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Industry specific software package market in Portugal: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Portugal awarded 64 supply contracts for industry specific software package through award notices on TED; the 63 of them that state a value (98.4%) add up to €21.1 million.

  • Since November 2023, 52 companies have won 250 public supply contracts for industry specific software package in Portugal, in 97 award notices from 64 public buyers.
  • 98.8% of these awards went to companies registered in Portugal; the most frequent foreign origin is Spain.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 77.6% of all awards.
  • 86.8% 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, "Industry specific software package market in Portugal", https://cresques.com/markets/pt/481-industry-specific-software-package, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 10 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
52
since November 2023
Award notices
97
on TED
Public buyers
64
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
250
in 97 award notices
Awarded value
€72.2M
from 99% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
52
with at least one award
Public buyers
64
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 626220242025: 646420252026: 1241242026
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Contracts awarded by year
202462
202564
2026124
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €8.7M€8.7M20242025: €21.1M€21.1M20252026: €42.4M€42.4M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€8.7M
2025€21.1M
2026€42.4M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Universities, schools and research183
    Universities, schools and research: 183
  2. Cities, regions and central administration50
    Cities, regions and central administration: 50
  3. Hospitals and health services10
    Hospitals and health services: 10
  4. Environment and waste4
    Environment and waste: 4
  5. Economic affairs1
    Economic affairs: 1
  6. Police, fire services and prisons1
    Police, fire services and prisons: 1
  7. Culture, sport and religion1
    Culture, sport and religion: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Universities, schools and research183
Cities, regions and central administration50
Hospitals and health services10
Environment and waste4
Economic affairs1
Police, fire services and prisons1
Culture, sport and religion1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Região Autónoma da Madeira174
    PT30
    Região Autónoma da Madeira: 174
  2. Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (NUTS 2021)23
    PT17
    Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (NUTS 2021): 23
  3. Norte17
    PT11
    Norte: 17
  4. Região Autónoma dos Açores13
    PT20
    Região Autónoma dos Açores: 13
  5. Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021)12
    PT16
    Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021): 12
  6. Alentejo (NUTS 2021)4
    PT18
    Alentejo (NUTS 2021): 4
  7. Algarve3
    PT15
    Algarve: 3
  8. Grande Lisboa2
    PT1A
    Grande Lisboa: 2
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Região Autónoma da Madeira174
Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (NUTS 2021)23
Norte17
Região Autónoma dos Açores13
Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021)12
Alentejo (NUTS 2021)4
Algarve3
Grande Lisboa2
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 3.2%, Medium-sized 8%, Small 0.8%, SME (size not stated) 54.8%, Size not stated 33.2%Large companies: 8 (3.2%)Medium-sized: 20 (8%)Small: 2 (0.8%)SME (size not stated): 137 (54.8%)55%Size not stated: 83 (33.2%)33%
  • 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 companies8 · 3.2%
Medium-sized20 · 8%
Small2 · 0.8%
SME (size not stated)137 · 54.8%
Size not stated83 · 33.2%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Spain2
    Spain: 2
  2. Denmark1
    Denmark: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Spain2
Denmark1
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Funchal63
    Funchal: 63
  2. Ribeira Brava27
    Ribeira Brava: 27
  3. Lisboa18
    Lisboa: 18
  4. Ponta do Sol16
    Ponta do Sol: 16
  5. Machico16
    Machico: 16
  6. Câmara de Lobos16
    Câmara de Lobos: 16
  7. Calheta15
    Calheta: 15
  8. Angra do Heroísmo11
    Angra do Heroísmo: 11
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Where the buyers are (city)
Funchal63
Ribeira Brava27
Lisboa18
Ponta do Sol16
Machico16
Câmara de Lobos16
Calheta15
Angra do Heroísmo11

Awards to companies registered in Portugal

98.8%

Awards to companies registered in Portugal: 98.8%

3 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

77.6%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 77.6%

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

Lots with a single bid

86.8%

Lots with a single bid: 86.8%

Among 250 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. Porto Editora, SA38 public contracts in total
  2. MEO - Serviços de Comunicações e Multimédia, S.A.193 public contracts in total
  3. Visualforma - Tecnologias de Informação, S.A.32 public contracts in total
  4. Claranet II Solutions S.A.68 public contracts in total
  5. INETUM ESPAÑA, S.A. - Sucursal em Portugal46 public contracts in total

Where this industry meets in Portugal

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for industry specific software package in Portugal?
52 companies won 97 contract award notices for these categories from 64 public buyers in Portugal since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Porto Editora, SA, MEO - Serviços de Comunicações e Multimédia, S.A., Visualforma - Tecnologias de Informação, S.A., Claranet II Solutions S.A., INETUM ESPAÑA, S.A. - Sucursal em Portugal.
How big is the industry specific software package market in Portugal?
In 2025, public buyers in Portugal awarded 64 supply contracts for industry specific software package through award notices on TED; the 63 of them that state a value (98.4%) add up to €21.1 million.
Where do suppliers of industry specific software package 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.
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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.