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Summary
Machine-generated summaryThe Bulgarian contracting authority is procuring licences for the right of use, with maintenance included, for VMware vSphere Foundation software, split into separate lots. Lot 1 covers licenses with maintenance for 12 months for the needs of the Ministry of Finance, covering 144 cores. Lot 2 covers VMware vSphere Foundation licences for 12 months for the needs of the Registry Agency. Lot 3 covers licences for 24 months for the needs of the Ministry of Energy. The licences must be provided by 30 November 2026 if funding is secured, otherwise within ten working days from notification of secured funding, and each licence is valid for 12 months from activation.
Description
3 lots
- Lot 1
- Осигуряване на лицензи за правото на ползване с включена поддръжка на софтуерни продукти VMware vSphere Foundation за период от 12 месеца за нуждите на Министерство на финансите (МФ)“ estimated €48,650 · 12 months
- Lot 2
- „Осигуряване на лицензи за правото на ползване с включена поддръжка на софтуерни продукти VMware vSphere Foundation за период от 12 месеца за нуждите на Агенция по вписванията (АВ)“ estimated €113,510 · 12 months
- Lot 3
- „Осигуряване на лицензи за правото на ползване с включена поддръжка на софтуерни продукти VMware vSphere Foundation за период от 24 месеца за нуждите на Министерство на енергетиката (МЕ)“ estimated €97,300 · 24 months
- How tenders are scored
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- app.eop.bg/today/606308
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) 3 days ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €259,460
- €251,676 to €259,460
This buyer's comparable awards in this sector came in at a median of 99% of their published estimate, half of them between 97% and 100%, based on 52 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 56 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €259,460
- Median award
- €27,398
- Middle half of past awards
- €3,769 to €104,380
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- България - Програмиране и софтуерни консултантски услуги - „Технологично и функционално надграждане на ИС на Агенция по вписванията (ТРРЮЛНЦ и ЕПЗЕУ)“ €2,699,000
- IT services: consultancy, software development, Internet and support - 'Supply and maintenance of software products in three separate lots' €34,070
- IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 'Provision and maintenance of software products in three separate lots' €11,460
- IT services: consultancy, software development, Internet and support - 'Provision and maintenance of software products in three separate lots' €16,800
- България - ИТ услуги: консултации, разработване на софтуер, Интернет и поддръжка - „Осигуряване на система за защита на вътрешните мрежи от изтичане на критична информация (DLP) за нуждите на Национален осигурителен институт (НОИ)” €191,405
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 profileИНФОРМАЦИОННО ОБСЛУЖВАНЕ АД
- notices in the register
- 346
- awards
- 188
- awarded in total
- €59.7M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 56
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 28%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 150 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
- 40%
- of the awards went to companies based in 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ВАЛИ КОМПЮТЪРС ООД | 9 | €210,479 | Apr 2026 |
| СИЕНСИС АД | 6 | €3.4M | Aug 2026 |
| Крейън България ООД | 5 | €2.3M | Apr 2026 |
| ПАРАФЛОУ КОМУНИКЕЙШЪНС ЕООД | 4 | €101,603 | Sep 2026 |
| ИФЕЛОУС ООД | 3 | €75,269 | Jul 2026 |
Based on 70 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
11 open tenders right now
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- Redundant array of independent disks (RAID) - 'Supply of 1 disk array and 20 tapes for an archiving device for the needs of the Ministry of Finance' 2 days left
- Network equipment - 'Supply of equipment under 3 separate lots' 6 days left
Market context
Larger than 34% of the open notices in IT services across Europe.
- open now in IT services
- 3,256
- median open notice
- €546,538
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersBulgaria · IT services
- different companies won awards here
- 169
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 24%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 119
Based on 452 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
- 50%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 4%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 5%
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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