Summary
Machine-generated summaryThe Spanish Metrology Centre (Centro Español de Metrología) is procuring the supply of a closed aluminium cell used for calibrating thermocouples. The technical characteristics required for the cell are set out in the tender's technical specifications document (PPT). The contract covers the supply of this single calibration unit, which will be used for the institute's thermocouple calibration work.
Key points
- Status at the source
- Published, open for bids
- Reference
- 202600000105
Original text
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Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €27,273
- €24,000 to €27,273
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 99% of their published estimate, half of them between 88% and 100%, based on 275 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 2,000 awards for Laboratory & precision equipment in Spain.
- This notice
- €27,273
- Median award
- €4,556
- Middle half of past awards
- €797 to €40,919
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 profileDirección del Centro Español de Metrología
- notices in the register
- 10
- awards
- 5
- awarded in total
- €732,596
One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.
This buyer has no award history in this sector yet. Usual winners, Laboratory & precision equipment - Spain
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES SPAIN SL | 47 | €6.9M | Oct 2026 |
| Bruker Española, S.A. | 42 | €19.6M | Oct 2026 |
| FISHER SCIENTIFIC S.L. | 30 | €1.4M | Sep 2026 |
| CARL ZEISS IBERIA SL | 28 | €14.5M | Sep 2026 |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific SLU | 20 | €10.0M | Sep 2026 |
Based on 2573 awards with a linked company profile over the last 2 years.
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Market context
Larger than 11% of the open notices in Laboratory & precision equipment across Europe.
- open now in Laboratory & precision equipment
- 2,396
- median open notice
- €236,062
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersSpain · Laboratory & precision equipment
- different companies won awards here
- 1,440
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 5%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 713
Based on 2,573 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)
- 1.9
- of those lots received a single tender
- 52%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 10%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 8%
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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