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Narrow fieldTHERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC leads with 50% of the last 4 comparable contracts, but 3 different suppliers have won here in 5 years. Worth a serious look.
Based on 4 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 G.6/Metro Target Preparation Group at the JRC Geel needs to characterise the targets it produces and is procuring a scanning electron microscope with EDX capability for this purpose. The instrument must be built into a glovebox because it will be used with radioactive material. A small desktop model is preferred. The contract covers supply and maintenance of the equipment.
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What this buyer has paid before
Based on 4 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €300,000
- Median award
- €301,930
- Middle half of past awards
- €243,851 to €381,202
The estimate sits inside the usual range.
Most recent awards
- Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - TIMS FILAMENTS €70,574
- Mass spectrometer - UHPLC/Orbitrap Exploris 240 MS €618,057
- Mass spectrometer - Upgrade of TSQ mass spectrometer €302,250
- Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - LC-IRMS instrument €301,610
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 profileEuropean Commission, DG JRC - Joint Research Centre
- notices in the register
- 259
- awards
- 18
- awarded in total
- €6.4M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 13
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 29%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 25%
Based on 14 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)
- 2.8
- of those lots received a single tender
- 17%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 23%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC | 2 | €688,631 | Sep 2026 |
| INTERSCIENCE BELGIUM SPRL | 1 | €302,250 | Nov 2025 |
| Elementar Analysensysteme GmbH | 1 | €301,610 | Oct 2025 |
Based on 4 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 Laboratory & precision equipment across Europe.
- open now in Laboratory & precision equipment
- 2,364
- median open notice
- €247,993
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersBelgium · Laboratory & precision equipment
- different companies won awards here
- 162
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 8%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 78
Based on 212 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
- 47%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 46%
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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