these goods into Portugal, all buyers (EUR)
2023€674.5M
2024€749.6M
2025€717.1M
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Oeiras223
    Oeiras: 223
  2. Lisboa16
    Lisboa: 16
  3. Sintra11
    Sintra: 11
  4. Aveiro7
    Aveiro: 7
  5. Faro6
    Faro: 6
  6. Coimbra6
    Coimbra: 6
  7. Paredes de Coura5
    Paredes de Coura: 5
  8. Ermidas Sado5
    Ermidas Sado: 5
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Where the buyers are (city)
Oeiras223
Lisboa16
Sintra11
Aveiro7
Faro6
Coimbra6
Paredes de Coura5
Ermidas Sado5

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8479, 8422, 8423, 8476, 8420, 8405 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Portugal

99.7%

Awards to companies registered in Portugal: 99.7%

1 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

52%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 52%

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

Lots with a single bid

38.6%

Lots with a single bid: 38.6%

Among 306 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

  1. Simopeças, Lda21 public contracts in total
  2. AGRICORTES-COMÉRCIO DE MÁQ. E EQUIP., SA10 public contracts in total
  3. MEO - Serviços de Comunicações e Multimédia, S.A.193 public contracts in total
  4. Resitul, Lda17 public contracts in total
  5. Soma - Environmental Solutions, Lda.16 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery in Portugal?
72 companies won 98 contract award notices for these categories from 45 public buyers in Portugal since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Simopeças, Lda, AGRICORTES-COMÉRCIO DE MÁQ. E EQUIP., SA, MEO - Serviços de Comunicações e Multimédia, S.A., Resitul, Lda, Soma - Environmental Solutions, Lda..
How big is the miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery market in Portugal?
In 2025, public buyers in Portugal awarded 33 supply contracts for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery through award notices on TED; the 33 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €17.1 million. Portugal imported €717 million of goods in the customs headings matched to miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8479, 8422, 8423, 8476, 8420 and 8405; all buyers, not only public ones), up 6.3% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery meet buyers and distributors in Portugal?
At trade fairs and congresses such as Tech Industry, MTE Slovenia, HANNOVER MESSE, Technomebel, INDUSTRY DAYS, LIGNA — each checked on the organiser's official website.
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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.