The Aperlena Verdict
Narrow fieldCOMPUTERS Y COMUNICATIONS AEROMARINE, S.A leads with 50% of the last 4 comparable contracts, but 3 different suppliers have won here in 5 years. Worth a serious look.
Based on 4 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 buyer, Intendente de Ferrol, is procuring the supply and commissioning of an automatic volumetric dispenser for the fluids and fuels laboratory of ARFER. The contract, identified as 2026/AR42U/00002351E, has an estimated value of 17500 EUR and is published under the reference PUB.
Key points
- Status at the source
- Published, open for bids
- Reference
- 2026/AR42U/00002351E
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Source: PLACSP - Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público
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Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €17,500
- €15,575 to €17,500
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 99% of their published estimate, half of them between 89% and 100%, based on 237 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
- €17,500
- Median award
- €243,016
- Middle half of past awards
- €132,348 to €871,508
The estimate is smaller than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- AM Suministro material para radares de navegación, sist. AIS y sist. electrónicos navegación instalados en F-100, BAC''''s y patrulleros (clase "SERVIOLA), Carnota, Arnomendi e Intermares apoyados por ARFER . €1,500,000
- (NÚM. ORM. 2018AR001S) 1º CB AM de Suministro e instalación de monitores de vibraciones para buques de la Armada (I-00327-A-26) €243,016
- Suministro con instalación de (3.-) pilotos automáticos de los Buques de la Armada de clase "SERVIOLA", apoyados por el Arsenal de Ferrol. Nº ORM: 2018AR027S-25-009849 €21,680
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 profileIntendente de Ferrol
- notices in the register
- 399
- awards
- 263
- awarded in total
- €31.5M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 141
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 16%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 135 of 138
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 98%
Based on 260 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)
- 2.7
- of those lots received a single tender
- 39%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMPUTERS Y COMUNICATIONS AEROMARINE, S.A | 2 | €1.5M | Jun 2026 |
| NAVANTIA S.A | 1 | €243,016 | Apr 2026 |
| REDCAI S.A. | 1 | €21,680 | Dec 2025 |
Based on 4 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
Larger than 6% of the open notices in Laboratory & precision equipment across Europe.
- open now in Laboratory & precision equipment
- 2,358
- median open notice
- €247,328
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersSpain · Laboratory & precision equipment
- different companies won awards here
- 1,406
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 5%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 700
Based on 2,481 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)
- 1.9
- of those lots received a single tender
- 53%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 10%
- of the tenders came from 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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