The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 3 different companies have won the last 3 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 3 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 Bulgarian Ministry of Defence is holding an open procedure to conclude framework agreements for supplying modular tents to the Bulgarian Army without climate systems, in two separate lots: Lot 1, 700 tents with lightweight metal construction, and Lot 2, 300 tents with pneumatic construction, each per technical specifications. The contract also includes training for 10 staff members within 10 working days of the first delivery. Each lot will be awarded to a single contractor with no subsequent internal competitive selection. Framework agreements last up to 4 years; deliveries under individual contracts must be completed within 12 months. Delivery and acceptance take place at military formation 52370 in Negushevo.
Description
2 lots
- Lot 1
- Доставка на палатки за БА, модулен тип с олекотена (метална) конструкция, без климатична система. estimated €4,778,025 · 48 months
- Lot 2
- Доставка на палатки за БА, модулен тип с пневматична конструкция, без климатична система estimated €2,914,800 · 48 months
- How tenders are scored
- Най-ниска цена
- Tenders go to
- app.eop.bg/today/585980
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) 2 days ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €7,692,825
- €6.2M to €7.7M
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 92% of their published estimate, half of them between 80% and 100%, based on 339 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 524 awards for Furniture & appliances in Bulgaria.
- This notice
- €7.7M
- Median award
- €40,474
- Middle half of past awards
- €14,809 to €98,791
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
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 profileМинистерство на отбраната
- notices in the register
- 200
- awards
- 120
- awarded in total
- €98.7M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 59
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 22%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 106 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)
- 2.5
- of those lots received a single tender
- 27%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| АМО ЕООД | 1 | €153,132 | Nov 2025 |
| Кооперация ПАНДА | 1 | €3,809 | Dec 2025 |
| ИСКРА ООД | 1 | Aug 2026 |
Based on 3 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
8 open tenders right now
- Financial and insurance services - Comprehensive (Casco) insurance of vehicles of the Ministry of Defence, structures directly subordinated to the Minister of Defence and the Bulgarian Army 2 days left
- Signal rockets, anti-hail rockets, fog signal charges and pyrotechnic products - 'Supply of powder charges and pyrotechnic products for aviation equipment', via a framework agreement 11 days to request
- Accident insurance - Covering military and civilian staff of the Ministry of Defence, structures directly subordinated to the Minister of Defence and the Bulgarian Army - separate positions 14 days left
Market context
Larger than 96% of the open notices in Furniture & appliances across Europe.
- open now in Furniture & appliances
- 3,224
- median open notice
- €151,124
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersBulgaria · Furniture & appliances
- different companies won awards here
- 264
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 26%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 234
Based on 697 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)
- 3.4
- of those lots received a single tender
- 19%
- 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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