The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 8 different companies have won the last 11 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
- Expected final price vs the published estimate
- 0%
Based on 11 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 Département de l'Ain in France is procuring printing and distribution services for its external magazine. The contract is divided into separate lots, one for printing the magazine and one for its distribution, each awarded separately. Quantities are expressed as volumes in the tender documents: a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 magazine issues per lot for the initial period and for each renewal period. The framework agreement will be executed through the issue of purchase orders. Services are paid at unit prices. Each lot will be the subject of a separate award.
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 French.
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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) 2 days ago
What this buyer has paid before
Based on 11 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- Median award
- €51,697
- Middle half of past awards
- €45,788 to €90,262
TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) publishes no value for this notice, so it has no mark on the scale. The official documents may state one.
Most recent awards
- AUDIT ORGANISATIONNEL ET FONCTIONNEL DE LA DIRECTION GENERALE ADJOINTE A L ACTION SOCIALE €45,788
- AUDIT ORGANISATIONNEL ET FONCTIONNEL DE LA COMPETENCE COLLEGES €68,750
- SUIVI DEPARTEMENTAL DES EAUX SUPERFICIELLES ET SOUTERRAINES PROGRAMME 2025 LOT 1 SUIVI DEPARTEMENTAL DES EAUX SUPERFICIELLES €51,697
- Services d'accompagnement professionnel - Accompagnement à la culture professionnelle de la Direction des Patrimoines et des Musées €16,000
- Services d'audit - Audit organisationnel et fonctionnel de la Direction Générale Adjointe à l'Action Sociale €45,788
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 profileDépartement de l'Ain
- notices in the register
- 173
- awards
- 120
- awarded in total
- €38.4M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 94
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 9%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 51 of 59
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 75%
Based on 115 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)
- 4.6
- of those lots received a single tender
- 11%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KPMG ADVISORY | 3 | €142,888 | Jun 2026 |
| VOIRIN CONSULTANTS | 2 | €137,500 | Jul 2025 |
| MAFFRE ARCHITECTURAL WORKSHOP | 1 | €250,000 | Nov 2025 |
| SASP OYONNAX RUGBY | 1 | €215,261 | Dec 2025 |
| SCOP GAY ENVIRONNEMENT; SARL ENVIRONNEMENT KARST SERVICES EKS | 1 | €111,773 | Dec 2025 |
Based on 11 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) publishes no value for this notice, so it cannot be placed among the open notices of its sector. The official documents may state one.
- open now in Business services
- 7,558
- median open notice
- €323,500
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersFrance · Business services
- different companies won awards here
- 4,028
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 1%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 2,901 of 3,160
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 2,540
Based on 5,782 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)
- 9.4
- of those lots received a single tender
- 9%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 2%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 8%
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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