The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 6 different companies have won the last 9 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 9 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 contract covers three separate lots. Lot 1: supply of 4 new electric buses with a length of 6.5 to 8.5 metres. Lot 2: supply of 4 new electric buses with a length of 11.5 to 12.5 metres. Lot 3: supply and installation of 2 new fast DC charging stations for electric vehicles. The scope also includes the contractor's obligation to carry out all registration and other procedures on behalf of the contracting authority for use of the delivered buses, warranty and servicing during the warranty period, and training of the contracting authority's staff immediately after delivery of the first bus. Detailed technical requirements for each lot are set out in the technical specification.
Description
3 lots
- Lot 1
- „Доставка на 4 броя нови електробуси с дължина 6,5-8,5 м.“ estimated €1,604,025 · 5 months
- Lot 2
- „Доставка на 4 броя нови електробуси с дължина 11,5 - 12,5 м.“ estimated €2,474,653 · 5 months
- Lot 3
- „Доставка и монтаж на 2 броя нови бързозарядни DC станции за електрически превозни средства“ estimated €48,660 · 5 months · Rechargers
- How tenders are scored
- ЕНЕРГИЙНИ И ЕМИСИОННИ РАЗХОДИ ЗА ЦЕЛИЯ ЕКСПЛОАТАЦИОНЕН ЖИВОТ НА ПРЕДЛАГАНИТЕ ЕЛЕКТРОБУСИ; ГАРАНЦИОННИ УСЛОВИЯ НА ПРЕДЛАГАНИТЕ ЕЛЕКТРОБУСИ; ТЕХНИЧЕСКА ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКА НА ПРЕДЛАГАНИТЕ ЕЛЕКТРОБУСИ; ОБЩА СТОЙНОСТ (Ц); най-ниска цена The lots are scored differently: the official notice gives each lot its own criteria.
- Tenders go to
- app.eop.bg/today/604756
As the official notice states them.
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Can I bid?
- Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid. Above the EU threshold: open to companies from any EU country.
- The notice is written in Bulgarian.
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Official source
Source: TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU)
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Last verified against TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) 4 days ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €4,127,337
- €3.8M to €4.1M
This buyer's comparable awards in this sector came in at a median of 97% of their published estimate, half of them between 91% and 99%, based on 9 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 9 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €4.1M
- Median award
- €50,970
- Middle half of past awards
- €45,993 to €96,000
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Motor vehicles - 'Supply of a refuse collection vehicle with bin capacity up to 10 cubic metres and a refuse collection superstructure for the activities of BP BKS in two separate lots' €50,970
- България - Моторни превозни средства - Доставка на два електромобила с включени зарядни станции, с мощност минимум 22 kW за нуждите на социалните услуги на Община Враца по две обособени позицииˮ -ускорена процедура по реда на чл. 74, ал. 4 от ЗОП“ €96,000
- България - Моторни превозни средства - „Доставка на сметосъбиращ автомобил с вместимост на коша до 10 куб.м. и сметосъбираща надстройка за дейността на ОП БКС по две обособени позиции“ €81,000
- България - Моторни превозни средства - „Доставка на техника за дейността на ОП БКС по две обособени позиции“ €38,717
- България - Моторни превозни средства - „Доставка на техника за дейността на ОП БКС по две обособени позиции“ €38,334
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
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- notices in the register
- 181
- awards
- 77
- awarded in total
- €18.4M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 33
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 29%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 65 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)
- 2.1
- of those lots received a single tender
- 44%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| МИРА АВТО ООД | 3 | €130,320 | Apr 2026 |
| БУЛАВТО АД | 2 | €131,970 | Sep 2026 |
| БУЛБУС ТРЕЙД ЕООД | 1 | €806,917 | Dec 2025 |
| КРИСТЕА ЕООД | 1 | €182,020 | Oct 2025 |
| МАКС КАР РЕНТ ЕООД | 1 | €96,000 | Jul 2026 |
Based on 9 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
9 open tenders right now
- Construction of shading structures with a photovoltaic plant for own use in PI 12259.1009.61 under the cadastral map of the town of Vratsa 12 days left
- Insurance services - Insurance of vehicles owned by Vratsa Municipality 15 days left
- Printing and other related services - 'Production of advertising materials in separate lots' 19 days left
Market context
Larger than 88% of the open notices in Transport equipment & vehicles across Europe.
- open now in Transport equipment & vehicles
- 4,425
- median open notice
- €250,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersBulgaria · Transport equipment & vehicles
- different companies won awards here
- 359
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 11%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 279
Based on 914 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
- 42%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 1%
- 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.
Similar tenders
Open now
22
days left
€1,800,000
est. value
Open elsewhere in Europe
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days left
€17,047,084
est. value
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