The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 24 different companies have won the last 26 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
- Expected wait for the award decision
- 29 days
- from 21 past awards
Based on 26 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 City of Milan is procuring a communication service covering the initiatives and services of Municipality 8. The service is awarded directly to the economic operator Freemedia and is to be carried out over four months, namely September, October, November and December 2026. The contract falls under publishing services and concerns supplies and services. The service consists of communicating the activities, initiatives and services of the district to the public during the stated period.
Key points
- Status at the source
- Pubblicata
- Procedure
- Affidamento diretto
- Type of contract
- Procedura per forniture/servizi
- Reference
- BC97459AA2
Original text
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Official source
Source: ARIA Sintel - Regione Lombardia e-procurement
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Last verified against ARIA Sintel - Regione Lombardia e-procurement 9 hours ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €2,500
- €1,050 to €2,175
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 65% of their published estimate, half of them between 42% and 87%, based on 520 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 26 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €2,500
- Median award
- €4,850
- Middle half of past awards
- €2,600 to €73,158
The estimate is smaller than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Presentation of the 'Libro de li Prati' at the Mulino di Chiaravalle €650
- Festival of Abilities 2026 €2,000
- affidamento diretto - servizio di architettura e/o ingegneria per il coordinamento della sicurezza in fase di esecuzione del progetto di posa di sedute di design nell’area di Via Domenichino a Milano €3,910
- Graphic design service for the CASVA exhibition displays €35,920
- Appalto 49/2025 - Affidamento del servizio di assistenza tecnico-specialistica per la gestione, il monitoraggio e la valutazione dei piani e degli interventi finanziati da programmi europei e nazionali €137,900
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 profileComune di Milano
- notices in the register
- 377
- awards
- 136
- awarded in total
- €145.2M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 120
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 5%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 99%
Based on 124 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)
- 3.2
- of those lots received a single tender
- 29%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Service srl | 2 | €8,000 | Sep 2026 |
| KOINE COOPERATIVA SOCIALE ONLUS | 2 | €1,700 | Oct 2026 |
| MUNICIPIA S.P.A.; INTELLERA CONSULTING S.P.A. | 1 | €21.2M | Feb 2026 |
| TECNOSTUDIO S.R.L.; MTS ENGINEERING SRL | 1 | €827,915 | Jul 2025 |
| TECNOINDAGINI S.R.L. | 1 | €195,369 | Jul 2025 |
Based on 26 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
Larger than 3% of the open notices in Business services across Europe.
- open now in Business services
- 7,511
- median open notice
- €325,413
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersItaly · Business services
- different companies won awards here
- 799
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 4%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 630 of 670
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 652
Based on 1,048 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)
- 4.6
- of those lots received a single tender
- 18%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 2%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 35%
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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