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The first reading is the split between headline value and normal buying. The announced total is swollen by a handful of outsized construction and infrastructure programmes. That makes the average look exceptional, while the median sits far lower and better reflects the recurring equipment, support and refresh requirements most suppliers can actually pursue.

Read the market through the median, not the total. The practical opportunity is smaller, more repeatable and easier to qualify than the headline suggests. Demand is not controlled by one institution or one buying pattern.

Municipalities, hospitals, universities and state companies come to market with different estates, approval cycles and service expectations. That breadth matters because a supplier can build a defensible position without winning the largest notice. Map the organisations and categories where your capability fits repeatedly, then follow their procurement calendars.

The right target is a repeat buyer with a credible fit, not the biggest published value. Value remains concentrated at the top, with the leading buyer group representing 97% of disclosed value. Access will therefore favour suppliers that understand strategic programmes and established requirements.

Yet the winner base is wider than the value split implies: most winning companies took only one contract in the period. This is competitive, but it is not closed. New entrants should target the point where repeat demand, contract size and delivery capability align, rather than compete everywhere.

That is where planned entry can become a reference.