The Aperlena Verdict
Narrow fieldSantos & Ornelas, Lda leads with 50% of the last 6 comparable contracts, but 4 different suppliers have won here in 5 years. Worth a serious look.
Based on 6 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 summaryPublic works contract for reducing water losses in the drinking water distribution network of the Igreja subsystem. The works aim to improve the efficiency of the network that distributes potable water, limiting losses and leaks in the distribution system serving that subsystem.
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Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €930,000
- €837,000 to €930,000
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 97% of their published estimate, half of them between 90% and 100%, based on 150 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 buyer has paid before
Based on 6 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €930,000
- Median award
- €213,153
- Middle half of past awards
- €133,855 to €215,646
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Empreitada de Gestão, Melhoramentos e Beneficiação do Parque Escolar - 2026 €240,374
- Empreitada de Reparações de infiltrações entre a Biblioteca e o Edifício Sede da Banda Municipal de Santa Cruz €17,374
- Empreitada de “Reabilitação de entrada da ETAR da Atalaia - Caniço" €214,886
- Empreitada de fornecimento e aplicação de betuminoso 2026 €215,900
- CENÁRIOS: INSTALAÇÕES PÚBLICAS DECORATIVAS - NATAL EM SANTA CRUZ 2026 €108,000
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 profileMunicípio de Santa Cruz
- notices in the register
- 500
- awards
- 46
- awarded in total
- €2.8M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 39
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 16%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 43 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santos & Ornelas, Lda | 3 | €469,168 | Sep 2026 |
| JOSÉ AVELINO PINTO, CONSTRUÇÃO E ENGENHARIA, S.A. | 1 | €215,900 | Aug 2026 |
| LUSÁGUA - Serviços Ambientais, S.A. | 1 | €214,886 | Aug 2026 |
| Alpendre Decorações e Design, Lda | 1 | €108,000 | Aug 2026 |
Based on 6 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
27 open tenders right now
- Vehicle maintenance services - Acquisition of technical assistance services for the vehicles and heavy machinery of the Municipality of Santa Cruz 6 days left
- Works contract for "reduction of losses in the drinking water distribution network - Serralhal subsystem" 7 days left
- Works contract for 'Reduction of losses in the drinking water distribution network - Barreiros Subsystem - Phase 2 - Caniço' 7 days left
Market context
Larger than 50% of the open notices in Construction work across Europe.
- open now in Construction work
- 28,913
- median open notice
- €877,718
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersPortugal · Construction work
- different companies won awards here
- 2,303
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 4%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 1,165
Based on 3,755 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)
- 4.9
- of those lots received a single tender
- 13%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 1%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 2%
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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