IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support market in Sweden: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Sweden awarded 54 supply contracts for it services: consulting, software development, internet and support through award notices on TED; the 36 of them that state a value (66.7%) add up to €472 million.
- Since November 2023, 115 companies have won 223 public supply contracts for it services: consulting, software development, internet and support in Sweden, in 127 award notices from 81 public buyers.
- 98.2% of these awards went to companies registered in Sweden; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
- The five companies that win most often hold 19.7% of all awards.
- 19.3% 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, "IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support market in Sweden", https://cresques.com/markets/se/720-it-services-consulting-software-development-intern, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 115
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 127
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 81
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports
- —
- no customs heading isolates this category
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
- 223
- in 127 award notices
- Awarded value
- €591.4M
- from 38% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 115
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 81
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| Nov–Dec 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 32 |
| 2025 | 54 |
| 2026 | 134 |
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | €0 |
| 2024 | €91.2M |
| 2025 | €472M |
| 2026 | €28.2M |
- Other8
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| Cities, regions and central administration | 174 |
| Hospitals and health services | 13 |
| Urban transport operators | 11 |
| Housing and community amenities | 4 |
| Universities, schools and research | 4 |
| Electricity utilities | 3 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 3 |
| Social protection | 3 |
| Other | 8 |
- Extra-Regio NUTS 284SEZZ
- Stockholm40SE11
- Norra Mellansverige36SE31
- Sydsverige15SE22
- Östra Mellansverige14SE12
- Västsverige14SE23
- Småland med öarna10SE21
- Övre Norrland6SE33
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| Extra-Regio NUTS 2 | 84 |
| Stockholm | 40 |
| Norra Mellansverige | 36 |
| Sydsverige | 15 |
| Östra Mellansverige | 14 |
| Västsverige | 14 |
| Småland med öarna | 10 |
| Övre Norrland | 6 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 50 · 22.4% |
| Medium-sized | 33 · 14.8% |
| Small | 71 · 31.8% |
| Micro | 1 · 0.4% |
| SME (size not stated) | 5 · 2.2% |
| Size not stated | 63 · 28.3% |
- Germany1
- United Kingdom1
- Ireland1
- Netherlands1
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| Germany | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
- Stockholm105
- Karlstad16
- Ludvika12
- ÖREBRO7
- Norrköping6
- Göteborg5
- Karlskrona4
- Huddinge3
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| Stockholm | 105 |
| Karlstad | 16 |
| Ludvika | 12 |
| ÖREBRO | 7 |
| Norrköping | 6 |
| Göteborg | 5 |
| Karlskrona | 4 |
| Huddinge | 3 |
Awards to companies registered in Sweden
98.2%
4 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
19.7%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
19.3%
Among 207 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
- Atea Sverige AB109 public contracts in total
- Telia Cygate AB19 public contracts in total
- Dustin Sverige AB29 public contracts in total
- Advania Sverige AB46 public contracts in total
- Tietoevry AB14 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Sweden
- GITEX GlobalTrade fair · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- HIMSS Global Health Conference & ExhibitionConference · Chicago, United States
- MIE 2027 – Medical Informatics EuropeCongress · Tallinn, Estonia
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for it services: consulting, software development, internet and support in Sweden?
- 115 companies won 127 contract award notices for these categories from 81 public buyers in Sweden since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Atea Sverige AB, Telia Cygate AB, Dustin Sverige AB, Advania Sverige AB, Tietoevry AB.
- How big is the it services: consulting, software development, internet and support market in Sweden?
- In 2025, public buyers in Sweden awarded 54 supply contracts for it services: consulting, software development, internet and support through award notices on TED; the 36 of them that state a value (66.7%) add up to €472 million.
- Where do suppliers of it services: consulting, software development, internet and support meet buyers and distributors in Sweden?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as GITEX Global, HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, MIE 2027 – Medical Informatics Europe — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for it services: consulting, software development, internet and support in Sweden?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Sweden 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.