The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 6 different companies have won the last 9 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 9 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 buyer is purchasing new or used vehicles and equipment under fixed prices. The scope covers passenger cars under 3.5 t gross weight with up to 9 seats, goods vehicles under 3.5 t, trucks over 3.5 t excluding road tractors, self-propelled special-purpose and tool-carrying vehicles, and construction machinery for civil engineering work such as earthmoving and demolition, with accessories including hydraulic rock breakers, buckets and hydraulic front brushes. Also included are tractors of any power with tools and accessories such as front loaders and side mowers, snow blades, gritters, snow mills and snow sweepers and their equipment, handling equipment such as forklift and telescopic trucks, equipment linked to the Direction Coordination Routes et Territoires, emergency and taper light arrows, variable message signs, interior wooden protection and bespoke vehicle fittings, and road trailers for cars or trucks.
Description
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Can I bid?
- Restricted procedure: suppliers first ask to take part, and only those the buyer selects are invited to bid. Above the EU threshold: open to companies from any EU country.
- The notice is written in French.
- Certificates from another EU country? Check the equivalents on eCertis
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
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €6,000,000
- €5.5M to €6.6M
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 100% of their published estimate, half of them between 92% and 110%, based on 44 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 8 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €6.0M
- Median award
- €342,156
- Middle half of past awards
- €155,500 to €504,072
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Achat de véhicules et engins neufs ou d'occasion (SAD) - Marché spécifique n°11 - Catégorie n°4 €49,000
- SAD POUR L'ACHAT DE VEHICULES ET ENGINS - CATEGORIE N°01 : VEHICULES LEGERS MSP N°10 : FOURNITURE ET LIVRAISON DE 20 VEHICULES LEGERS NEUFS €477,096
- Achat de véhicules et engins neufs ou d'occasion (SAD) - Marché spécifique n°10 - Catégorie n°1 €473,313
- Achat de véhicules et engins neufs ou d'occasion (SAD) - Marché spécifique n° 14 - Catégorie 4 €154,000
- Achat de véhicules et engins neufs ou d'occasion (SAD) - Marché spécifique n°15 - Catégorie 4 €211,000
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 du Puy-de-Dôme
- notices in the register
- 242
- awards
- 167
- awarded in total
- €55.3M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 120
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 10%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 97 of 103
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 32%
Based on 163 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)
- 3.3
- of those lots received a single tender
- 14%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESPACE AUTOMOBILE D'AUVERGNE | 2 | €1.4M | Aug 2026 |
| ABCIS AUVERGNE BY AUTOSPHERE | 2 | €950,409 | Sep 2026 |
| FRAMATEQ RHONE ALPES | 2 | €365,000 | Aug 2026 |
| CARROSSERIE MANGOT | 1 | €156,000 | Jul 2026 |
| COMPTOIR DE MATERIEL SA | 1 | €49,000 | Sep 2026 |
Based on 9 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
10 open tenders right now
- Road sign panels - Supply and installation of metal vertical signage (regulatory, temporary, directional, tourist) and plastic signage 5 days left
- Road surfacing works - Application of surface dressing on departmental roads in Puy-de-Dôme for the 2027-2030 period 5 days left
- Internet services - Subscription, online access and supply of digital documentary resources for the Departmental Library of Puy-de-Dome 5 days left
Market context
Larger than 84% of the open notices in Transport equipment & vehicles across Europe.
- open now in Transport equipment & vehicles
- 6,181
- median open notice
- €350,265
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersFrance · Transport equipment & vehicles
- different companies won awards here
- 1,828
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 3%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 1,359 of 1,464
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 1,472
Based on 2,712 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)
- 31.0
- 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
- 13%
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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