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Summary
Machine-generated summarySofia Zoo is procuring specialised feed (seed-fruit vitamin mixes and pellets) for the exotic animals it keeps, to be delivered over a period of 24 months according to a technical specification. The quantities named include 3500 kg of mixes for small and medium parrots and other birds, 600 kg for large parrots, 200 kg and 500 kg of pellets for large parrots and toucans, 1000 kg of pellets for hornbills, 1400 kg of pellets for ibis species, 1400 kg of pigeon mix, 4000 kg each of dry pelleted feed for cats and canids, 8000 kg for ostriches, 12000 kg of pelleted feed for ducks, 12000 kg of combined feed for horses, 5000 kg for rabbits, 4000 kg for deer, roe deer and mouflons, plus nectar, egg feed, mineral blocks, grit and feeds for nursing and young herbivores.
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 month 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 452 awards for Food & beverages in Bulgaria.
- This notice
- €168,698
- Median award
- €54,121
- Middle half of past awards
- €19,475 to €170,456
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 profileСТОЛИЧНА ОБЩИНА
- notices in the register
- 828
- awards
- 371
- awarded in total
- €456.5M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 199
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 12%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 316 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)
- 3.1
- of those lots received a single tender
- 20%
- of the awards went to companies based in 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| СТАРТМЕС ЕООД | 1 | €302,940 | Oct 2025 |
| СТАРКРИСТАЛС ЕООД | 1 | €71,973 | Aug 2026 |
| МАКЕДОНИЯ-СНАБ ЕООД | 1 | May 2026 | |
| МАКС АНИМАЛ ЕООД | 1 | Jun 2026 |
Based on 4 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
Larger than 36% of the open notices in Food & beverages across Europe.
- open now in Food & beverages
- 2,572
- median open notice
- €299,567
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersBulgaria · Food & beverages
- different companies won awards here
- 230
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 16%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 246
Based on 638 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)
- 3.3
- of those lots received a single tender
- 19%
- 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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