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Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) market in Romania: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Romania awarded 282 supply contracts for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) through award notices on TED; the 282 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €27.1 million.

  • Since November 2023, 243 companies have won 951 public supply contracts for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in Romania, in 349 award notices from 144 public buyers.
  • 98.6% of these awards went to companies registered in Romania; the most frequent foreign origin is Austria.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 19.3% of all awards.
  • 62% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Romania — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €47.7 billion in 2025, 12.5% 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, "Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) market in Romania", https://cresques.com/markets/ro/380-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-g, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
243
since November 2023
Award notices
349
on TED
Public buyers
144
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports
—
no customs heading isolates this category

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Romania: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
951
in 349 award notices
Awarded value
€137.5M
from 99% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
243
with at least one award
Public buyers
144
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 2020Nov–Dec 20232024: 35435420242025: 28228220252026: 2952952026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 202320
2024354
2025282
2026295
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €1.7M€1.7MNov–Dec 20232024: €43.9M€43.9M20242025: €27.1M€27.1M20252026: €64.9M€64.9M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€1.7M
2024€43.9M
2025€27.1M
2026€64.9M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Universities, schools and research532
    Universities, schools and research: 532
  2. Hospitals and health services189
    Hospitals and health services: 189
  3. Cities, regions and central administration158
    Cities, regions and central administration: 158
  4. Environment and waste24
    Environment and waste: 24
  5. Armed forces and defence agencies22
    Armed forces and defence agencies: 22
  6. Police, fire services and prisons21
    Police, fire services and prisons: 21
  7. Water utilities3
    Water utilities: 3
  8. Economic affairs1
    Economic affairs: 1
  9. Other1
    Other: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Universities, schools and research532
Hospitals and health services189
Cities, regions and central administration158
Environment and waste24
Armed forces and defence agencies22
Police, fire services and prisons21
Water utilities3
Economic affairs1
Other1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Bucureşti-Ilfov450
    RO32
    Bucureşti-Ilfov: 450
  2. Nord-Vest136
    RO11
    Nord-Vest: 136
  3. Centru94
    RO12
    Centru: 94
  4. Nord-Est76
    RO21
    Nord-Est: 76
  5. Vest68
    RO42
    Vest: 68
  6. Sud-Vest Oltenia48
    RO41
    Sud-Vest Oltenia: 48
  7. Sud-Est46
    RO22
    Sud-Est: 46
  8. Sud-Muntenia33
    RO31
    Sud-Muntenia: 33
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Bucureşti-Ilfov450
Nord-Vest136
Centru94
Nord-Est76
Vest68
Sud-Vest Oltenia48
Sud-Est46
Sud-Muntenia33
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 41.6%, Small 29.3%, Size not stated 25.9%Large companies: 30 (3.2%)Medium-sized: 396 (41.6%)42%Small: 279 (29.3%)29%Size not stated: 246 (25.9%)26%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies30 · 3.2%
Medium-sized396 · 41.6%
Small279 · 29.3%
Size not stated246 · 25.9%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Austria9
    Austria: 9
  2. Hong Kong2
    Hong Kong: 2
  3. Greece1
    Greece: 1
  4. Netherlands1
    Netherlands: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Austria9
Hong Kong2
Greece1
Netherlands1
Winners registered in Romania, by turnover (latest filed accounts)
Winners registered in Romania, by turnover (latest filed accounts): Under €2M turnover 41.6%, €2M–10M 35.6%, €10M–50M 17.6%, €50M and more 5.2%Under €2M turnover: 97 (41.6%)42%€2M–10M: 83 (35.6%)36%€10M–50M: 41 (17.6%)18%€50M and more: 12 (5.2%)
  • Under €2M turnover
  • €2M–10M
  • €10M–50M
  • €50M and more
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Winners registered in Romania, by turnover (latest filed accounts)
Under €2M turnover97 · 41.6%
€2M–10M83 · 35.6%
€10M–50M41 · 17.6%
€50M and more12 · 5.2%
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Bucuresti431
    Bucuresti: 431
  2. Cluj-Napoca114
    Cluj-Napoca: 114
  3. Timisoara59
    Timisoara: 59
  4. Iasi39
    Iasi: 39
  5. Miercurea-Ciuc35
    Miercurea-Ciuc: 35
  6. Targu Mures24
    Targu Mures: 24
  7. Constanta20
    Constanta: 20
  8. Craiova20
    Craiova: 20
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Where the buyers are (city)
Bucuresti431
Cluj-Napoca114
Timisoara59
Iasi39
Miercurea-Ciuc35
Targu Mures24
Constanta20
Craiova20

233 of 238 winning companies registered in Romania have annual accounts in the open business registers; bands follow the EU SME turnover thresholds.

Awards to companies registered in Romania

98.6%

Awards to companies registered in Romania: 98.6%

13 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

19.3%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 19.3%

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

Lots with a single bid

62%

Lots with a single bid: 62%

Among 895 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. Elta 90 Medical Research SRL302 public contracts in total
  2. ANTISEL RO SRL302 public contracts in total
  3. MEDICLIM S.R.L.329 public contracts in total
  4. S.C. WATT DISTRIBUTOR S.R.L. S.R.L.50 public contracts in total
  5. SEPADIN S.R.L.24 public contracts in total

Where this industry meets in Romania

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in Romania?
243 companies won 349 contract award notices for these categories from 144 public buyers in Romania since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Elta 90 Medical Research SRL, ANTISEL RO SRL, MEDICLIM S.R.L., S.C. WATT DISTRIBUTOR S.R.L. S.R.L., SEPADIN S.R.L..
How big is the laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) market in Romania?
In 2025, public buyers in Romania awarded 282 supply contracts for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) through award notices on TED; the 282 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €27.1 million.
Where do suppliers of laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) meet buyers and distributors in Romania?
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 laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in Romania?
Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Romania 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.