Madrid and Catalonia account for 62% of public procurement this quarter

Spanish public procurement moved €10.14 billion in the third quarter of 2026. Catalonia ranks second, with €2.1545 billion, after the Community of Madrid.

According to pressdigital.es, public procurement in Spain reached a total of 30,844 awards in the third quarter of 2026, amounting to €10.14 billion. The data comes from Informa D&B, extracted from their Avaldata product for the period between 1 July and 30 September 2026.

This figure equates to an average of 335 awards and €110.2 million each day. A total of 11,909 companies received these awards, with an average amount of €328,800 per contract, although amounts range from €62,100 to €493,700.

The geographical concentration is the most striking data. The Community of Madrid accounts for €4.149 billion, 41% of the total, while Catalonia totals €2.1545 billion (21%) distributed across 4,977 awards, with an average of €432,900 per contract. Together, they represent 62% of the total amount, although only 43% of the number of awards.

Companies from three regions (Madrid, Catalonia, and Andalusia) concentrate nearly three-quarters of the capital allocated in public procurement awards in the third quarter of the year

Following this, according to the same analysis, is Andalusia, with €1.0635 billion (10.5%), ahead of Galicia, with €640 million (6%), and the Valencian Community, with €503 million (5%). This was explained by Nacho Pérez-Muñoz, general director of DAIL Software, who assessed the significance of these three regions.

By sectors, construction leads the ranking with €3.3 billion, 32.5% of the national amount, and leads in 16 of the 19 autonomous communities. It is followed by commerce and distribution, with €1.317 billion (13%), and health and social services, with €849 million (8%).

Regarding company size, large companies captured 68.5% of the amount, about €6.941 billion. SMEs received the remaining 31.5%, distributed among medium-sized (€1.3115 billion), small (€1.148 billion), and micro-enterprises (€738 million).

By companies, Atende Servicios Integrados leads with €239.6 million, 2.36% of the total, followed by Serveo Social, with €210.4 million, and Estacionamientos y Servicios, with €163.2 million. Among the fifteen main awardees, eight are based in Madrid and three in Catalonia, according to the Informa D&B report.