The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 4 different companies have won the last 4 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 4 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 departmental fleet of Sarthe is setting up a dynamic acquisition system (SAD) for the supply of second-hand trucks for transport purposes. Economic operators meeting the selection criteria may join one or more categories of the system during its validity period, running from 5 January 2026 to 31 December 2029. As needs arise, admitted operators are invited to submit offers for the award of specific contracts, with the first specific contract expected to be launched in mid-January 2026. Initial applications must be received by 05/01/2026 at 11:30, and new applications may be submitted until 1 December 2029. Equipment for winter servicing, allowing operation of a snow plough blade and a gritter, is a technical advantage for category no. 1.
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- 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.
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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) 6 days ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €1,400,000
- €1.3M to €1.5M
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 market pays
The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 1,976 awards for Transport equipment & vehicles in France.
- This notice
- €1.4M
- Median award
- €120,000
- Middle half of past awards
- €50,194 to €300,700
The estimate is larger than three in four past 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 profileDépartement de la Sarthe
- notices in the register
- 189
- awards
- 106
- awarded in total
- €19.1M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 80
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 9%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 44 of 48
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 62%
Based on 89 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)
- 3.1
- of those lots received a single tender
- 21%
- 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.
This buyer has no award history in this sector yet. Usual winners, Transport equipment & vehicles - France
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELIAS | 30 | €2.4M | Sep 2026 |
| PETIT FORESTIER LOCATION | 28 | €3.2M | Sep 2026 |
| SULO France | 25 | €7.8M | Oct 2026 |
| EUROPE SERVICE | 25 | €4.1M | Oct 2026 |
| SIGNATURE | 24 | €1.5M | Aug 2026 |
Based on 2620 awards with a linked company profile over the last 2 years.
11 open tenders right now
- Training services - Initial, continuing and first aid training for family carers, family assistants and childminders in the Sarthe department 1 day left
- Road signs and illuminated signs - Supply and delivery of permanent and temporary road signs for the various services of the Department of La Sarthe 4 days left
- Construction Works for a Lift at the Alain Pioger Secondary School in Conlie (72240) 4 days left
Market context
Larger than 80% of the open notices in Transport equipment & vehicles across Europe.
- open now in Transport equipment & vehicles
- 4,489
- median open notice
- €230,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersFrance · Transport equipment & vehicles
- different companies won awards here
- 1,834
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 3%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 1,354 of 1,462
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 1,475
Based on 2,719 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)
- 30.9
- 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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