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Software package and information systems market in Portugal: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Portugal awarded 76 supply contracts for software package and information systems through award notices on TED; the 75 of them that state a value (98.7%) add up to €68.9 million.

  • Since November 2023, 82 companies have won 175 public supply contracts for software package and information systems in Portugal, in 150 award notices from 59 public buyers.
  • 94.9% of these awards went to companies registered in Portugal; the most frequent foreign origin is Netherlands.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 32% of all awards.
  • 72.4% 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, "Software package and information systems market in Portugal", https://cresques.com/markets/pt/480-software-package-and-information-systems, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
82
since November 2023
Award notices
150
on TED
Public buyers
59
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports
—
no customs heading isolates this category

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
175
in 150 award notices
Awarded value
€323.8M
from 98% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
82
with at least one award
Public buyers
59
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 242420242025: 767620252026: 75752026
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Contracts awarded by year
202424
202576
202675
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €32.7M€32.7M20242025: €68.9M€68.9M20252026: €222.2M€222.2M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€32.7M
2025€68.9M
2026€222.2M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration118
    Cities, regions and central administration: 118
  2. Hospitals and health services19
    Hospitals and health services: 19
  3. Universities, schools and research12
    Universities, schools and research: 12
  4. Armed forces and defence agencies8
    Armed forces and defence agencies: 8
  5. Social protection6
    Social protection: 6
  6. Economic affairs6
    Economic affairs: 6
  7. Environment and waste5
    Environment and waste: 5
  8. Police, fire services and prisons1
    Police, fire services and prisons: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration118
Hospitals and health services19
Universities, schools and research12
Armed forces and defence agencies8
Social protection6
Economic affairs6
Environment and waste5
Police, fire services and prisons1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (NUTS 2021)130
    PT17
    Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (NUTS 2021): 130
  2. Região Autónoma dos Açores21
    PT20
    Região Autónoma dos Açores: 21
  3. Norte13
    PT11
    Norte: 13
  4. Região Autónoma da Madeira5
    PT30
    Região Autónoma da Madeira: 5
  5. Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021)3
    PT16
    Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021): 3
  6. Centro (PT)1
    PT19
    Centro (PT): 1
  7. Alentejo1
    PT1C
    Alentejo: 1
  8. Oeste e Vale do Tejo1
    PT1D
    Oeste e Vale do Tejo: 1
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (NUTS 2021)130
Região Autónoma dos Açores21
Norte13
Região Autónoma da Madeira5
Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021)3
Centro (PT)1
Alentejo1
Oeste e Vale do Tejo1
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 14.9%, Medium-sized 2.9%, Small 1.1%, Micro 0.6%, SME (size not stated) 29.7%, Size not stated 50.9%Large companies: 26 (14.9%)15%Medium-sized: 5 (2.9%)Small: 2 (1.1%)Micro: 1 (0.6%)SME (size not stated): 52 (29.7%)30%Size not stated: 89 (50.9%)51%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies26 · 14.9%
Medium-sized5 · 2.9%
Small2 · 1.1%
Micro1 · 0.6%
SME (size not stated)52 · 29.7%
Size not stated89 · 50.9%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Netherlands7
    Netherlands: 7
  2. Germany1
    Germany: 1
  3. Spain1
    Spain: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Netherlands7
Germany1
Spain1
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Lisboa100
    Lisboa: 100
  2. Ponta Delgada18
    Ponta Delgada: 18
  3. Amadora10
    Amadora: 10
  4. Almada8
    Almada: 8
  5. Porto Salvo5
    Porto Salvo: 5
  6. Funchal5
    Funchal: 5
  7. Angra do Heroísmo3
    Angra do Heroísmo: 3
  8. Penafiel3
    Penafiel: 3
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Where the buyers are (city)
Lisboa100
Ponta Delgada18
Amadora10
Almada8
Porto Salvo5
Funchal5
Angra do Heroísmo3
Penafiel3

Awards to companies registered in Portugal

94.9%

Awards to companies registered in Portugal: 94.9%

9 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

32%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 32%

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

Lots with a single bid

72.4%

Lots with a single bid: 72.4%

Among 163 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. INETUM ESPAÑA, S.A. - Sucursal em Portugal46 public contracts in total
  2. Timestamp – Sistemas de Informação, S.A.32 public contracts in total
  3. Vodafone Portugal - Comunicações Pessoais, S.A.22 public contracts in total
  4. Claranet II Solutions S.A.68 public contracts in total
  5. MEO - Serviços de Comunicações e Multimédia, S.A.193 public contracts in total

Where this industry meets in Portugal

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for software package and information systems in Portugal?
82 companies won 150 contract award notices for these categories from 59 public buyers in Portugal since November 2023. The companies that win most often are INETUM ESPAÑA, S.A. - Sucursal em Portugal, Timestamp – Sistemas de Informação, S.A., Vodafone Portugal - Comunicações Pessoais, S.A., Claranet II Solutions S.A., MEO - Serviços de Comunicações e Multimédia, S.A..
How big is the software package and information systems market in Portugal?
In 2025, public buyers in Portugal awarded 76 supply contracts for software package and information systems through award notices on TED; the 75 of them that state a value (98.7%) add up to €68.9 million.
Where do suppliers of software package and information systems meet buyers and distributors in Portugal?
At trade fairs and congresses such as GITEX Global, CES, Bett UK, LEARNTEC, MWC Barcelona, Forum INCYBER Europe — each checked on the organiser's official website.
How do I find a distributor for software package and information systems 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); no import figure: Eurostat's customs headings do not isolate this category.