The Aperlena Verdict
Narrow fieldБУЛАВТО АД; ОТП Лизинг ЕООД; БИ ЕМ ЛИЗИНГ-ТРЕЙД АД; ЛАСКИ БЪЛГАРИЯ ЕООД leads with 50% of the last 2 comparable contracts, but 2 different suppliers have won here in 5 years. Worth a serious look.
Based on 2 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 Municipality of Targovishte, through its municipal enterprise 'BKS - Targovishte', is procuring waste collection containers for 2026 under four separate lots. Lot 1 covers 1,100-litre plastic household waste containers of the 'Beaver' type. Lot 2 covers 4 m3 containers for construction waste. Lot 3 covers 4 m3 containers for household waste. Lot 4 covers 120-litre containers used for waste collection activities in the Municipality of Targovishte. For lots 1 and 4, participants must submit one physical sample of each proposed container. Samples must be delivered to the administrative service centre, counter No 5, Municipality of Targovishte, Svoboda Square, by 21 October 2026, 17:30.
Description
4 lots
- Lot 1
- Контейнери за битови отпадъци, пластмасови, с обем 1100 л., тип „Бобър“ estimated €42,608 · 36 months
- Lot 2
- Обособена позиция № 2 – "Контейнери за строителни отпадъци с обем 4 м3" estimated €5,967 · 36 months
- Lot 3
- Обособена позиция № 3 – "Контейнери за битови отпадъци с обем 4 м3" estimated €2,387 · 36 months
- Lot 4
- "Контейнери с обем 120 л." estimated €21,308 · 36 months
- How tenders are scored
- Икономически най-изгодната оферта се определя въз основа на критерий за възлагане - „най-ниска цена”; Икономически най-изгодната оферта се определя въз основа на критерий за възлагане - „най-ниска цена”. The lots are scored differently: the official notice gives each lot its own criteria.
- Tenders go to
- app.eop.bg/today/605806
As the official notice states them.
Bid or no-bid?
Six questions before you commit a team. Under each one, what the register holds on it. The answers are yours.
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.
- Certificates from another EU country? Check the equivalents on eCertis
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) 2 days ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €72,270
- €67,211 to €72,270
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 100% of their published estimate, half of them between 93% and 100%, based on 458 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 market pays
The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 636 awards for Transport equipment & vehicles in Bulgaria.
- This notice
- €72,270
- Median award
- €58,912
- Middle half of past awards
- €28,761 to €175,581
The estimate sits inside the usual range.
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 profileОБЩИНА ТЪРГОВИЩЕ
- notices in the register
- 123
- awards
- 50
- awarded in total
- €52.4M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 32
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 27%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 41 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)
- 2.9
- of those lots received a single tender
- 19%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| БУЛАВТО АД; ОТП Лизинг ЕООД; БИ ЕМ ЛИЗИНГ-ТРЕЙД АД; ЛАСКИ БЪЛГАРИЯ ЕООД | 1 | €424,386 | Aug 2025 |
| ЕС ТРАНС ООД; ФОРШ ЕООД; ЕТ АВТОМАНИЯ - ДАРИНА КОЛЕВА; МОТО-ПФОЕ ЕООД | 1 | €206,462 | Jun 2026 |
Based on 2 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
5 open tenders right now
- Snow clearing of the municipal road network in the Targovishte Municipality for the 2026-2027 winter season, in 8 separate lots 9 days left
- Building materials and related products - 'Purchase of materials for the needs of the municipal administration and secondary budget spenders of Targovishte Municipality in 8 separate lots' 13 days left
- Consulting engineering and construction services - 'Preparation of compliance assessment reports for investment projects against the essential requirements for structures, in seven separate lots' 16 days left
Market context
Larger than 28% of the open notices in Transport equipment & vehicles across Europe.
- open now in Transport equipment & vehicles
- 4,328
- median open notice
- €265,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersBulgaria · Transport equipment & vehicles
- different companies won awards here
- 357
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 11%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 276
Based on 905 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
14
days left
€250,000
est. value
Open elsewhere in Europe
10
days left
€480,500
est. value
Matched by meaning across languages, from the notices' own words: the same kind of contract, open now in another country.
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