The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 138 different companies have won the last 326 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 326 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 summaryThis tender concerns the purchase of a biological glue, a gelatin matrix adhesive combined with a human thrombin component. Such surgical adhesives are used to support haemostasis and tissue sealing during medical procedures. The contract covers the acquisition of this human-derived medicinal product for the purchasing authority, supplied ready for clinical use.
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Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €168,000
- €136,080 to €168,000
This buyer's comparable awards in this sector came in at a median of 97% of their published estimate, half of them between 81% and 100%, based on 12 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 331 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €168,000
- Median award
- €17,388
- Middle half of past awards
- €9,416 to €55,914
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Aquisição de Instrumental Cirúrgico p/ cirurgia da coluna €75,259
- Aquisição de Endoprótese Ramificada Ilíaca €13,500
- Aquisição de Placas e parafusos do Femur Proximal para doente específico €5,563
- Aquisição de Stents e Cateteres €10,296
- Aquisição de Sistema de Introdução de Válvula Cardíaca Transcateter €6,325
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 profileUnidade Local de Saúde de São João, EPE
- notices in the register
- 1,381
- awards
- 417
- awarded in total
- €42.1M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 194
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 12%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 411 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)
- 1.8
- of those lots received a single tender
- 67%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUSOPALEX - PRODUTOS DE SAÚDE UNIPESSOAL LDA | 18 | €589,253 | Sep 2026 |
| MEDTRONIC PORTUGAL, LDA | 15 | €290,459 | Sep 2026 |
| Medtronic Portugal, Unipessoal Lda | 14 | €818,700 | Sep 2026 |
| LusoPalex Lda. | 11 | €189,794 | Jul 2026 |
| OSTEOPLAC INNOVATIONS SLU | 11 | €97,381 | Sep 2026 |
Based on 326 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
Larger than 55% of the open notices in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals across Europe.
- open now in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals
- 10,877
- median open notice
- €142,200
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersPortugal · Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals
- different companies won awards here
- 2,012
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 6%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 454
Based on 23,202 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)
- 4.0
- of those lots received a single tender
- 59%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 1%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 3%
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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