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Summary
Machine-generated summaryThe University of Padua's Department of Physics and Astronomy is procuring the supply of two dilution refrigerators for ultra-cryogenic measurements. The contract is awarded through an open electronic European tender covering the laboratory, optical and precision equipment category, excluding glassware. The procurement involves the delivery of the two cryogenic systems specified in the notice, intended to support the department's ultra-cryogenic measurement activities, with no division into lots indicated.
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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 Italian.
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Last verified against TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) 2 hours ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €648,500
- €512,315 to €648,500
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 97% of their published estimate, half of them between 79% and 100%, based on 249 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 5 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €648,500
- Median award
- €339,400
- Middle half of past awards
- €318,900 to €912,447
The estimate sits inside the usual range.
Most recent awards
- Chromatographs - European electronic open procedure for the supply of one triple quadrupole with UHPLC and photodiode detector, one single quadrupole with UHPLC and one single quadrupole with ASAP probe for the analysis of solid and liquid samples for the Department of Biology of the University of Padua €298,450
- Attrezzature da laboratorio, ottiche e di precisione (escluso vetri) - Procedura negoziata ex art. 76, comma 2, lett. b), punto 2) del d.lgs. 36/2023 per l'affidamento della fornitura di un microscopio a scansione confocale con detector 32 gasp super risoluzione per il Dipartimento di Biologia dell'Università degli Studi di Padova progetto ERC advanced grant transion CUP C93C24008450006 (szab_ueri_bandi25_01) €339,400
- Strumenti geologici e geofisici - Gara europea telematica a procedura aperta per l'affidamento della progettazione e realizzazione del prototipo di un apparato per la deformazione delle rocce per il Dipartimento di Geoscienze dell'Università degli Studi di Padova. €318,900
- Strumenti geologici e geofisici - Procedura negoziata ex art. 76, comma 2, lett. b), punto 2) del d.lgs. 36/2023 per l'affidamento della fornitura di un Microdifrattometro elettronico con Dual Grid Cryotransfer holder per le attività da svolgere nel progetto di ricerca ERC-2024-ADG MADAM per il Dipartimento di Geoscienze dell'Università degli Studi di Padova. €1,919,750
- Strumenti di misurazione - Gara europea telematica a procedura aperta per la conclusione di un accordo quadro a lotti per la fornitura di componenti ottici, optoelettronici e optomeccanici, di componentistica passiva in fibra ottica e di piccola strumentazione da laboratorio, in parte finanziato da fondi PNRR per il Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione dell'Università di Padova. €912,447
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
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- notices in the register
- 50
- awards
- 21
- awarded in total
- €47.3M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 17
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 18%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 17 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)
- 8.1
- of those lots received a single tender
- 13%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DB ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS SRL; ON OPTICS! SNC; Ampercom S.r.l. | 1 | €912,447 | May 2025 |
| Link Engineering Company srl | 1 | €318,900 | Jan 2026 |
| WATERS S.P.A. | 1 | €298,450 | Aug 2026 |
Based on 3 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
3 open tenders right now
- Library services - Open electronic European tender for the cataloguing service and extended evening, pre-holiday and holiday opening of certain libraries of the University of Padua 19 days left
- Archive services - Open electronic European procedure for the award of the historical archive reorganisation service of the University of Padua 29 days left
Market context
Larger than 71% of the open notices in Laboratory & precision equipment across Europe.
- open now in Laboratory & precision equipment
- 2,391
- median open notice
- €240,796
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersItaly · Laboratory & precision equipment
- different companies won awards here
- 265
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 7%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 204
Based on 379 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)
- 1.6
- of those lots received a single tender
- 45%
- of the awards went to companies based in 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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