Public buyers by country
We publish a page for 21,319 public buyers (contracting authorities with 10+ contract awards) in 39 countries: who supplies them, which contracts end soon and which calls are open. Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
| Country | Buyer pages |
|---|---|
| France | 4,073 |
| Germany | 3,595 |
| Poland | 2,248 |
| United Kingdom | 1,652 |
| Spain | 1,551 |
| Romania | 932 |
| Italy | 925 |
| Bulgaria | 612 |
| Czechia | 598 |
| Netherlands | 583 |
| Sweden | 497 |
| Belgium | 378 |
| Portugal | 320 |
| Switzerland | 306 |
| Austria | 299 |
| Finland | 267 |
| Greece | 264 |
| Hungary | 237 |
| Lithuania | 235 |
| Croatia | 234 |
| Norway | 225 |
| Latvia | 214 |
| Denmark | 211 |
| Slovenia | 200 |
| Slovakia | 191 |
| Ireland | 182 |
| Estonia | 113 |
| Cyprus | 50 |
| Luxembourg | 49 |
| Malta | 38 |
| Iceland | 16 |
| North Macedonia | 9 |
| Moldova | 5 |
| Liechtenstein | 3 |
| Serbia | 3 |
| Albania | 1 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 1 |
| Montenegro | 1 |
| Tunisia | 1 |
Most active buyers
| Buyer | Type | Awards | Awarded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ředitelství silnic a dálnic s. p. | Body governed by public law (central government) | 6,660 | €8.4bn |
| DB InfraGO AG – Geschäftsbereich Fahrweg (Bukr 16) | Group of public authorities | 4,181 | €2.1bn |
| Dirección General de Racionalización y Centralización de la Contratación-Junta de Contratación Centralizada | Central government authority | 3,212 | €3.6bn |
| UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION | Sub-central government authority | 3,148 | €597.7M |
| Leicester City Council | Sub-central government authority | 2,795 | €1.1bn |
| Ministerstvo vnitra | Central government authority | 2,722 | €800.1M |
| Surrey County Council | Regional authority | 2,454 | €4.3bn |
| Unidade Local de Saúde Santa Maria, E.P.E. | Body governed by public law | 2,416 | €1.1bn |
| Ministerstvo obrany | Central government authority | 2,400 | €2.4bn |
| NHS England | Central government authority | 2,195 | €17.0bn |
| Ministry of Defence | Central government authority | 2,187 | €21.4bn |
| Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne | Body governed by public law | 2,187 | €1.4bn |
| Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport | 2,109 | €199.8M | |
| Trafikverket Myndighet | Central government authority | 2,106 | €11.5bn |
| Państwowe Gospodarstwo Wodne Wody Polskie | Body governed by public law | 2,049 | €468.6M |
| Spital Clinic Judetean de Urgenta Arad | Local authority | 1,869 | €716.6M |
| SPITALUL CLINIC JUDETEAN MURES | Body governed by public law (regional) | 1,831 | €28.5M |
| GRAD ZAGREB | Regional authority | 1,798 | €2.7bn |
| Staatsbetrieb Sächsisches Immobilien- und Baumanagement, Zentrale, Zentralstelle Vergabe- und Vertragsmanagement | Regional authority | 1,773 | €738.5M |
| UK Research and Innovation | Central government authority | 1,762 | €127.7M |
| Hampshire County Council | Sub-central government authority | 1,690 | €3.2bn |
| Viešoji įstaiga CPO LT | Body governed by public law | 1,644 | €1.1bn |
| Dopravní podnik hl. m. Prahy, akciová společnost | Entity with special or exclusive rights | 1,621 | €1.7bn |
| Riigi Kaitseinvesteeringute Keskus | Central government authority | 1,598 | €977.4M |
| Gemeente Rotterdam | Body governed by public law | 1,594 | €1.6bn |
| Górnośląskie Centrum Medyczne im. prof. Leszka Gieca Śląskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach | Body governed by public law | 1,543 | €404.0M |
| ČEZ Distribuce, a. s. | Entity with special or exclusive rights | 1,532 | €605.6M |
| COMPANIA NATIONALA DE ADMINISTRARE A INFRASTRUCTURII RUTIERE S.A. | Body governed by public law (central government) | 1,526 | €10.8bn |
| VILLE DE PARIS | Local authority | 1,437 | €1.9bn |
| SPITAL CLINIC JUDETEAN DE URGENTA BIHOR | Body governed by public law (local) | 1,437 | €32.0M |
| Klinički bolnički centar Zagreb | Body governed by public law (central government) | 1,430 | €859.2M |
| Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc | Body governed by public law (central government) | 1,393 | €2.0bn |
| Ministry of Justice | Central government authority | 1,389 | €20.6bn |
| Bristol City Council | Sub-central government authority | 1,335 | €894.0M |
| Institutul de Boli Infectioase "Prof. Dr. Matei Bals" | Body governed by public law (central government) | 1,321 | €568.9M |
| ČEZ, a. s. | Entity with special or exclusive rights | 1,303 | €2.5bn |
| SPITALUL JUDETEAN SATU MARE | Body governed by public law (local) | 1,298 | €142.4M |
| UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED | 1,285 | €729.0M | |
| Središnji državni ured za središnju javnu nabavu | Central government authority | 1,283 | €73.6M |
| Fakultní nemocnice Bulovka | Body governed by public law (central government) | 1,219 | €11.4bn |
| Správa železnic, státní organizace | Entity with special or exclusive rights | 1,214 | €7.5bn |
| London Borough of Merton | Regional authority | 1,202 | €252.7M |
| Puolustusvoimat | Central government authority | 1,190 | €378.1M |
| Environment Agency | Central government authority | 1,181 | €1.4bn |
| Vermögens- und Hochbauverwaltung Baden-Württemberg | 1,168 | n/a | |
| Department of Contracts | Central government authority | 1,155 | €3.8bn |
| Samodzielny Publiczny Zakład Opieki Zdrowotnej Centralny Szpital Kliniczny Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Łodzi | Local authority | 1,154 | €156.2M |
| České dráhy, a.s. | Entity with special or exclusive rights | 1,147 | €1.9bn |
| Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universiteto ligoninė Kauno klinikos (PV) | Body governed by public law | 1,141 | €264.2M |
| NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) | Body governed by public law | 1,128 | €2.4bn |
| Nemocnice Na Homolce | Body governed by public law (central government) | 1,127 | €310.1M |
| Spitalul Judetean de Urgenta Tulcea | Body governed by public law (local) | 1,104 | €23.6M |
| REGIA NATIONALA A PADURILOR - ROMSILVA RA | Public undertaking (central government) | 1,091 | €105.1M |
| Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft - Einkauf B12 | Public undertaking | 1,084 | €3.0M |
| Department for Education | Central government authority | 1,083 | €8.3bn |
| Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr | Central government authority | 1,057 | €31.2M |
| SBH | Schulbau Hamburg | Regional authority | 1,036 | €1.8bn |
| National Highways Limited | Central government authority | 1,033 | €3.8bn |
| Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice v Praze | Body governed by public law (central government) | 1,030 | €2.1bn |
| SNTFC "CFR CALATORI" S.A. | Public undertaking | 1,023 | €628.0M |
| УНИВЕРСИТЕТСКА МНОГОПРОФИЛНА БОЛНИЦА ЗА АКТИВНО ЛЕЧЕНИЕ "СВЕТИ ГЕОРГИ" ЕАД | Body governed by public law | 1,001 | €1.2bn |
| Landeshauptstadt München, Baureferat | Local authority | 1,001 | €635.2M |
| Leicestershire County Council | Sub-central government authority | 991 | €747.7M |
| VšĮ Vilniaus universiteto ligoninė Santaros klinikos (PV) | Body governed by public law | 990 | €456.6M |
| Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové | Body governed by public law (central government) | 978 | €990.5M |
| Buckinghamshire Council - e-Tendering System | 974 | €94.8M | |
| ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG | Public undertaking | 935 | €6.9bn |
| Suffolk County Council | Local authority | 924 | €844.3M |
| Česká pošta, s.p. | Entity with special or exclusive rights | 922 | €1.5bn |
| SPITALUL JUDETEAN DE URGENTA VALCEA | Body governed by public law (regional) | 918 | €448.6M |
| Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH | Public undertaking (central government) | 908 | €357.6M |
| ОБЩИНА БУРГАС | Local authority | 896 | €372.8M |
| City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | Sub-central government authority | 888 | €2.1bn |
| BWI GmbH | Public undertaking | 885 | €19.2M |
| SYKEHUSINNKJØP HF | Body governed by public law | 872 | €517.3M |
| Polska Grupa Górnicza S.A. | Body governed by public law | 870 | €2.2bn |
| Spitalul Universitar de Urgenta Militar Central "Dr. Carol Davila" | Central government authority | 865 | €43.2M |
| Bundesrepublik Deutschland, vertreten durch das Bundesministerium des Innern und für Heimat, vertreten durch das Beschaffungsamt des BMI | Central government authority | 859 | €308.6M |
| Bundesanstalt für Immobilienaufgaben | Body governed by public law (central government) | 857 | €3.0bn |
| Home Office | Central government authority | 856 | €11.6bn |
| Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanisława Staszica w Krakowie | Body governed by public law | 848 | €218.7M |
| СТОЛИЧНА ОБЩИНА | Local authority | 844 | €588.7M |
| Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias | Public undertaking (central government) | 842 | €6.7bn |
| UAB Ignitis grupės paslaugų centras (PV) | Public undertaking (central government) | 841 | €1.0bn |
| Métropole de Lyon | Local authority | 837 | €819.2M |
| DB Netz AG (Bukr 16) | Body governed by public law | 835 | €2.8bn |
| Riigi Tugiteenuste Keskus | Central government authority | 834 | €198.7M |
| AS "Latvijas valsts meži" | Public undertaking (central government) | 829 | €1.3bn |
| Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur (06) | Local authority | 827 | €1.3bn |
| Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne Warszawskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego | Body governed by public law | 827 | €2.3bn |
| PBMG eG | Group of public authorities | 813 | n/a |
| Nottingham City Council | Sub-central government authority | 806 | €971.4M |
| Empresa de Transformación Agraria S.A.,S.M.E., M.P., (TRAGSA) | Public undertaking (central government) | 802 | €625.6M |
| CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | Central government authority | 801 | €179.9M |
| Fakultní nemocnice u sv. Anny v Brně | Body governed by public law (central government) | 789 | €582.1M |
| SZPITAL UNIWERSYTECKI W KRAKOWIE | Body governed by public law | 789 | €1.2bn |
| Regionalny Szpital Specjalistyczny im. dr Władysława Biegańskiego | Body governed by public law | 787 | €176.5M |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Central government authority | 782 | €3.6bn |
| Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Poznaniu | Body governed by public law | 781 | €1.3bn |
| Υπουργείο Υγείας | Central government authority | 777 | €1.4bn |
Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 3,647,894 official public procurement notices from EU TED and UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data APIs (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-26.
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Public buyers in Europe: 21,319 contracting authorities", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/, data as of 2026-10-26.