The Aperlena Verdict
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Based on 8 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 Spanish contracting authority is procuring services to improve knowledge of cetacean populations through photo-identification campaigns, financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The contract is split into lots covering different Spanish marine demarcations: bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) populations in the North Atlantic demarcation (Rias Baixas) and the South Atlantic demarcation; bottlenose dolphin and long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) in the Strait of Gibraltar and Alboran demarcation; bottlenose dolphin and sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Levantine-Balearic demarcation; bottlenose dolphin, Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) and short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhyncus) in the Canary Islands demarcation, focused on Tenerife, La Gomera and the western islands; and a sixth lot mentioned in the notice.
Description
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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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Last verified against TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) 3 hours ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €3,139,332
- €2.0M to €3.1M
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 89% of their published estimate, half of them between 64% and 99%, based on 54 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 7 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €3.1M
- Median award
- €35,000
- Middle half of past awards
- €25,828 to €342,490
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Technical assistance and feasibility study on optimising potential blue carbon project locations by absorption capacity in Andalusia, co-funded with ERDF funds €30,655
- Contratación del servicio de asistencia técnica para la mejora y evaluación en campo de diferentes mecanismos selectivos en la captura de Lampropeltis Californiae en la isla de Gran Canaria €35,000
- Contratación del apoyo técnico a la convocatoria de subvenciones destinadas a la realización de investigaciones feministas y de genero 2026 del Instituto de las mujeres €15,470
- Contratación de una asistencia técnico-científica para la mejora metodológica, definición ecológica y cartografía de los tipos de hábitat riparios en España- PRTR €21,000
- Contratación de la asistencia técnica para la colaboración y revisión técnica de los trabajos para la obtención de datos y análisis del estado de conservación de los tipos de hábitat de interés comunitario de pastizales-PRTR. €108,400
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 profileTecnologías y Servicios Agrarios S.A.,S.M.E., M.P., (TRAGSATEC)
- notices in the register
- 411
- awards
- 297
- awarded in total
- €49.6M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 173
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 8%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 159 of 162
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 99%
Based on 225 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)
- 2.8
- of those lots received a single tender
- 22%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIGAS GRUP HELICOPTERS, SL; GRUP AIR-MED SA | 2 | €1.2M | May 2025 |
| BIODIVERSITY NODE, S.L. | 1 | €108,400 | Nov 2025 |
| INSTITUTO DE PRODUCTOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA - AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS | 1 | €35,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Universidad de Cádiz | 1 | €30,655 | Oct 2026 |
| FUNDACIÓN DE LA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID | 1 | €21,000 | Feb 2026 |
Based on 8 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
8 open tenders right now
- Petrol - Supply of fuel for vessels leased to TRAGSATEC in the Balearic Islands for projects funded by FEMPA, FEDER and other non-EU funded projects 4 days left
- Supply of high-pressure washers and associated spare parts to the Tragsatec warehouse, within the Autonomous Community of Galicia 10 days left
- Supply of customised naval supplies and hardware for vessels operated by Tragsatec 11 days left
Market context
Larger than 85% of the open notices in Research & development across Europe.
- open now in Research & development
- 660
- median open notice
- €295,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersSpain · Research & development
- different companies won awards here
- 713
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 5%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 683 of 689
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 286
Based on 938 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)
- 2.8
- of those lots received a single tender
- 29%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 16%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 27%
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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