Instruments for checking physical characteristics market in Sweden: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Sweden awarded 160 supply contracts for instruments for checking physical characteristics through award notices on TED; the 84 of them that state a value (52.5%) add up to €480 million. Sweden imported €903 million of goods in the customs headings matched to instruments for checking physical characteristics in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9027, 9026 and 9025; all buyers, not only public ones), up 7.5% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 171 companies have won 380 public supply contracts for instruments for checking physical characteristics in Sweden, in 181 award notices from 53 public buyers.
  • 90.3% of these awards went to companies registered in Sweden; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 17.6% of all awards.
  • 33.7% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Sweden — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €106 billion in 2025, 17.6% 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, "Instruments for checking physical characteristics market in Sweden", https://cresques.com/markets/se/384-instruments-for-checking-physical-characteristics, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
171
since November 2023
Award notices
181
on TED
Public buyers
53
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€903M
all buyers, Eurostat

The market in numbers

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

Contracts awarded
380
in 181 award notices
Awarded value
€531.1M
from 42% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
171
with at least one award
Public buyers
53
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 11Nov–Dec 20232024: 10710720242025: 16016020252026: 1121122026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20231
2024107
2025160
2026112
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €0€0Nov–Dec 20232024: €35.8M€35.8M20242025: €479.9M€479.9M20252026: €15.4M€15.4M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€0
2024€35.8M
2025€479.9M
2026€15.4M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Hospitals and health services: 142
  2. Universities, schools and research: 126
  3. Cities, regions and central administration: 42
  4. Armed forces and defence agencies: 32
  5. Water utilities: 23
  6. Police, fire services and prisons: 8
  7. Urban transport operators: 5
  8. Housing and community amenities: 1
  9. Other1
    Other: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Hospitals and health services142
Universities, schools and research126
Cities, regions and central administration42
Armed forces and defence agencies32
Water utilities23
Police, fire services and prisons8
Urban transport operators5
Housing and community amenities1
Other1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Stockholm155
    SE11
    Stockholm: 155
  2. Sydsverige54
    SE22
    Sydsverige: 54
  3. Östra Mellansverige49
    SE12
    Östra Mellansverige: 49
  4. Övre Norrland44
    SE33
    Övre Norrland: 44
  5. Västsverige38
    SE23
    Västsverige: 38
  6. Småland med öarna31
    SE21
    Småland med öarna: 31
  7. Norra Mellansverige8
    SE31
    Norra Mellansverige: 8
  8. Mellersta Norrland1
    SE32
    Mellersta Norrland: 1
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Stockholm155
Sydsverige54
Östra Mellansverige49
Övre Norrland44
Västsverige38
Småland med öarna31
Norra Mellansverige8
Mellersta Norrland1
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 10.8%, Medium-sized 22.9%, Small 6.6%, Micro 1.6%, SME (size not stated) 3.4%, Size not stated 54.7%Large companies: 41 (10.8%)11%Medium-sized: 87 (22.9%)23%Small: 25 (6.6%)Micro: 6 (1.6%)SME (size not stated): 13 (3.4%)Size not stated: 208 (54.7%)55%
  • 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 companies41 · 10.8%
Medium-sized87 · 22.9%
Small25 · 6.6%
Micro6 · 1.6%
SME (size not stated)13 · 3.4%
Size not stated208 · 54.7%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Germany10
    Germany: 10
  2. United States8
    United States: 8
  3. Finland5
    Finland: 5
  4. Netherlands5
    Netherlands: 5
  5. United Kingdom2
    United Kingdom: 2
  6. Denmark2
    Denmark: 2
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Germany10
United States8
Finland5
Netherlands5
United Kingdom2
Denmark2
Imports of these goods into Sweden, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Sweden, all buyers (EUR)2023: €839.7M€839.7M20232024: €905.3M€905.3M20242025: €903M€903M2025
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Imports of these goods into Sweden, all buyers (EUR)
2023€839.7M
2024€905.3M
2025€903M
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Stockholm143
    Stockholm: 143
  2. Luleå24
    Luleå: 24
  3. JÖNKÖPING24
    JÖNKÖPING: 24
  4. LUND24
    LUND: 24
  5. Umeå20
    Umeå: 20
  6. Uppsala20
    Uppsala: 20
  7. VÄNERSBORG17
    VÄNERSBORG: 17
  8. GÖTEBORG12
    GÖTEBORG: 12
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Where the buyers are (city)
Stockholm143
Luleå24
JÖNKÖPING24
LUND24
Umeå20
Uppsala20
VÄNERSBORG17
GÖTEBORG12

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 9027, 9026, 9025 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Sweden

90.3%

Awards to companies registered in Sweden: 90.3%

37 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

17.6%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 17.6%

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

Lots with a single bid

33.7%

Lots with a single bid: 33.7%

Among 303 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. Thermo Electron Sweden AB24 public contracts in total
  2. VWR International AB34 public contracts in total
  3. Triolab AB44 public contracts in total
  4. Roche Diagnostics Scandinavia AB43 public contracts in total
  5. Sarstedt Aktiebolag20 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for instruments for checking physical characteristics in Sweden?
171 companies won 181 contract award notices for these categories from 53 public buyers in Sweden since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Thermo Electron Sweden AB, VWR International AB, Triolab AB, Roche Diagnostics Scandinavia AB, Sarstedt Aktiebolag.
How big is the instruments for checking physical characteristics market in Sweden?
In 2025, public buyers in Sweden awarded 160 supply contracts for instruments for checking physical characteristics through award notices on TED; the 84 of them that state a value (52.5%) add up to €480 million. Sweden imported €903 million of goods in the customs headings matched to instruments for checking physical characteristics in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9027, 9026 and 9025; all buyers, not only public ones), up 7.5% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of instruments for checking physical characteristics meet buyers and distributors in Sweden?
At trade fairs and congresses such as ESCMID Global, analytica China, BioFIT, SLAS International Conference & Exhibition, BIO-Europe Spring, Pittcon — 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); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.