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Based on 4 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 Border Police Directorate General of the Ministry of the Interior is procuring JET A-1 aviation fuel for refuelling its aircraft on a into-wing basis at airports in Sofia, Burgas, Plovdiv, Varna and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The total quantity is up to 100,000 kg (up to 125,000 litres), distributed as follows: Sofia up to 75,000 litres, Burgas up to 18,750 litres, Plovdiv up to 12,500 litres, Varna up to 12,500 litres and Gorna Oryahovitsa up to 6,250 litres. The contract runs for 12 months or until the maximum contract value is reached. Refuelling at each airport takes place on demand, per request by the pilot, subject to available funding and operational needs. The contract follows commodity exchange rules and the procurement is co-financed by the Border Management and Visa Policy Financial Support Instrument.
Description
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Source: CAIS EOP - Bulgarian national e-procurement (Public Procurement Agency)
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Last verified against CAIS EOP - Bulgarian national e-procurement (Public Procurement Agency) 1 week ago
What this market pays
The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 970 awards for Petroleum, fuel & energy in Bulgaria.
- This notice
- €150,000
- Median award
- €82,319
- Middle half of past awards
- €21,286 to €294,708
The estimate sits inside the usual range.
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 profileГлавна дирекция "Гранична полиция" /ГДГП/ към Министерство на вътрешните работи /МВР/
- notices in the register
- 153
- awards
- 80
- awarded in total
- €63.0M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 43
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 23%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 61 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
- 26%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| САКСА ООД | 1 | €409,034 | Sep 2025 |
| ТОПЛОФИКАЦИЯ СОФИЯ ЕАД | 1 | €155,034 | Sep 2026 |
| ЛУКОЙЛ ЕЙВИЕЙШЪН БЪЛГАРИЯ ЕООД | 1 | Jan 2026 | |
| ЮНАЙТЕД ОЙЛС БЪЛГАРИЯ ООД | 1 | Mar 2026 |
Based on 4 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
Larger than 30% of the open notices in Petroleum, fuel & energy across Europe.
- open now in Petroleum, fuel & energy
- 3,668
- median open notice
- €365,501
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersBulgaria · Petroleum, fuel & energy
- different companies won awards here
- 226
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 22%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 623
Based on 1,220 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)
- 5.1
- of those lots received a single tender
- 7%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 0%
- 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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