The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 18 different companies have won the last 18 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
- Expected wait for the award decision
- 19 days
- from 16 past awards
Based on 18 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 Municipality of Milan is procuring artistic services consisting of Christmas concerts for its Municipality 5 district. The contract falls under the category of artistic services provided by theatre producers, choirs, brass bands and orchestras, and is being awarded through a direct award procedure.
Key points
- Status at the source
- Pubblicata
- Procedure
- Concerti di Natale per il Municipio 5
- Type of contract
- Procedura per forniture/servizi
- Reference
- non pubblicato (mascherato nella fonte)
Original text
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- Direct award: the buyer chose the supplier without a call for bids.
- The notice is written in Italian.
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Official source
Source: ARIA Sintel - Regione Lombardia e-procurement
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Last verified against ARIA Sintel - Regione Lombardia e-procurement 9 hours ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €3,640
- €1,602 to €3,385
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 67% of their published estimate, half of them between 44% and 93%, based on 154 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 17 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €3,640
- Median award
- €8,156
- Middle half of past awards
- €1,700 to €24,467
The estimate sits inside the usual range.
Most recent awards
- Implementation of an initiative called 'Raccontami una storia 2026' €20,000
- Concerts at the Biblioteca Fra Cristoforo €1,700
- Award of archive cleaning service €74,100
- Implementation of an initiative to reopen the children's section of the Affori Library €300
- Award of the initiative 'Il piccolo circo del Municipio 6' €8,156
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 profileComune di Milano
- notices in the register
- 369
- awards
- 135
- awarded in total
- €145.2M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 120
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 5%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 99%
Based on 123 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)
- 3.2
- of those lots received a single tender
- 29%
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRIMO NOMINE | 1 | €1.9M | Aug 2025 |
| GIOSTRA - COOPERATIVA SOCIALE - O.N.L.U.S.; ASD LA COMUNE; ASSOCIAZIONE SPORTIVA DILETTANTISTICA DI PROMOZIONE SOCIALE LA COMUNE | 1 | €566,865 | Oct 2025 |
| The Blink Fish Srl | 1 | €139,423 | Aug 2026 |
| CALLIOPEARTE SRL | 1 | €74,100 | Oct 2026 |
| LAURA BARZAGHI | 1 | €24,467 | Aug 2026 |
Based on 18 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
Larger than 7% of the open notices in Culture, sport & recreation across Europe.
- open now in Culture, sport & recreation
- 1,172
- median open notice
- €200,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersItaly · Culture, sport & recreation
- different companies won awards here
- 306
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 4%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 260 of 264
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 231
Based on 334 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)
- 2.4
- of those lots received a single tender
- 40%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 5%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 14%
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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