Lifting and handling equipment and parts market in Slovenia: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Slovenia awarded 119 supply contracts for lifting and handling equipment and parts through award notices on TED; the 118 of them that state a value (99.2%) add up to €28.3 million. Slovenia imported €168 million of goods in the customs headings matched to lifting and handling equipment and parts in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8428, 8427, 8426 and 8425; all buyers, not only public ones), down 18.6% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 66 companies have won 322 public supply contracts for lifting and handling equipment and parts in Slovenia, in 93 award notices from 13 public buyers.
  • 79.5% of these awards went to companies registered in Slovenia; the most frequent foreign origin is Spain.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 35.4% of all awards.
  • 17.7% 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.

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, "Lifting and handling equipment and parts market in Slovenia", https://cresques.com/markets/si/424-lifting-and-handling-equipment-and-parts, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 11 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
66
since November 2023
Award notices
93
on TED
Public buyers
13
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€167.6M
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
322
in 93 award notices
Awarded value
€118.2M
from 100% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
66
with at least one award
Public buyers
13
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 10810820242025: 11911920252026: 95952026
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Contracts awarded by year
2024108
2025119
202695
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €33.9M€33.9M20242025: €28.3M€28.3M20252026: €56M€56M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€33.9M
2025€28.3M
2026€56M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Ports: 295
  2. Armed forces and defence agencies: 11
  3. Environment and waste: 6
  4. Economic affairs: 4
  5. Electricity utilities: 3
  6. Universities, schools and research: 1
  7. Hospitals and health services: 1
  8. Police, fire services and prisons: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Ports295
Armed forces and defence agencies11
Environment and waste6
Economic affairs4
Electricity utilities3
Universities, schools and research1
Hospitals and health services1
Police, fire services and prisons1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Zahodna Slovenija308
    SI04
    Zahodna Slovenija: 308
  2. Vzhodna Slovenija14
    SI03
    Vzhodna Slovenija: 14
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Zahodna Slovenija308
Vzhodna Slovenija14
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 11.2%, SME (size not stated) 88.8%Large companies: 36 (11.2%)11%SME (size not stated): 286 (88.8%)89%
  • Large companies
  • SME (size not stated)
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies36 · 11.2%
SME (size not stated)286 · 88.8%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Spain21
    Spain: 21
  2. Italy14
    Italy: 14
  3. Austria12
    Austria: 12
  4. Croatia11
    Croatia: 11
  5. Finland2
    Finland: 2
  6. United Kingdom2
    United Kingdom: 2
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Spain21
Italy14
Austria12
Croatia11
Finland2
United Kingdom2
Imports of these goods into Slovenia, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Slovenia, all buyers (EUR)2023: €206M€206M20232024: €185.4M€185.4M20242025: €167.6M€167.6M2025
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Imports of these goods into Slovenia, all buyers (EUR)
2023€206M
2024€185.4M
2025€167.6M
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Koper - Capodistria295
    Koper - Capodistria: 295
  2. Ljubljana11
    Ljubljana: 11
  3. Maribor6
    Maribor: 6
  4. Puconci4
    Puconci: 4
  5. Celje2
    Celje: 2
  6. Kranj1
    Kranj: 1
  7. Krško1
    Krško: 1
  8. Novo mesto1
    Novo mesto: 1
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Where the buyers are (city)
Koper - Capodistria295
Ljubljana11
Maribor6
Puconci4
Celje2
Kranj1
Krško1
Novo mesto1

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8428, 8427, 8426, 8425 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Slovenia

79.5%

Awards to companies registered in Slovenia: 79.5%

66 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

35.4%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 35.4%

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

Lots with a single bid

17.7%

Lots with a single bid: 17.7%

Among 322 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. METALNA-SRM proizvodnja, storitve in trgovina d.o.o.11 public contracts in total
  2. BALAVTO trgovina in transport d.o.o. Ajdovščina15 public contracts in total
  3. Rexel, specializirana trgovina z elektrotehničnimi materiali in storitvami, d.o.o.45 public contracts in total
  4. M&M INTERCOM trgovina in storitve, d.o.o.16 public contracts in total
  5. BIJOL zastopanje, proizvodnja d.o.o.18 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for lifting and handling equipment and parts in Slovenia?
66 companies won 93 contract award notices for these categories from 13 public buyers in Slovenia since November 2023. The companies that win most often are METALNA-SRM proizvodnja, storitve in trgovina d.o.o., BALAVTO trgovina in transport d.o.o. Ajdovščina, Rexel, specializirana trgovina z elektrotehničnimi materiali in storitvami, d.o.o., M&M INTERCOM trgovina in storitve, d.o.o., BIJOL zastopanje, proizvodnja d.o.o..
How big is the lifting and handling equipment and parts market in Slovenia?
In 2025, public buyers in Slovenia awarded 119 supply contracts for lifting and handling equipment and parts through award notices on TED; the 118 of them that state a value (99.2%) add up to €28.3 million. Slovenia imported €168 million of goods in the customs headings matched to lifting and handling equipment and parts in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8428, 8427, 8426 and 8425; all buyers, not only public ones), down 18.6% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of lifting and handling equipment and parts meet buyers and distributors in Slovenia?
At trade fairs and congresses such as MTE Slovenia, Tech Industry, HANNOVER MESSE, Technomebel, INDUSTRY DAYS, LIGNA — 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.