The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 9 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 Department of l'Indre is procuring passenger and utility vehicles with thermal, electric or hybrid engines, divided into 6 lots. The contract takes the form of a multi-award framework agreement with subsequent contracts. Several lots have an annual maximum amount excluding tax of 200,000 euros, 150,000 euros, 100,000 euros and 180,000 euros. For all lots, a loan vehicle must be provided within a maximum of 5 working days if a vehicle is immobilised during the warranty period. Candidates for one lot must submit a base offer for reconditioned or second-hand vehicles aged 4 years maximum with 40,000 km maximum.
Description
6 lots
- Lot 1
- Lot n°1 Fourniture et livraison de véhicules neufs ou de démonstration à moteur thermique de type véhicules particuliers et utilitaires estimated €800,000 · 48 months
- Lot 2
- Lot n°2 Fourniture et livraison de véhicules neufs ou de démonstration à moteur électrique de type véhicules particuliers et utilitaires estimated €800,000 · 48 months
- Lot 3
- Lot n°3 Fourniture et livraison de véhicules reconditionnés ou d'occasion à moteur électrique de type véhicules particuliers et utilitaires estimated €600,000 · 48 months
- Lot 4
- Lot n°4 Fourniture et livraison de véhicules neufs ou de démonstration à moteur hybride rechargeable de type véhicules particuliers et utilitaires estimated €400,000 · 48 months
- Lot 5
- Lot n°5 Fourniture et livraison de fourgons tôlés et châssis cabine neufs ou de démonstration à moteur thermique estimated €720,000 · 48 months
- Lot 6
- Lot n°6 Fourniture et livraison de fourgons tôlés neufs ou de démonstration à moteur électrique estimated €720,000 · 48 months
- How tenders are scored
- Quality: 60 percent; Quality: 20 percent; Quality: 5 percent; Price: 15 percent
As the official notice states them.
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- Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a 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) 2 days ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €4,040,000
- €3.7M to €4.4M
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 2,000 awards for Transport equipment & vehicles in France.
- This notice
- €4.0M
- Median award
- €114,323
- Middle half of past awards
- €50,000 to €287,717
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 L'Indre
- notices in the register
- 148
- awards
- 105
- awarded in total
- €46.3M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 92
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 10%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 37%
Based on 105 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
- 20%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACOMETIS | 1 | €133,333 | Dec 2025 |
| CLARENS AUTOMOBILES | 1 | €77,363 | Apr 2026 |
| ACMAR | 1 | Jan 2026 | |
| AXIMUM INDUSTRIE | 1 | May 2026 | |
| CASTOLIN | 1 | Feb 2026 |
Based on 9 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
5 open tenders right now
- Greenway between Ardentes and La Châtre - Study for the rehabilitation of 6 engineering structures 8 days left
- Abonnement à des outils numériques pour la Bibliothèque Départementale de l'Indre - 3 lots 21 days left
- Abonnement à un outil de recherche bibliographique et de récupération de notices pour la Bibliothèque Départementale de l'Indre 22 days left
Market context
Larger than 88% of the open notices in Transport equipment & vehicles across Europe.
- open now in Transport equipment & vehicles
- 4,375
- median open notice
- €258,032
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersFrance · Transport equipment & vehicles
- different companies won awards here
- 1,818
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 3%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 1,336 of 1,454
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 1,506
Based on 2,803 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)
- 30.4
- 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
- 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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