The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 4 different companies have won the last 4 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
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 public procurement covers the supply of a total of 65 tonnes of wood pellets for the needs of the Regional Units for Combating Organised Crime in Smolyan and Petrich, divided into 4 separate positions: position 1, delivery of pellets for the GPU Krumovgrad unit under RDGPP Smolyan, 10 tonnes; position 2, GPU Zlatograd under RDGPP Smolyan, 10 tonnes; position 3, GPU Rudozem under RDGPP Smolyan, 15 tonnes; position 4, GPU Dospat under RDGPP Petrich, 30 tonnes. The buyer's requirements are set out in the Technical Specification, Annex 1 to the procurement documentation.
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- Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.
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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
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €23,454
- €21,812 to €23,454
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 657 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 972 awards for Petroleum, fuel & energy in Bulgaria.
- This notice
- €23,454
- Median award
- €81,808
- Middle half of past awards
- €21,298 to €291,402
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 8% of the open notices in Petroleum, fuel & energy across Europe.
- open now in Petroleum, fuel & energy
- 3,890
- median open notice
- €376,240
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 1,222 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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