The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 18 different companies have won the last 19 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
- 0%
- Expected final price vs the published estimate
- 162 days
- Expected wait for the award decision
- from 15 past awards
Based on 19 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 summaryUniversity College Cork (UCC) is seeking to procure an air-to-air thermal shock test chamber, referenced UCC-2026-25. The equipment falls under machines and apparatus for testing and measuring and is intended to support laboratory testing activities at the buyer's site in Ireland. The chamber is used to expose test specimens to rapid temperature changes by alternating between hot and cold air zones, allowing evaluation of product reliability under thermal stress. The tender covers supply of the chamber as described in the notice, including delivery and installation as required by the buyer.
Description
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) 4 days ago
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Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cura Terrae Air Limited | 2 | €251,635 | Jan 2026 |
| FEI UK Limited | 1 | €5.5M | Feb 2026 |
| Linseis Messgeräte GmbH | 1 | €167,000 | Dec 2025 |
| LaVision GmbH | 1 | €164,850 | Oct 2025 |
| Sintela Ltd. | 1 | €141,400 | Sep 2025 |
Based on 19 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
What this buyer has paid before
Based on 8 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- €131,022
- Lower quartile
- €165,925
- Median award
- €387,949
- Upper quartile
This tender is estimated 48.2% below that median
Most recent awards
- Mass spectrometer - Contract for the provision of a combined High-Resolution Mass Spectrometer (HRMS) for metabolomic analysis equipped with Desorption Electrospray Ionisation (DESI) imaging capability, based on a Waters Xevo QTof/MRT platform with Desorption Electrospray Ionisation (DESI) XS with imaging capabilities. €796,891
- The Supply, Delivery and Validation of a Desktop Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) for University College Cork (UCC) €62,759
- Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - Supply, Delivery and Installation of a Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) Suite consisting of 2 TEM tools and 1 Focused Ion Beam-Scanning Electron Microscope (FIB.SEM) for Tyndall Instit, UCC, €5,500,000
- Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - Supply, Delivery and Validation of a Field-deployable X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Spectrometer for online elemental analysis of airborne particulate matter €251,635
- Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - Seebeck Coefficient Measurement System for University College Cork (UCC) €167,000
Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.
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Market context
- Avg. open tender · Laboratory & precision equipment
- €5,529,753
- Buyer track record on Aperlena
- 494 notices tracked · 380 awarded
- €146,006,059 in awarded contracts
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