The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 50 different companies have won the last 52 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 52 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 Local Health Authority AUSL of Bologna is procuring electric hospital beds for ordinary and specialist inpatient care. An open procedure will establish a framework agreement with a single economic operator, without competitive rebidding. The purchase covers all requirements of the AVEC health authorities through a single lot.
Description
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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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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
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €782,527
- €305,186 to €602,546
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 1,130 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
- €782,527
- Median award
- €380,000
- Middle half of past awards
- €252,370 to €1.1M
The estimate sits inside the usual range.
Most recent awards
- Reagenti e mezzi di contrasto - SERVICE DI SISTEMI PER LA GESTIONE AD ALTA AUTOMAZIONE DEI CAMPIONI BIOLOGICI DELLA BATTERIOLOGIA €11,900,000
- Apparecchi e strumenti per sala operatoria - PA FORNITURA IN NOLEGGIO DELLA DURATA DI 3 ANNI , DI N.4 GENERATORI BIPOLARI PER LE ESIGENZE DELL’U.O. NEUROCHIRURGIA DELL’ISNB DELL’AZIENDA USL DI BOLOGNA €240,000
- Dispositivi e prodotti medici vari - dispositivi e materiali per servizi 118 €1,785,195
- Apparecchi radiologici - Procedura Aperta per la fornitura in noleggio della durata di 4 anni, eventualmente rinnovabile di ulteriori 2 anni, di Sistema per radioscopia portatile con Arco a C con flat panel dinamico tridimens €400,000
- Stimolatori - PROCEDURA APERTA , AI SENSI DELL’ ART.71 D. LGS. 36/2023, PER LA FORNITURA IN SERVICE DI STIMOLATORI NEUROMUSCOLARI E RELATIVO MATERIALE DI CONSUMO PER LA STIMOLAZIONE NEUROMUSCOLARE IN SALA OPERATORI €380,000
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 profileAZIENDA USL DI BOLOGNA
- 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.
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Market context
Larger than 78% of the open notices in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals across Europe.
- open now in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals
- 11,201
- median open notice
- €140,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersItaly · Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals
- different companies won awards here
- 1,704
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 2%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 1,408 of 1,467
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 388
Based on 2,592 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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