Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery market in Slovakia: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Slovakia awarded 284 supply contracts for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery through award notices on TED; the 234 of them that state a value (82.4%) add up to €25.4 million. Slovakia imported €842 million of goods in the customs headings matched to miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8479, 8422, 8423, 8476, 8420 and 8405; all buyers, not only public ones), up 16.4% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 143 companies have won 473 public supply contracts for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery in Slovakia, in 375 award notices from 45 public buyers.
  • 89.6% of these awards went to companies registered in Slovakia; the most frequent foreign origin is Czechia.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 30.4% of all awards.
  • 43.3% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Slovakia — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €19.3 billion in 2025, 13.9% 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, "Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery market in Slovakia", https://cresques.com/markets/sk/429-miscellaneous-general-and-special-purpose-machiner, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
143
since November 2023
Award notices
375
on TED
Public buyers
45
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€842.1M
all buyers, Eurostat

The market in numbers

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

Contracts awarded
473
in 375 award notices
Awarded value
€67M
from 83% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
143
with at least one award
Public buyers
45
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 44Nov–Dec 20232024: 161620242025: 28428420252026: 1691692026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20234
202416
2025284
2026169
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €95.1K€95.1KNov–Dec 20232024: €7.3M€7.3M20242025: €25.4M€25.4M20252026: €34.2M€34.2M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€95.1K
2024€7.3M
2025€25.4M
2026€34.2M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Universities, schools and research: 285
  2. Cities, regions and central administration: 134
  3. Hospitals and health services: 16
  4. Armed forces and defence agencies: 16
  5. Police, fire services and prisons: 14
  6. Electricity utilities: 6
  7. Environment and waste: 1
  8. Water utilities: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Universities, schools and research285
Cities, regions and central administration134
Hospitals and health services16
Armed forces and defence agencies16
Police, fire services and prisons14
Electricity utilities6
Environment and waste1
Water utilities1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Bratislavský kraj272
    SK01
    Bratislavský kraj: 272
  2. Východné Slovensko169
    SK04
    Východné Slovensko: 169
  3. Západné Slovensko23
    SK02
    Západné Slovensko: 23
  4. Stredné Slovensko9
    SK03
    Stredné Slovensko: 9
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Bratislavský kraj272
Východné Slovensko169
Západné Slovensko23
Stredné Slovensko9
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 0.4%, Medium-sized 6.3%, Small 79.7%, Micro 13.5%Large companies: 2 (0.4%)Medium-sized: 30 (6.3%)Small: 377 (79.7%)80%Micro: 64 (13.5%)14%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies2 · 0.4%
Medium-sized30 · 6.3%
Small377 · 79.7%
Micro64 · 13.5%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Czechia46
    Czechia: 46
  2. Denmark1
    Denmark: 1
  3. United Kingdom1
    United Kingdom: 1
  4. Italy1
    Italy: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Czechia46
Denmark1
United Kingdom1
Italy1
Winners registered in Slovakia, by turnover (latest filed accounts)
Winners registered in Slovakia, by turnover (latest filed accounts): Under €2M turnover 37.7%, €2M–10M 40.6%, €10M–50M 13.2%, €50M and more 8.5%Under €2M turnover: 40 (37.7%)38%€2M–10M: 43 (40.6%)41%€10M–50M: 14 (13.2%)13%€50M and more: 9 (8.5%)
  • Under €2M turnover
  • €2M–10M
  • €10M–50M
  • €50M and more
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Winners registered in Slovakia, by turnover (latest filed accounts)
Under €2M turnover40 · 37.7%
€2M–10M43 · 40.6%
€10M–50M14 · 13.2%
€50M and more9 · 8.5%
Imports of these goods into Slovakia, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Slovakia, all buyers (EUR)2023: €723.3M€723.3M20232024: €818.8M€818.8M20242025: €842.1M€842.1M2025
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Imports of these goods into Slovakia, all buyers (EUR)
2023€723.3M
2024€818.8M
2025€842.1M
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Bratislava - mestská časť Staré Mesto146
    Bratislava - mestská časť Staré Mesto: 146
  2. Košice - mestská časť Staré Mesto140
    Košice - mestská časť Staré Mesto: 140
  3. Bratislava - mestská časť Karlova Ves85
    Bratislava - mestská časť Karlova Ves: 85
  4. Bratislava - mestská časť Nové Mesto31
    Bratislava - mestská časť Nové Mesto: 31
  5. Košice - mestská časť Sever16
    Košice - mestská časť Sever: 16
  6. Trnava10
    Trnava: 10
  7. Bratislava - mestská časť Ružinov8
    Bratislava - mestská časť Ružinov: 8
  8. Komárno5
    Komárno: 5
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Where the buyers are (city)
Bratislava - mestská časť Staré Mesto146
Košice - mestská časť Staré Mesto140
Bratislava - mestská časť Karlova Ves85
Bratislava - mestská časť Nové Mesto31
Košice - mestská časť Sever16
Trnava10
Bratislava - mestská časť Ružinov8
Komárno5

106 of 119 winning companies registered in Slovakia have annual accounts in the open business registers; bands follow the EU SME turnover thresholds.

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8479, 8422, 8423, 8476, 8420, 8405 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Slovakia

89.6%

Awards to companies registered in Slovakia: 89.6%

49 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

30.4%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 30.4%

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

Lots with a single bid

43.3%

Lots with a single bid: 43.3%

Among 473 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. Hermes LabSystems, s.r.o.144 public contracts in total
  2. KVANT spol. s r.o.83 public contracts in total
  3. BIOTECH s.r.o.202 public contracts in total
  4. STRIM-SK, s.r.o.25 public contracts in total
  5. ECOTEST spol. s r. o.24 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery in Slovakia?
143 companies won 375 contract award notices for these categories from 45 public buyers in Slovakia since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Hermes LabSystems, s.r.o., KVANT spol. s r.o., BIOTECH s.r.o., STRIM-SK, s.r.o., ECOTEST spol. s r. o..
How big is the miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery market in Slovakia?
In 2025, public buyers in Slovakia awarded 284 supply contracts for miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery through award notices on TED; the 234 of them that state a value (82.4%) add up to €25.4 million. Slovakia imported €842 million of goods in the customs headings matched to miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8479, 8422, 8423, 8476, 8420 and 8405; all buyers, not only public ones), up 16.4% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery meet buyers and distributors in Slovakia?
At trade fairs and congresses such as Future expo, Tech Industry, MTE Slovenia, HANNOVER MESSE, Technomebel, INDUSTRY DAYS — 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.