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Open raceNo supplier dominates: 54 different companies have won the last 100 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
- Expected wait for the award decision
- 115 days
- from 4 past awards
Based on 100 comparable awards by this buyer in this sector over 5 years. Every verdict is recorded before the outcome and graded against the award notice. How we score ourselves.
Summary
Machine-generated summaryThe Spanish defence procurement body Jefatura de Asuntos Económicos del Mando de Apoyo Logístico is acquiring cartridges in 308WIN and 338LM calibres. The contract, identified as 2026/ETSAE0906/00004418E, is published and covers the supply of this ammunition for the buyer's needs, with a total value of 174,200 EUR.
Key points
- Status at the source
- Published, open for bids
- Reference
- 2026/ETSAE0906/00004418E
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Source: PLACSP - Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público
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Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €174,200
- €106,262 to €174,200
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 95% of their published estimate, half of them between 61% and 100%, based on 123 awards of the last 3 years.
Each award is compared with the estimate of the same lots, framework agreements excluded. A published estimate may include options and renewals, so an award under it is not always a discount.
What this buyer has paid before
Based on 87 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €174,200
- Median award
- €361,905
- Middle half of past awards
- €119,835 to €1.0M
The estimate sits inside the usual range.
Most recent awards
- Adquisición de Repuestos de Morteros €67,771
- Adquisición Repuestos Iveco Lote 2 €67,337
- Procurement of spare parts and tools for the Accuracy rifle €61,380
- Mantenimiento de hipocelometros €206,612
- Supply of Team WENDY Tactical Helmets €58,040
Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.
The buyer
Full buyer profileJefatura de Asuntos Económicos del Mando de Apoyo Logístico
- notices in the register
- 675
- awards
- 459
- awarded in total
- €394.7M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 218
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 8%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 434 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
Competition
- tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
- 1.7
- of those lots received a single tender
- 43%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 11%
As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.
One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.
Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEINMETALL EXPAL MUNITIONS, S.A.U. | 5 | €9.0M | Jun 2026 |
| Fabrica Española de Confecciones S.A | 5 | €6.5M | Sep 2026 |
| REPUESTOS MENENDEZ, S.L. | 5 | €2.0M | Oct 2026 |
| MADZEAL, S.L. | 5 | €1.2M | Sep 2026 |
| INSTALAZA SA | 4 | €4.7M | Sep 2026 |
Based on 100 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
Larger than 37% of the open notices in Security, fire-fighting & defence equipment across Europe.
- open now in Security, fire-fighting & defence equipment
- 1,920
- median open notice
- €369,909
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersSpain · Security, fire-fighting & defence equipment
- different companies won awards here
- 1,134
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 4%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 1,078 of 1,103
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 719
Based on 1,998 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners. New: no award from the same buyer or market in the two years before.
Competition
- tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
- 4.1
- of those lots received a single tender
- 39%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 2%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 1%
As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.
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