The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 9 different companies have won the last 16 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 16 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 contract covers the supply and transport of mixed track-laying machines and the components required for installing guard rails on metal sections of the track as part of the implementation of standard gauge on the Astigarraga - Irun railway route in Spain. The works concern railway infrastructure equipment for this gauge conversion project.
Description
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Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €1,134,063
- €1.1M to €1.1M
This buyer's comparable awards in this sector came in at a median of 100% of their published estimate, half of them between 100% and 100%, based on 15 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 16 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €1.1M
- Median award
- €3.0M
- Middle half of past awards
- €1.4M to €4.3M
The estimate is smaller than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Agujas, puntas de corazón, varillas para el mando de agujas y demás elementos para el cruce y cambio de vías - SUMINISTRO Y TRANSPORTE DE DESVÍOS FERROVIARIOS PARA LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DE UNA BASE DE MANTENIMIENTO PARA EL TRAMO LORCA-ALMERÍA DE LA LAV MURCIA ALMERÍA. €1,043,709
- Agujas, puntas de corazón, varillas para el mando de agujas y demás elementos para el cruce y cambio de vías - SUMINISTRO Y TRANSPORTE DE DESVÍOS FERROVIARIOS DESTINADOS A LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DE UNA BASE DE MONTAJE PARA EL MONTAJE DE VÍA DE LA LAV PAÍS VASCO. TRAMO: "Y" VASCA - RAMAL GUIPUZCOANO €2,248,143
- Materiales para la construcción de vías férreas - SUMINISTRO Y TRANSPORTE DE APARATOS DE DILATACIÓN PARA EL MONTAJE DE VÍA DE LA LÍNEA DE ALTA VELOCIDAD MURCIA-ALMERÍA. TRAMO: LORCA-VERA. €3,420,686
- Traviesas - SUMINISTRO Y TRANSPORTE DE TRAVIESAS PARA LA DUPLICACIÓN DEL TRAMO MEDINA DEL CAMPO - BIFURCACIÓN CORESES DEL CORREDOR NORTE -NOROESTE DE ALTA VELOCIDAD. (3 Lotes) €11,906,938
- Agujas, puntas de corazón, varillas para el mando de agujas y demás elementos para el cruce y cambio de vías - SUMINISTRO Y TRANSPORTE DE APARATOS DE VÍA PARA LA REMODELACIÓN DE LA ESTACIÓN DE VALLADOLID CAMPO GRANDE. €4,992,574
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 profileADIF-AltaVelocidad
- notices in the register
- 201
- awards
- 107
- awarded in total
- €2.4B
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 74
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 13%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 91 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)
- 7.3
- of those lots received a single tender
- 7%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VOESTALPINE RAILWAY SYSTEMS JEZ, S.L. | 4 | €11.5M | Feb 2026 |
| TALLERES ALEGRIA, S.A. | 3 | €8.9M | Mar 2026 |
| AMURRIO FERROCARRIL Y EQUIPOS, S.A. | 3 | €6.2M | May 2026 |
| PREFABRICACIONES Y CONTRATAS S.A.; UTE LUSO GALAICA DE TRAVIESAS S.A. - TRAVIESAS DEL NORTE, S.A. | 1 | €11.9M | Feb 2026 |
| UTE PREFABRICACIONES Y CONTRATAS, S.A.U. - PREFABRICADOS DELTA, S.A.U. - DRACE GEOCISA, S.A | 1 | €6.8M | Sep 2025 |
Based on 16 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
7 open tenders right now
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- Switch points, point hearts, point rods and other track crossing and changeover elements - Supply and transport of railway turnouts for the connection of the Murcia - Almeria high-speed line with the Murcia logistics activities area 10 days left
Market context
Larger than 68% of the open notices in Transport equipment & vehicles across Europe.
- open now in Transport equipment & vehicles
- 6,238
- median open notice
- €325,452
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersSpain · Transport equipment & vehicles
- different companies won awards here
- 3,191
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 3%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 2,938 of 3,069
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 1,811
Based on 7,211 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. New: no award from the same buyer or market in the two years before.
Competition
- tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
- 2.5
- of those lots received a single tender
- 32%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 2%
- of the tenders came from 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.
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