The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 5 different companies have won the last 5 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
- Expected wait for the award decision
- 43 days
- from 4 past awards
Based on 5 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 Provincial Council of Alicante in Spain is seeking a mixed supply contract for laser printing equipment provided under a pay-per-copy model. The scope of the supply is defined in the technical specifications document, which sets out the requirements for the printing equipment and associated payment-per-copy arrangements for the council's printing needs.
Description
Terms of the procedure
- How tenders are scored
- Price: 40 points; Price: 35 points; Price: 15 points; Quality: 10 points
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- Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid. Above the EU threshold: open to companies from any EU country.
- The notice is written in Spanish.
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Official source
Source: TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU)
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Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €328,843
- €243,344 to €328,843
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 98% of their published estimate, half of them between 74% and 100%, based on 353 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 5 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €328,843
- Median award
- €10,000
- Middle half of past awards
- €1,350 to €10,345
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Supply of reprography paper, special digital printing paper, envelopes/bags and other products for the provincial printing works. L4 Supply of other stationery products. €1,350
- Supply of paper for reprography, special paper for digital printing, envelopes/bags and other products for the provincial printing service. Lot 3: supply of envelopes/bags. €1,268
- Supply of paper for reprography, special paper for digital printing, envelopes/bags and other products for the Provincial Print Shop. Lot 2: Supply of special paper for digital printing. €10,345
- Supply of paper for reprography, special paper for digital printing, envelopes/bags and other products for the provincial print shop. L1 Photocopier paper. €13,341
- Suministro de material de papelería y didáctico para la escuela infantil del Hogar Provincial Antonio Fernández Valenzuela. Lote 1: Suministro de Material de papelería €10,000
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 profilePresidencia de la Diputación Provincial de Alicante
- notices in the register
- 928
- awards
- 689
- awarded in total
- €18.9M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 360
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 7%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 99%
Based on 684 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)
- 3.2
- of those lots received a single tender
- 19%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERSA INFORMATICA SL | 1 | €13,341 | Oct 2026 |
| QUEVEDO DISTRIBUCION PAPELERA, S.A. | 1 | €10,345 | Oct 2026 |
| SUMINISTROS DE PAPELERIA E INFORMATICA ALICANTE,S.L. | 1 | €10,000 | Sep 2026 |
| HERMANOS IZQUIERDO MIÑANO, S.L. | 1 | €1,350 | Oct 2026 |
| TOMPLA INDUSTRIA INTERNACIONAL DEL SOBRE, S.L. | 1 | €1,268 | Oct 2026 |
Based on 5 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
11 open tenders right now
- Service for drafting the project and site supervision of the renovation of a municipal building into a social centre, library and exhibition hall in Famorca 4 days left
- Postal services for the Provincial Council of Alicante and other bodies 16 days left
- Supply of underwear and hosiery to the Hogar Provincial Antonio Fernández Valenzuela and Doctor Esquerdo centres under the Provincial Council of Alicante. Lot 2: Supply of underwear to Doctor Esquerdo 17 days left
Market context
Larger than 64% of the open notices in Office & computing machinery across Europe.
- open now in Office & computing machinery
- 3,081
- median open notice
- €139,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersSpain · Office & computing machinery
- different companies won awards here
- 3,000
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 8%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 2,831 of 2,934
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 1,665
Based on 8,522 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)
- 4.8
- of those lots received a single tender
- 26%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 1%
- 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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