The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 7 different companies have won the last 7 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 7 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.
Description
Terms of the procedure
- How tenders are scored
- Cost; Cost
- Tenders go to
- contractacio.aiguesdebarcelona.cat/
As the official notice states them.
Bid or no-bid?
Six questions before you commit a team. Under each one, what the register holds on it. The answers are yours.
Can I bid?
- 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.
- Certificates from another EU country? Check the equivalents on eCertis
Official source
Source: TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU)
Always verify details on the official notice.
Report an error in this notice
Last verified against TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) 2 hours ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €1,232,870
- €480,819 to €1.2M
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 76% of their published estimate, half of them between 39% and 100%, based on 104 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 3 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €1.2M
- Median award
- €1.3M
- Middle half of past awards
- €980,352 to €2.1M
The estimate sits inside the usual range.
Most recent awards
- Gases - Suministro continuo de dióxido de carbono, instalaciones para su almacenamiento y su mantenimiento para Aigües de Barcelona €2,771,424
- Hipoclorito de sodio - Suministro de hipoclorito sódico (solución) para instalaciones de Aigües de Barcelona €1,338,970
- Productos químicos para tratamiento del agua - Suministro de detergente para membranas de ósmosis inversa de instalaciones de Aigües de Barcelona €621,733
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 profileAigües de Barcelona, Empresa Metropolitana de Gestió del Cicle Integral de l'Aigua, S.A.
- notices in the register
- 86
- awards
- 44
- awarded in total
- €97.1M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 40
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 16%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 44 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)
- 2.4
- of those lots received a single tender
- 38%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 6%
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.
Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIPPON GASES ESPAÑA S.L.U. | 1 | €2.8M | Jan 2026 |
| ERCROS, S.A.; APLICLOR WATER SOLUTIONS, S.A. | 1 | €1.3M | Jul 2025 |
| ADIQUIMICA, S.A.; KURITA IBERICA, S.L. | 1 | €621,733 | Jul 2025 |
| CALES DE LA PLANA, SA | 1 | Sep 2026 | |
| KEMIRA IBERICA, S.A.; BRENNTAG QUÍMICA, S.A.; SNF FLOERGER IBERICA, S.L.U. | 1 | Sep 2026 |
Based on 7 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
3 open tenders right now
- Architecture, construction, engineering and inspection services - Preparation of studies and construction design for the thermal connection between TERSA and the drying system of the Besòs WWTP 1 day left
- Measuring or control instruments for physical characteristics - Supply of laboratory material for Aigües de Barcelona - 5 lots 8 days left
Market context
Larger than 75% of the open notices in Chemicals across Europe.
- open now in Chemicals
- 692
- median open notice
- €291,662
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersSpain · Chemicals
- different companies won awards here
- 923
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 6%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 885 of 903
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 505
Based on 1,932 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)
- 9.9
- of those lots received a single tender
- 25%
- 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.
Similar tenders
Open now
9
days left
€7,720
est. value
7
days left
€2,850,000
est. value
23
days to request
€306,100
est. value
Awarded before
Never miss a tender like this
154 new notices in Chemicals in Spain in the last 7 days. Get an email when new ones appear. Free.
Set up my alertOr follow just its CPV code, Water-treatment chemicals: an email when new tenders arrive under it, no account needed.