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FEUP_CPN_00012_2026 - Special Gases

Original FEUP_CPN_00012_2026 - Gases Especiais

Open Portugal Chemicals

Buyer Universidade do Porto

2 days left

Key facts

Closes
00:59 (UTC+1)
Estimated value
€122,679
Competition
Open race
  1. Published
  2. Today
  3. Deadline open for 7 days
  4. Awarded pending

Bidding window

6 days from publication to deadline

Shorter than usual

Notices of this kind (Portugal, open procedure, below the EU threshold) give a median of 12 days, half of them between 8 and 17 days, based on 42,708 notices of the last two years. Fewer days than three in four comparable notices. Check the documents early and ask questions before the clarification deadline.

This buyer usually gives 9 days (median of its last 196 calls for tender).

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The Aperlena Verdict

Open race

No supplier dominates: 3 different companies have won the last 3 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.

Expected final price vs the published estimate
0%

Based on 3 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 summary

The Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) is procuring special gases under reference FEUP_CPN_00012_2026. The contract covers the supply of special gases to the faculty, supporting its laboratory and research activities. Supplies are to be delivered to the faculty's premises in Porto.

Bid or no-bid?

Six questions before you commit a team. Under each one, what the register holds on it. The answers are yours.

  1. In your favour:

    Do we meet every eligibility criterion?

    Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.

  2. Your call:

    Can we deliver this with the team we have?

    Estimated at €122,679.

  3. Your call:

    Do we have two comparable references?

    Comparable work is in Chemicals.

  4. Check this first:

    Is the deadline realistic for a proper offer?

    2 days left.

  5. Your call:

    Is there a margin at the likely winning price?

    This buyer usually awards this kind of contract for between €4,696 and €14,332.

    Contracts here close a median of 0% above their estimate.

  6. In your favour:

    Do we know this buyer?

    3 different companies won the last 3 comparable contracts.

Can I bid?

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Source: BASE - Portal dos Contratos Públicos (IMPIC)

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Last verified against BASE - Portal dos Contratos Públicos (IMPIC) 16 hours ago

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What this buyer has paid before

Based on 4 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.

This notice
€122,679
Median award
€9,476
Middle half of past awards
€4,696 to €14,332

The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.

Most recent awards

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 profile

Universidade do Porto

Portugal

notices in the register
1,104
awards
420
awarded in total
€2.5B

Who wins its contracts

Many suppliers
different companies won its awards
281
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
4%
of its calls state an estimated value
99%

Based on 330 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
VRW International - Material de Laboratório, Soc. Unipessoal, Lda. 1 €17,874 Jun 2026
CORSAR, Equipamento e Produtos Industriais, Lda 1 €13,151 Jun 2026
ENZYMATIC, SA 1 €1,383 Jul 2026

Based on 3 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.

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Market context

Larger than 38% of the open notices in Chemicals across Europe.

open now in Chemicals
921
median open notice
€208,710

Who wins in this market

Many suppliers

Portugal · Chemicals

different companies won awards here
210
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
8%
buyers awarded contracts here
173

Based on 315 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.

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