The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 9 different companies have won the last 9 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 9 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 summaryAn open European tender for the supply of Pathology Anatomy equipment under a service model, destined for the healthcare companies of the Sardinia Region in Italy. The supply is divided into 4 lots covering tissue processors and paraffin embedders, a microtomy cutting system, slide stainers and coverslippers, and an automatic staining system for immunohistochemistry and pharmacodiagnostics. The contract runs for five years, with an option to extend by twelve months, a possible mandatory fifth lot option, and a possible six-month extension.
Description
4 lots
- Lot 1
- Lotto 1 Processatori e inclusori in paraffina estimated €6,556,650 · 60 months
- Lot 2
- Lotto 2 Sistema di taglio estimated €8,631,131 · 60 months
- Lot 3
- Lotto 3 Coloratori e montavetrini estimated €5,370,109 · 60 months
- Lot 4
- Lotto 4 Sistema di colorazione automatico per immunoistochimica e farmacodiagnostica estimated €17,021,794 · 60 months
- How tenders are scored
- Quality; Price
- Tenders go to
- app.albofornitori.it/alboeproc/albo_ares
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) 2 days ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €37,579,684
- €14.7M to €28.9M
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 1,135 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 4 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €37.6M
- Median award
- €1.9M
- Middle half of past awards
- €1.4M to €2.3M
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Sistemi diagnostici - Gara Europea a procedura aperta telematica, in unico lotto, per la fornitura in regime di service di sistemi diagnostici per il dosaggio del test verso antigeni tubercolari con dosaggio di interferon Gamma Igra, materiale di consumo, servizi connessi e forniture opzionali per diverse aziende sanitarie del Servizio Sanitario Regionale della Sardegna. €2,149,171
- Apparecchi per sala operatoria - PROCEDURA APERTA PER L’AFFIDAMENTO, IN TRE LOTTI DISTINTI AD AGGIUDICAZIONE SEPARATA SECONDO IL CRITERIO DELL’ OFFERTA ECONOMICAMENTE PIU VANTAGGIOSA, DELLA FORNITURA IN SERVICE DI SISTEMI DI NAVIGAZIONE INTRAOPERATORIA, MATERIALE DI CONSUMO E SERVIZI CONNESSI, DA DESTINARE ALLE AZIENDE SOCIO-SANITARIE LOCALI N. 3 DI NUORO E N. 8 DI CAGLIARI DEL SERVIZIO SANITARIO REGIONALE DELLA SARDEGNA €1,620,078
- Sistemi diagnostici - Procedura Aperta Telematica per la fornitura, in regime di service, di sistemi diagnostici per l’esecuzione di analisi delle proteine mediante Elettroforesi Capillare e Gel di Agarosio per i laboratori di analisi delle AA.SS.LL. della Regione Sardegna €2,613,566
- Sistemi diagnostici - Procedura Aperta per la fornitura, in service e in un unico lotto di “Sistemi Diagnostici automatizzati e di materiale di consumo per la ricerca di sangue occulto nelle feci (S.O.F)”, occorrenti per le attività di screening del tumore del colon retto delle ASL della Regione Sardegna, per anni cinque €743,351
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 Regionale della Salute (ARES)
- notices in the register
- 30
- awards
- 15
- awarded in total
- €18.1M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 14
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 21%
Based on 14 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)
- 2.7
- of those lots received a single tender
- 31%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEBIA ITALIA S.R.L. | 1 | €2.6M | Oct 2025 |
| DIASORIN ITALIA S.p.A. | 1 | €2.1M | Jan 2026 |
| MEDICA DI PELLEGRINI S.R.L.; HF SNC DI CLAUDIO PLACIDI E DANIELE TRAMAGLINO | 1 | €1.6M | Jan 2026 |
| DASIT S.p.A. | 1 | €743,351 | Oct 2025 |
| B.BRAUN MILANO SPA; STRYKER ITALIA SRL; INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES ITALY SRL; BIOMEDICA ITALIA SRL; BIOCOMMERCIALE SFRL; NUVASIVE ITALIA SRL; MEDICA DI PELLEGRINI SRL; GLOBUS MEDICAL ITALY SRL; MV BIO INNOVATIONS DI MARA VENIERO; MT ORTHO SRL; UBER ROS SPA; SILONY MEDICAL ITALIA SRL; HD HOSPITAL DEVICE SR | 1 | Mar 2026 |
Based on 9 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
Market context
Larger than 96% of the open notices in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals across Europe.
- open now in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals
- 8,346
- median open notice
- €317,084
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersItaly · Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals
- different companies won awards here
- 1,675
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 3%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 1,376 of 1,441
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 390
Based on 2,619 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
- 14%
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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