The Aperlena Verdict
Narrow fielddaimler buses italia spa leads with 66.7% of the last 3 comparable contracts, but 2 different suppliers have won here in 5 years. Worth a serious look.
Based on 3 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 summaryTUA S.p.A. is procuring original or equivalent-quality spare parts for the maintenance of the buses in its company fleet. The supply is divided into two lots, which may be awarded separately, and covers a period of one year. Lot 1 and lot 2 are announced under the same tender, number 454/TUA/2026, and both concern mechanical spare parts for buses. The buyer is the Italian transport company TUA S.p.A., and the contract relates to regular maintenance supplies for its fleet over the twelve-month period.
Description
2 lots
- Lot 1
- cv gara n. 454/TUA/2026 Fornitura di ricambi originali ovvero di qualità corrispondente per la manutenzione degli autobus della flotta aziendale della TUA S.p.A. suddivisi in n. 2 lotti aggiudicabili separatamente per un periodo di un anno (lotto 1) estimated €2,500,000 · 12 months
- Lot 2
- cv gara n. 454/TUA/2026 Fornitura di ricambi originali ovvero di qualità corrispondente per la manutenzione degli autobus della flotta aziendale della TUA S.p.A. suddivisi in n. 2 lotti aggiudicabili separatamente per un periodo di un anno (lotto 2) estimated €700,000 · 12 months
- How tenders are scored
- Price
- Tenders go to
- tuabruzzo.acquistitelematici.it
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.
- 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) 1 day ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €3,200,000
- €2.2M to €3.1M
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 85% of their published estimate, half of them between 69% and 97%, based on 583 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 3 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €3.2M
- Median award
- €2.2M
- Middle half of past awards
- €1.4M to €2.4M
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Autobus pubblici - cv gara n. 402/TUA/2025 Fornitura di complessivi n. 6 autobus nuovi di fabbrica a gasolio in unico lotto €2,151,000
- Autobus e pullman - CV procedura aperta n. 449 bis/TUA/2026 fornitura di n. 2 autobus bipiano usati con alimentazione a gasolio suddivisi in n. 2 lotti aggiudicabili separatamente (lotto 2) €575,000
- Autobus a due piani - cv Gara n. 440/TUA/2026 Accordo Quadro di durata triennale per la fornitura di complessivi n. 4 autobus nuovi bipiano a gasolio €2,599,600
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 profileSocietà Unica Abruzzese di Trasporto (TUA) S.p.A
- notices in the register
- 51
- awards
- 46
- awarded in total
- €31.2M
Who wins its contracts
Moderately concentrated- different companies won its awards
- 18
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 40%
Based on 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daimler Buses Italia S.p.A. | 2 | €3.2M | Jul 2026 |
| IRIZAR ITALIA S.R.L. | 1 | €2.2M | Feb 2026 |
Based on 3 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
3 open tenders right now
Market context
Larger than 86% of the open notices in Transport equipment & vehicles across Europe.
- open now in Transport equipment & vehicles
- 4,328
- median open notice
- €265,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersItaly · Transport equipment & vehicles
- different companies won awards here
- 555
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 7%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 386
Based on 889 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)
- 2.2
- of those lots received a single tender
- 29%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 2%
- of the tenders came from 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.
Similar tenders
Open now
17
days left
€3,200,000
est. value
21
days left
€1,296,000
est. value
Open elsewhere in Europe
Matched by meaning across languages, from the notices' own words: the same kind of contract, open now in another country.
Awarded before
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