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Italy - Various medical devices - Supply of pre-filled safety containers with formaldehyde (formalin free) for the needs of USL Bologna, USL Imola, USL Ferrara, AOUBO, AOUFE and IOR

Original Italia - Dispositivi e prodotti medici vari - P.A. PER LA FORNITURA DI CONTENITORI DI SICUREZZA PRERIEMPITI DI FORMALDEIDE (FORMALIN FREE) PER LE ESIGENZE DELLE AZIENDE USL DI BOLOGNA, USL DI IMOLA, USL DI FERRARA, AOUBO, AOUFE e IOR

Open Italy Emilia-Romagna Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals

Buyer AZIENDA USL DI BOLOGNA

31 days left

Key facts

Closes
16:00 (UTC+1)
Estimated value
€3.4M
€3,371,752
Competition
Open race
  1. Published
  2. Today
  3. Deadline open for 38 days
  4. Awarded pending

Bidding window

37 days from publication to deadline

Usual length

Notices of this kind (Italy, open procedure, above the EU threshold) give a median of 34 days, half of them between 29 and 40 days, based on 20,996 notices of the last two years.

This buyer usually gives 34 days (median of its last 216 calls for tender). It extended none of the 31 deadlines we followed from publication.

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Open race

No supplier dominates: 50 different companies have won the last 52 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.

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Summary

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Open European procedure for a four-year framework supply, divided into separate lots, of safety containers pre-filled with formaldehyde solution (formalin free) for the needs of the local health authorities USL Bologna, USL Imola and USL Ferrara, the university hospitals AOUBO and AOUFE and the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute (IOR). The containers hold a 4% aqueous formaldehyde solution buffered at pH 7, suitable for preserving histological samples. Lots are defined by fill volume: 30 to 40 ml, 55 to 90 ml, 160 to 200 ml, 210 to 300 ml, 500 ml with a tolerance of 10 ml, and 2000 ml.

Description

GARA EUROPEA A PROCEDURA APERTA PER L'AFFIDAMENTO DI FORNITURA QUADRIENNALE, IN LOTTI SEPARATI, DI CONTENITORI DI SICUREZZA PRERIEMPITI DI FORMALDEIDE (FORMALIN FREE) PER LE ESIGENZE DELLE AZIENDE USL DI BOLOGNA, USL DI IMOLA, USL DI FERRARA, AOUBO, AOUFE e IOR Formaldeide in soluzione acquosa al 4%, tamponata a ph 7, idonea alla conservazione dei campioni istologici.Contenitore pre-riempito con volume di formalina in range fra ml 30 e 40.; Formaldeide in soluzione acquosa al 4%, tamponata a ph 7 , idonea alla conservazione dei campioni istologici.Contenitore pre-riempito con volume di formalina in range fra ml 55 e 90.; Formaldeide in soluzione acquosa al 4%, tamponata a ph 7, idonea alla conservazione dei campioni istologici.Contenitore pre-riempito con volume di formalina in range fra ml 160 e 200.; Formaldeide in soluzione acquosa al 4%, tamponata a ph 7, idonea alla conservazione dei campioni istologici.Contenitore pre-riempito con volume di formalina in range fra ml 210 e 300.; Formaldeide in soluzione acquosa al 4%, tamponata a ph 7, idonea alla conservazione dei campioni istologici.Contenitore pre-riempito con volume di formalina ml 500.Tolleranza 10 ml (da 490 a 510 ml); Formaldeide in soluzione acquosa al 4%, tamponata a ph 7, idonea alla conservazione dei campioni istologici.Contenitore pre-riempito con volume di formalina ml 2000.

6 lots

Lot 1
Formaldeide in soluzione acquosa al 4%, tamponata a ph 7, idonea alla conservazione dei campioni istologici.Contenitore pre-riempito con volume di formalina in range fra ml 30 e 40. estimated €1,749,665 · 49 months
Lot 2
Formaldeide in soluzione acquosa al 4%, tamponata a ph 7 , idonea alla conservazione dei campioni istologici.Contenitore pre-riempito con volume di formalina in range fra ml 55 e 90. estimated €581,213 · 49 months
Lot 3
Formaldeide in soluzione acquosa al 4%, tamponata a ph 7, idonea alla conservazione dei campioni istologici.Contenitore pre-riempito con volume di formalina in range fra ml 160 e 200. estimated €40,455 · 49 months
Lot 4
Formaldeide in soluzione acquosa al 4%, tamponata a ph 7, idonea alla conservazione dei campioni istologici.Contenitore pre-riempito con volume di formalina in range fra ml 210 e 300. estimated €552,420 · 49 months
Lot 5
Formaldeide in soluzione acquosa al 4%, tamponata a ph 7, idonea alla conservazione dei campioni istologici.Contenitore pre-riempito con volume di formalina ml 500.Tolleranza 10 ml (da 490 a 510 ml) estimated €86,955 · 49 months
Lot 6
Formaldeide in soluzione acquosa al 4%, tamponata a ph 7, idonea alla conservazione dei campioni istologici.Contenitore pre-riempito con volume di formalina ml 2000. estimated €361,045 · 49 months
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  1. In your favour:

    Do we meet every eligibility criterion?

    Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.

    Above the EU threshold: open to companies from any EU country.

  2. Your call:

    Can we deliver this with the team we have?

    Estimated at €3.4M.

  3. Your call:

    Do we have two comparable references?

    Comparable work is in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals.

  4. In your favour:

    Is the deadline realistic for a proper offer?

    31 days left, 24 of them working days.

  5. Check this first:

    Is there a margin at the likely winning price?

    This buyer usually awards this kind of contract for between €252,370 and €1.1M.

    Contracts here close a median of 61.2% below their estimate.

  6. In your favour:

    Do we know this buyer?

    50 different companies won the last 52 comparable contracts.

Can I bid?

  • 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.
  • Certificates from another EU country? Check the equivalents on eCertis

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Expected award price

likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €3,371,752
€1.3M to €2.6M

Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 56% of their published estimate, half of them between 39% and 77%, based on 1,134 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 7 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.

This notice
€3.4M
Median award
€380,000
Middle half of past awards
€252,370 to €1.1M

The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.

Most recent 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 profile

AZIENDA USL DI BOLOGNA

Italy

notices in the register
349
awards
120
awarded in total
€17.3M

Who wins its contracts

Many suppliers
different companies won its awards
73
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
7%
of its calls state an estimated value
90%

Based on 75 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

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
ZIEHM IMAGING SRL A SOCIO UNICO 2 €400,000 May 2026
MEDTRONIC Italia spa 2 €380,000 Feb 2026
A.D.A. SOCIETA' A RESPONSABILITA' LIMITATA (IN FORMA ABBREVIATA A.D.A. S.R.L.) 1 €11.9M Aug 2026
ALEA DI DADONE SILVIO E C. S.A.S.; SAGO MEDICA - S.R.L.; VINCAL - SOCIETA A RESPONSABILITA LIMITATA; TECNOLIFE SRL; IDS S.R.L.; PAUL HARTMANN S.P.A.; COMPAMED S.R.L.; NOVAMEDISAN ITALIA S.R.L.; FLEXICARE S.R.L.; TELEFLEX MEDICAL S.R.L.; MEDLINE INTERNATIONAL ITALY S.R.L.; RECOM INDUSTRIALE S.R.L.; S 1 €1.8M May 2026
ITALCHIMICA S.R.L. 1 €264,740 Sep 2025

Based on 52 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.

26 open tenders right now

Market context

Larger than 84% of the open notices in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals across Europe.

open now in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals
8,192
median open notice
€303,562

Who wins in this market

Many suppliers

Italy · Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals

different companies won awards here
1,670
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
3%
winners of the last 12 months were new here
1,375 of 1,439
buyers awarded contracts here
389

Based on 2,607 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)
1.9
of those lots received a single tender
38%
of the awards went to companies based in another country
1%
of the tenders came from another country
1%

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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