The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 6 different companies have won the last 7 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 7 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.
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Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €211,684
- €171,464 to €211,684
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 100% of their published estimate, half of them between 81% and 100%, based on 40 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 7 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €211,684
- Median award
- €11,200
- Middle half of past awards
- €8,688 to €15,090
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Aquisição de serviços de transporte escolar - EB Ronfe €7,328
- Aquisição de serviços de transporte especial - AIREV. €7,812
- Aquisição de serviços de transporte escolar - 2 €9,563
- Aquisição de serviços de transporte escolar. €18,181
- Aquisição de serviços - Aluguer de autocarro com motorista, no âmbito das Festas Gualterianas. €12,000
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 profileMunicípio de Guimarães
- notices in the register
- 460
- awards
- 154
- awarded in total
- €35.1M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 127
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 9%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 148 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUIMABUS - EMPRESA TRANSPORTES DE GUIMARÃES, UNIPESSOAL LDA | 2 | €23,200 | Aug 2026 |
| VALE DO AVE - TRANSPORTES, LDA | 1 | €366,400 | Jan 2026 |
| Trinos Taxis Lda | 1 | €18,181 | Aug 2026 |
| MinhoTaxis, Lda. | 1 | €9,563 | Aug 2026 |
| Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa | 1 | €7,812 | Aug 2026 |
Based on 7 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
4 open tenders right now
- Various services - Provision of services: Rental and management of amusement equipment for the 'Guimarães Cidade Natal 2026' project 2 days left
- Aquisição de serviços de inspeção nas instalações eletromecânicas, instaladas no concelho de Guimarães 11 days left
- Aquisição de bens - Viaturas 11 days left
Market context
Larger than 30% of the open notices in Transport services across Europe.
- open now in Transport services
- 1,124
- median open notice
- €656,847
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersPortugal · Transport services
- different companies won awards here
- 616
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 17%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 481
Based on 1,285 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)
- 3.8
- of those lots received a single tender
- 44%
- 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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