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Summary
Machine-generated summaryThe purchaser, MBAL Shumen AD, is buying cochlear implant systems and consumables for the ENT department, described in a technical specification with two separate lots. Lot 1 includes centralised electrodes with a housing thickness of 4.5 mm (1 unit) and 5.7 mm (3 units), sealed speech processors (3 units) and unimodular speech processors (3 units). Lot 2 includes a cochlear implant with a sealed speech processor (8 units), a cochlear implant with stimulation up to 83000 pps (1 unit) and sealed speech processors (4 units). The devices are required for treating patients of the ENT department; detailed characteristics are set out in the technical specification.
Description
2 lots
- Lot 1
- Кохлеарни имплантни системи тип 1 estimated €82,659 · 24 months
- Lot 2
- Кохлеарни имплантни системи тип 2 estimated €136,771 · 24 months
- How tenders are scored
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- Tenders go to
- app.eop.bg/today/610053
As the official notice states them.
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- 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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Last verified against TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) 3 days ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €219,429
- €182,126 to €223,818
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 99% of their published estimate, half of them between 83% and 102%, based on 1,776 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 14 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €219,429
- Median award
- €5,356
- Middle half of past awards
- €1,817 to €11,696
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- България - Фармацевтични продукти - Доставка на лекарствен продукт Kenadion за нуждите на “МБАЛ - ШУМЕН” АД €6,650
- България - Фармацевтични продукти - Доставка на лекарствен продукт Somatostatina Normon €20,800
- България - Фармацевтични продукти - „Периодична доставка на лекарствени продукти за нуждите на “МБАЛ - ШУМЕН” АД по обособени позиции” €650
- България - Фармацевтични продукти - „Периодична доставка на лекарствени продукти за нуждите на “МБАЛ - ШУМЕН” АД по обособени позиции” €2,168
- България - Медицинско оборудване - Доставка на ехограф за ултразвукова диагностика и интервенционални процедури в урологията €124,489
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 profileМНОГОПРОФИЛНА БОЛНИЦА ЗА АКТИВНО ЛЕЧЕНИЕ - ШУМЕН АД
- notices in the register
- 132
- awards
- 92
- awarded in total
- €1.8M
Who wins its contracts
Moderately concentrated- different companies won its awards
- 25
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 35%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 77 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)
- 0.9
- of those lots received a single tender
- 31%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| СОФАРМА ТРЕЙДИНГ АД | 10 | €3,883 | Jul 2026 |
| ФЬОНИКС Фарма ЕООД | 9 | Mar 2026 | |
| МЕДЕКС ООД | 8 | €2,123 | Apr 2026 |
| ДАНСОН ТРЕЙДИНГ ООД | 8 | €650 | Jul 2026 |
| Б. БРАУН МЕДИКАЛ ЕООД | 6 | €1,850 | Apr 2026 |
Based on 69 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
4 open tenders right now
- Medical consumables - Periodic delivery of general medical consumables for MBAL-Shumen AD and consumables and concentrates for the Haemodialysis Department, in separate lots - second procedure 9 days left
- Medical consumables - Periodic delivery of general medical consumables for MBAL - Shumen AD and consumables and concentrates for the Haemodialysis Department, in separate items 9 days left
- Medical consumables - Periodic delivery of general medical consumables for MBAL-Shumen AD and consumables and concentrates for its Haemodialysis Department, by separate items, third procedure 14 days left
Market context
Larger than 43% of the open notices in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals across Europe.
- open now in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals
- 8,386
- median open notice
- €315,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersBulgaria · Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals
- different companies won awards here
- 1,077
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 16%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 188
Based on 4,259 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
- 38%
- 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.
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