The Aperlena Verdict
Narrow fieldКАРАТ ТРАНС 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 contract covers the supply and warranty servicing of 3 new, unused refuse collection vehicles, fully equipped in accordance with Article 139 of the Road Traffic Act. The procurement of these specialised vehicles will enable Provadia Municipality to fulfil its obligations for waste collection services. Detailed technical parameters are set out in the Technical Specification, which forms an integral part of the tender documentation. The buyer is Provadia Municipality in Bulgaria, and the contract involves delivery of the vehicles together with guarantee maintenance as described in the documentation.
Description
Terms of the procedure
- How tenders are scored
- Ценово предложение – П1: 50 percent; Техническо предложение – П2: 40 percent; Срок за доставка – П3: 10 percent
- Tenders go to
- app.eop.bg/today/608106
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) 4 days ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €383,469
- €356,626 to €383,469
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 464 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 645 awards for Transport equipment & vehicles in Bulgaria.
- This notice
- €383,469
- Median award
- €56,363
- Middle half of past awards
- €28,133 to €175,202
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 profileОБЩИНА ПРОВАДИЯ
- notices in the register
- 50
- awards
- 19
- awarded in total
- €2.3M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 14
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 27%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 15 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)
- 2.3
- 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.
Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| КАРАТ ТРАНС ЕООД | 1 | €42,437 | Dec 2025 |
| БИ ЕМ ЛИЗИНГ-ТРЕЙД АД | 1 | Jan 2026 |
Based on 2 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
5 open tenders right now
- Repair of a sports surface and fence panels at the open sports complex in Provadia 15 days left
- Other public, social and personal services - Issuance, provision and administration/loading of food vouchers on electronic media for employees of Provadia Municipality for 2026-2027 26 days left
- България - Геоинженерни услуги - Изпълнение на проекто-проучвателни работи, включващи инженерно-геоложки проучвания, проектиране и изграждане на контролно-измервателни системи на обект: „Укрепване на свлачища №№ VAR 24.58503-02, VAR 24.58503-03, VAR 24.58503-05 и VAR 24.58503-06 на територията на община Провадия 33 days left
Market context
Larger than 59% of the open notices in Transport equipment & vehicles across Europe.
- open now in Transport equipment & vehicles
- 4,447
- median open notice
- €249,975
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.
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