The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 24 different companies have won the last 31 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 31 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 summaryTechnical College - Sofia is purchasing new 3D printers and accessories. The supply includes 4 FDM/FFF 3D printers with an automated system for multicolour and/or multi-material printing, plus 4 automatic filament feeding/switching modules. Each printer comes with a two-component PEI plate, a fast-cooling plate, an engineering printing plate, a set of at least 4 nozzles of different sizes and a maintenance kit. Filament supplies are included: PLA in black, white, blue, green, yellow, orange and red, PETG in white, black, orange and one further colour, black and white ABS, grey ABS-GF and black PC, in the quantities listed in the specification. Equipment must be new, unused, original and factory packaged, with all cables, adapters and accessories needed for normal operation. Full requirements are in the technical specification.
Description
Terms of the procedure
- How tenders are scored
- Икономически най-изгодната оферта се определя въз основа на критерий за възлагане „най-ниска цена“ по чл. 70, ал. 2, т. 1 от ЗОП.
- Tenders go to
- app.eop.bg/today/608120
As the official notice states them.
Bid or no-bid?
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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.
- 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) 3 days ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €8,770
- €7,191 to €8,595
This buyer's comparable awards in this sector came in at a median of 94% of their published estimate, half of them between 82% and 98%, based on 18 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 22 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €8,770
- Median award
- €13,152
- Middle half of past awards
- €5,384 to €41,371
The estimate sits inside the usual range.
Most recent awards
- България - Компютърно оборудване и принадлежности - Доставка на специализирани терминали за изграждане на задачи към инфраструктура за обучение на изкуствен интелект и платформа за съхранение на големи масиви от данни €26,690
- Computer equipment and accessories - Construction, installation and configuration of network and computing equipment for the Cybersecurity Laboratory of the Center of Excellence - UNIT under Project BG16RFPR002-1.014-0004-C01 €72,129
- Computer equipment and accessories - 'Supply of a modular UPS system and server components for the Data Center of the Technical University of Sofia' €44,984
- България - Компютърно оборудване и принадлежности - „Доставка на компютърно оборудване за Център за данни (Data Center) на ТУ - София“ €37,349
- България - Лазерни принтери - „Доставка на комплект за LCD/ DLP/ SLA 3D-принтиране и консумативи за нуждите на Факултет и Колеж Сливен по Договор № 24SL-IS009 "Академичен иновационен хъб „Дигитализирани индустриални технологии" €1,199
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 profileТЕХНИЧЕСКИ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ
- notices in the register
- 394
- awards
- 204
- awarded in total
- €40.9M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 101
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 18%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 149 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
- 25%
- 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.
Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| СПЕЦИАЛИЗИРАНИ БИЗНЕС СИСТЕМИ АД | 5 | €22,403 | Apr 2026 |
| КОНТРАКС АД | 4 | €79,025 | Aug 2026 |
| ПЕРСИ ЕООД | 1 | €114,272 | Nov 2025 |
| АМ Артифишъл Интелиджънс ЕООД | 1 | €72,129 | Sep 2026 |
| СМАРТ ДИДЖИТЪЛ СОЛЮШЪНС ЕООД; СПЕЦИАЛИЗИРАНИ БИЗНЕС СИСТЕМИ АД; ВАЛИ КОМПЮТЪРС ООД | 1 | €49,748 | May 2026 |
Based on 31 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
5 open tenders right now
- Measuring instruments - 'Supply of measuring instruments for the needs of TU-Sofia' 3 days left
- Toner for laser printers/fax machines - 'Supply of new original consumables for copying and printing equipment for the needs of TU-Sofia and its external units' 3 days left
- България - Стенни климатици - „Доставка, монтаж и демонтаж на климатици за нуждите на ТУ - София и изнесените звена” 30 days left
Market context
Larger than 18% of the open notices in Office & computing machinery across Europe.
- open now in Office & computing machinery
- 2,962
- median open notice
- €125,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersBulgaria · Office & computing machinery
- different companies won awards here
- 244
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 20%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 249
Based on 949 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
- 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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