Medical equipments market in Slovenia: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Slovenia awarded 2,744 supply contracts for medical equipments through award notices on TED; the 1,459 of them that state a value (53.2%) add up to €338 million. Slovenia imported €626 million of goods in the customs headings matched to medical equipments in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9018, 9021, 9022, 9019, 3005 and 2 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 21.7% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 312 companies have won 7,595 public supply contracts for medical equipments in Slovenia, in 921 award notices from 85 public buyers.
- 97.5% of these awards went to companies registered in Slovenia; the most frequent foreign origin is Croatia.
- The five companies that win most often hold 22.2% of all awards.
- 35.6% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in Slovenia — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €10.9 billion in 2025, 15.4% 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.
General government spending on goods, services and investment for health in Slovenia came to €3.29 billion in 2024 (Eurostat, COFOG). How much of it reaches suppliers through tenders depends on how the country organises the sector — for example whether statutory health insurance is classified in government.
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, "Medical equipments market in Slovenia", https://cresques.com/markets/si/331-medical-equipments, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
What industry and official reports say
- MedTech Europe estimates the European medical technology market at about €173 billion in 2025, at manufacturer prices, for the EU, Norway, Switzerland and the UK. MedTech Europe, The European Medical Technology in Figures (Data Hub)
- The European Commission states that public procurement accounts for 50% to 70% of the EU market for medical devices (Regulation (EU) 2025/1197, citing industry data). European Commission (Official Journal of the EU), Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1197 imposing an IPI measure on medical devices originating in the PRC
- According to the same regulation, procedures worth €5 million or more were about 4% of EU medical device procurement procedures on TED in 2017–2022 but about 59% of their value. European Commission (Official Journal of the EU), Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1197 imposing an IPI measure on medical devices originating in the PRC
- MedTech Europe counts more than 36,000 medical technology companies in Europe in 2025, about 90% of them SMEs. MedTech Europe, The European Medical Technology in Figures (Data Hub)
- Eurostat puts current healthcare expenditure in the EU at €1,720 billion in 2023, 10.0% of GDP; medical goods took 17.8% of it. Eurostat, Healthcare expenditure statistics - overview (Statistics Explained)
Figures from the publishers named, checked at the source on 9 November 2026. They measure the whole market (all buyers, different price bases and country scopes), so they are not comparable one-to-one with the public contract counts on this page.
- Winning companies
- 312
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 921
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 85
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €625.7M
- all buyers, Eurostat
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Slovenia: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 7.6K
- in 921 award notices
- Awarded value
- €943.9M
- from 62% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 312
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 85
- hospitals, cities, agencies
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| 2024 | 1,849 |
| 2025 | 2,744 |
| 2026 | 3,002 |
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| 2024 | €160.6M |
| 2025 | €338M |
| 2026 | €445.4M |
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| Hospitals and health services | 6,860 |
| Cities, regions and central administration | 465 |
| Universities, schools and research | 191 |
| Social protection | 77 |
| Environment and waste | 1 |
| Economic affairs | 1 |
- Zahodna Slovenija4,412SI04
- Vzhodna Slovenija3,183SI03
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| Zahodna Slovenija | 4,412 |
| Vzhodna Slovenija | 3,183 |
- Large companies
- SME (size not stated)
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| Large companies | 1,135 · 14.9% |
| SME (size not stated) | 6,460 · 85.1% |
- Croatia86
- Austria45
- Italy35
- Switzerland11
- France7
- Cyprus3
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| Croatia | 86 |
| Austria | 45 |
| Italy | 35 |
| Switzerland | 11 |
| France | 7 |
| Cyprus | 3 |
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| 2023 | €514.1M |
| 2024 | €570.6M |
| 2025 | €625.7M |
- Ljubljana2,426
- Maribor1,166
- Šempeter pri Gorici734
- Izola - Isola469
- Murska Sobota437
- Jesenice424
- Novo mesto347
- Slovenj Gradec287
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| Ljubljana | 2,426 |
| Maribor | 1,166 |
| Šempeter pri Gorici | 734 |
| Izola - Isola | 469 |
| Murska Sobota | 437 |
| Jesenice | 424 |
| Novo mesto | 347 |
| Slovenj Gradec | 287 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 9018, 9021, 9022, 9019, 3005, 9402, 8713 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Slovenia
97.5%
192 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
22.2%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
35.6%
Among 7.6K 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
- SANOLABOR, podjetje za prodajo medicinskih, laboratorijskih in farmacevtskih proizvodov, d.d.451 public contracts in total
- MEDIS, farmacevtska družba, d.o.o.266 public contracts in total
- MEDIASI, trgovanje in trženje z medicinskim materialom d.o.o.212 public contracts in total
- MARK MEDICAL trgovina in storitve d.o.o.140 public contracts in total
- CARDIO MEDICAL družba za trgovino in storitve, d.o.o.114 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Slovenia
- 31st WONCA Europe ConferenceCongress · Ljubljana, Slovenia
- FEMS MICRO Ljubljana 2027: Congress & ExhibitionCongress · Ljubljana, Slovenia
- COMPAMEDTrade fair · Düsseldorf, Germany
- MEDICATrade fair · Düsseldorf, Germany
- World Health Expo Dubai (WHX, formerly Arab Health)Trade fair · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- BULMEDICATrade fair · Sofia, Bulgaria
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for medical equipments in Slovenia?
- 312 companies won 921 contract award notices for these categories from 85 public buyers in Slovenia since November 2023. The companies that win most often are SANOLABOR, podjetje za prodajo medicinskih, laboratorijskih in farmacevtskih proizvodov, d.d., MEDIS, farmacevtska družba, d.o.o., MEDIASI, trgovanje in trženje z medicinskim materialom d.o.o., MARK MEDICAL trgovina in storitve d.o.o., CARDIO MEDICAL družba za trgovino in storitve, d.o.o..
- How big is the medical equipments market in Slovenia?
- In 2025, public buyers in Slovenia awarded 2,744 supply contracts for medical equipments through award notices on TED; the 1,459 of them that state a value (53.2%) add up to €338 million. Slovenia imported €626 million of goods in the customs headings matched to medical equipments in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9018, 9021, 9022, 9019, 3005 and 2 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 21.7% from 2023.
- Where do suppliers of medical equipments meet buyers and distributors in Slovenia?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as 31st WONCA Europe Conference, FEMS MICRO Ljubljana 2027: Congress & Exhibition, COMPAMED, MEDICA, World Health Expo Dubai (WHX, formerly Arab Health), BULMEDICA — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for medical equipments in Slovenia?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Slovenia 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); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.