Numbers & statistics

The EU procurement market in numbers

Public authorities in the EU buy works, goods and services worth around 14 percent of GDP every year — roughly two trillion euros, spent by more than 250,000 contracting authorities (European Commission). Above the EU thresholds, procedures are published EU-wide: our own TED query counted 424,928 competition notices from EU-27 buyers between August 2025 and July 2026. The largest category is construction work with around 20 percent.

≈ 14 % of GDPPublic procurement across the EU, roughly €2 trillion per yearEuropean Commission
250,000+Contracting authorities in the EUEuropean Commission
424,928EU-wide competition notices from EU-27 buyers in 12 monthsOwn TED query, 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026
27 + UKCountries covered live: all EU member states via TED plus the UK portalsSource status
Top categories

What EU buyers tender EU-wide

Competition notices per CPV division, buyer country in the EU-27, 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026. Source: own query of the EU's official TED API (424,928 notices in total). A notice can carry several CPV codes, so shares do not add up to exactly 100 percent.

#CPVCategoryNoticesShare
145Construction work83,64419.7 %
271Architectural and engineering services52,86812.4 %
333Medical equipment and pharmaceuticals48,69711.5 %
490Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services31,0877.3 %
572IT services: consulting, development, support27,4156.5 %
634Transport equipment and vehicles26,9536.3 %
750Repair and maintenance services25,9346.1 %
879Business services: marketing, advertising, legal25,8116.1 %
948Software packages and information systems20,8854.9 %
1030Office and computing machinery17,1484 %
1139Furniture and furnishings16,9554 %
1238Laboratory, optical and precision equipment14,5483.4 %
1344Construction structures and materials12,8423 %
1442Industrial machinery12,2162.9 %
1531Electrical machinery and apparatus12,1902.9 %
1632Radio, television and communication equipment11,7952.8 %
1766Financial and insurance services10,6202.5 %
1809Petroleum products, fuel and electricity10,2072.4 %
1977Agricultural and forestry services9,6262.3 %
2060Transport services8,7002 %

As of: 17 August 2026. TED contains procedures tendered EU-wide (above the thresholds); national below-threshold procedures are not included here.

By country

Who publishes the most EU-wide tenders

Competition notices per buyer country, 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026, same query. Every country links to its live tender page.

#CountryNoticesShare
1🇩🇪 Germany88,81720.9 %
2🇵🇱 Poland68,48416.1 %
3🇫🇷 France57,98013.6 %
4🇪🇸 Spain28,7806.8 %
5🇮🇹 Italy18,6354.4 %
6🇨🇿 Czechia18,4734.3 %
7🇷🇴 Romania13,8283.3 %
8🇸🇪 Sweden13,4393.2 %
9🇧🇪 Belgium13,4243.2 %
10🇳🇱 Netherlands10,6942.5 %
11🇵🇹 Portugal9,3622.2 %
12🇧🇬 Bulgaria9,0072.1 %
13🇱🇹 Lithuania7,9411.9 %
14🇭🇷 Croatia7,9301.9 %
15🇫🇮 Finland7,7521.8 %
16🇸🇮 Slovenia6,4231.5 %
17🇦🇹 Austria6,3041.5 %
18🇱🇻 Latvia6,2951.5 %
19🇮🇪 Ireland5,8461.4 %
20🇬🇷 Greece5,3571.3 %
21🇭🇺 Hungary4,7301.1 %
22🇸🇰 Slovakia4,3731 %
23🇩🇰 Denmark3,7120.9 %
24🇪🇪 Estonia3,5380.8 %
25🇱🇺 Luxembourg1,8890.4 %
26🇲🇹 Malta1,2450.3 %
27🇨🇾 Cyprus1,1280.3 %
Frequently asked questions

Questions about the numbers

How big is public procurement in the EU?

The European Commission puts public procurement at around 14 percent of EU GDP — roughly two trillion euros per year, spent by more than 250,000 contracting authorities. Above the EU thresholds, procedures are published EU-wide on TED; our own query counted 424,928 competition notices from EU-27 buyers in twelve months.

Which sectors are tendered most across the EU?

By number of EU-wide competition notices, construction work (CPV 45) leads with around 20 percent, followed by architectural and engineering services (CPV 71) and medical equipment and pharmaceuticals (CPV 33). Environmental services, IT services, vehicles, maintenance and business services follow. A notice can carry several CPV codes, so shares do not add up to exactly 100 percent.

Which countries publish the most EU-wide tenders?

Germany leads with 88,817 competition notices in twelve months, followed by Poland (68,484), France (57,980), Spain (28,780) and Italy (18,635). The number reflects publication practice as much as market size — some countries publish far more procedures above the EU thresholds than others.

Where do the numbers on this page come from?

From two sources: the European Commission’s public procurement figures (share of GDP, number of authorities) and our own reproducible query of the official TED API v3 — competition notices in the standard and social regimes, buyer country in the EU-27, published between 1 August 2025 and 31 July 2026, counted per CPV division and per buyer country. Every figure carries its source and query date.

Sources & methodology

Every number with its source

  • European Commission: Public procurement — around 14 % of EU GDP (~€2 trillion per year), more than 250,000 contracting authorities.
  • TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (EU) — own query of the official TED API v3: competition notices (standard and social regimes), buyer country in the EU-27, published 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026, counted per CPV division and per buyer country. Query date: 17 August 2026.

These procedures are not abstract statistics — the live index behind this site makes them searchable by country, CPV and keyword, with a JSON API and MCP endpoint for AI agents.