The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 33 different companies have won the last 41 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
- Expected wait for the award decision
- 9 days
- from 6 past awards
Based on 41 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 summaryRTVE, the Spanish broadcasting corporation, is procuring fibre optic cables and patch cords intended for use in its mobile units and cameras. The requirement covers supply of these fibre optic products to support the corporation's television production equipment. Reference identifier S-04017-2026 applies to this procurement.
Key points
- Status at the source
- Published, open for bids
- Reference
- S-04017-2026
Original text
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- Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.
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Official source
Source: PLACSP - Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público
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Last verified against PLACSP - Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público 4 days ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €19,400
- €13,580 to €19,400
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 90% of their published estimate, half of them between 70% and 100%, based on 153 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 37 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €19,400
- Median award
- €36,509
- Middle half of past awards
- €10,800 to €240,742
The estimate sits inside the usual range.
Most recent awards
- Licencias UHD para cámaras SONY HDC-P50 €36,000
- Rental of LED screens for studio A2 at Torrespaña €7,498
- Equipo audiovisual y de televisión - Ópticas 4K UM F02 H01 y Estudios Sant Cugat €868,127
- Equipo de producción de radiodifusión - Adecuación de la cabina principal de media para Dalet Galaxy €240,742
- Repuestos de multipantallas para CC.TT. y para C.P.P. de Canarias €72,803
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 profileCompras de la Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española S.A.
- notices in the register
- 386
- awards
- 248
- awarded in total
- €40.9M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 160
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 7%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 99%
Based on 200 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)
- 2.1
- of those lots received a single tender
- 33%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TELEFÓNICA SERVICIOS AUDIOVISUALES SAU | 3 | €1.4M | Sep 2026 |
| SONIMAC SL | 3 | €425,530 | Aug 2026 |
| MONCADA Y LORENZO SA | 2 | €1.0M | Sep 2026 |
| CROSSPOINT SAU | 2 | €180,261 | Jul 2026 |
| Datos Media Technologies S.A | 2 | €109,962 | Jul 2026 |
Based on 41 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
Larger than 6% of the open notices in Radio, TV & communication equipment across Europe.
- open now in Radio, TV & communication equipment
- 1,784
- median open notice
- €400,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersSpain · Radio, TV & communication equipment
- different companies won awards here
- 1,506
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 4%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 1,404 of 1,462
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 914
Based on 2,826 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. New: no award from the same buyer or market in the two years before.
Competition
- tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
- 2.9
- of those lots received a single tender
- 39%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 1%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 3%
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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