The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 34 different companies have won the last 35 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 35 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 market survey covers the supply of tracheal aspiration catheters for neonatal use, classified under CND code R050101, in favour of the South Tyrol Health Authority (Azienda Sanitaria dell'Alto Adige). The contracting entity intends to procure these medical devices to serve its neonatal care needs, with the supply arrangement envisaged to run over a period of 4 years.
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Source: SICP Alto Adige - Sistema informativo contratti pubblici, Provincia autonoma di Bolzano
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Last verified against SICP Alto Adige - Sistema informativo contratti pubblici, Provincia autonoma di Bolzano 12 hours ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €20,000
- €8,000 to €14,000
This buyer's comparable awards in this sector came in at a median of 52% of their published estimate, half of them between 40% and 70%, based on 32 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 37 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €20,000
- Median award
- €1.4M
- Middle half of past awards
- €720,000 to €2.3M
The estimate is smaller than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Mobili per uso medico - Fornitura di carrelli terapia e carrelli laptop e supporti laptop per l’Azienda Sanitaria dell’Alto Adige - AC43 2025 €350,555
- Laser chirurgico - Procedura aperta per la fornitura di due sistemi laser chirurgici con tecnologia a CO2 e a diodi con materiale di consumo €350,023
- Dispositivi e prodotti medici vari - Procedura aperta per la fornitura quinquennale suddivisa in otto lotti di elettrodi monouso per la rilevazione della traccia elettrocardiografica e conseguente monitoraggio per l’Azienda Sanitaria dell’Alto Adige - AC25 2025 €1,484,593
- Reattivi per laboratorio - Fornitura di reattivi diagnostici con noleggio di apparecchiature per esami molecolari sindromici urgenti ai Laboratori dell’Azienda Sanitaria dell’Alto Adige AC08 2026 €4,413,500
- Defibrillatore cardiaco - Procedura aperta per la fornitura di defibrillatori e il materiale di consumo corrispondente per un periodo di due anni per l'Azienda Sanitaria dell’Alto Adige (AC16 2025) €938,156
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 profileAzienda Sanitaria dell’Alto Adige - Ripartizione acquisti
- notices in the register
- 181
- awards
- 58
- awarded in total
- €126.6M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 51
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 8%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 82%
Based on 52 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)
- 3.1
- of those lots received a single tender
- 25%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOMERIEUX ITALIA S.P.A. | 2 | €7.0M | Jun 2026 |
| Essity Italy Spa; Serenity Spa; Santex Spa; Fater Spa | 1 | €17.0M | Feb 2026 |
| FRESENIUS KABI ITALIA S.R.L.; BAXTER S.p.A.; B. BRAUN MILANO S.p.A.; MONICO S.p.A. | 1 | €13.9M | Sep 2026 |
| BIOMERIEUX ITALIA S.P.A.; Thermo Fisher Diagnostics S.p.A.; DID DIAGNOSTIC INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SPA; DELCON SRL a socio unico | 1 | €6.2M | Dec 2025 |
| CURIUM ITALY Srl | 1 | €3.9M | Apr 2026 |
Based on 35 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
Larger than 17% of the open notices in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals across Europe.
- open now in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals
- 8,283
- median open notice
- €291,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersItaly · Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals
- different companies won awards here
- 1,691
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 2%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 1,384 of 1,449
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 391
Based on 2,650 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)
- 1.9
- of those lots received a single tender
- 37%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 1%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 12%
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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