The Aperlena Verdict
Narrow fieldБУЛАВТО БЪЛГАРИЯ АД leads with 60% of the last 5 comparable contracts, but 3 different suppliers have won here in 5 years. Worth a serious look.
Based on 5 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 summaryNikopol Municipality is procuring the delivery of a factory-new cherry-picker truck (truck with elevating platform), manufactured no earlier than 1 January 2025, to meet the needs of the municipality. The vehicle must qualify as a clean vehicle under Article 47(5) of the Bulgarian Public Procurement Act, meaning maximum exhaust emissions expressed in CO2 g/km and pollutant emissions in real driving conditions below the applicable limit values set out in Ordinance No N-21 of 19 December 2023 on clean vehicle requirements issued by the Minister of Transport and Communications. Full scope, volume and technical requirements are set out in Part II 'Technical Specification', an integral part of the participation documents. Main CPV code: 34142100.
Description
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- Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.
- The notice is written in Bulgarian.
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Official source
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) 10 hours ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €87,900
- €81,747 to €87,900
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 454 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 631 awards for Transport equipment & vehicles in Bulgaria.
- This notice
- €87,900
- Median award
- €60,500
- Middle half of past awards
- €28,985 to €177,060
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 profileОБЩИНА НИКОПОЛ
- notices in the register
- 32
- awards
- 22
- awarded in total
- €1.6M
Who wins its contracts
Moderately concentrated- different companies won its awards
- 9
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 56%
Based on 16 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)
- 2.8
- of those lots received a single tender
- 21%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| БУЛАВТО БЪЛГАРИЯ АД | 3 | Dec 2025 | |
| ЕКОСОЛ БЪЛГАРИЯ АД | 1 | €129,900 | Aug 2026 |
| ГАФУРОВ СЕРВИЗ ЕООД | 1 | €106,185 | Nov 2025 |
Based on 5 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
4 open tenders right now
- Openwork fence, visitor centre with parking, reception building and stage, and landscaping of the archaeological site of the 'Nikopol Fortress', Nikopol 16 days left
- Supply of wheeled plastic containers for garden and biodegradable waste, 120 litres, for the municipalities of Svishtov, Pavlikeni, Belene and Nikopol 17 days left
- Stock exchange transaction via an exchange intermediary for the purchase of heating fuel, delivered to Nikopol Municipality and its budget-funded units No deadline published
Market context
Larger than 36% of the open notices in Transport equipment & vehicles across Europe.
- open now in Transport equipment & vehicles
- 4,489
- median open notice
- €230,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersBulgaria · Transport equipment & vehicles
- different companies won awards here
- 358
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 11%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 275
Based on 900 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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