The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 7 different companies have won the last 10 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 10 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.
Description
Terms of the procedure
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.
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Official source
Source: TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU)
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Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €15,659,714
- €5.8M to €14.4M
This buyer's comparable awards in this sector came in at a median of 46% of their published estimate, half of them between 37% and 92%, based on 8 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 10 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €15.7M
- Median award
- €1.1M
- Middle half of past awards
- €275,421 to €3.9M
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Helpdesk services - CT2015/2026 - Tender for the Provision of Engineering Helpdesk Services, together with the Provision of a Monitoring and Reporting System including Energy Efficient Devices €1,382,814
- Computer-related professional services - CT2183/2025 TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF A LICENSE AND COMPLIANCE OVERSIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE AUTHORITY FOR THE RESPONSIBLE USE OF CANNABIS €129,550
- IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - CT2288/2025 Tender for the Development and Ongoing Management of a Digital Platform for the Foundation for Educational Services €269,561
- Tax preparation software development services - CT2000/2024 _Tender for the Provision, Design, Implementation, Maintenance and Support of an Integrated Tax and Customs Administration System (ITCAS) for the Malta Tax and Customs Administration €30,968,028
- System and support services - CT2082/2025 - Tender for the Maintenance, Monitoring and Support Services of the Post Implementation of EESSI System €122,904
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 profileDepartment of Contracts
- notices in the register
- 1,346
- awards
- 525
- awarded in total
- €1.5B
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 210
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 13%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 99%
Based on 402 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)
- 3.9
- of those lots received a single tender
- 22%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUROPEAN DYNAMICS Consortium | 2 | €35.0M | Dec 2025 |
| SC PHOENIX IT SRL | 2 | €906,904 | Dec 2025 |
| Red Skios Ltd | 2 | €562,561 | Mar 2026 |
| Snaphire IT services; Mozaik Education Ltd. | 1 | €9.1M | Oct 2025 |
| SATLINK SL | 1 | €3.6M | Dec 2025 |
Based on 10 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
59 open tenders right now
- Refurbishment work - CT3054/2026 - Tender for the Restoration of External Facades and Roof Consolidation of the Vajrinġa Buildings in Victoria, Gozo 3 days left
- Diagnostics and radiodiagnostic devices and supplies - CT3049/2026 - Tender for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of Full body Plethysmography Machine including Astograph, Air-Tight Chamber and Patient Chair for the Gozo General Hospital 3 days left
- Cleaning services - CT2256/2026 - Framework Contract for the Cleaning Services for the Ministry for Gozo 4 days left
Market context
Larger than 92% of the open notices in IT services across Europe.
- open now in IT services
- 3,305
- median open notice
- €504,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersMalta · IT services
- different companies won awards here
- 42
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 15%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 22
Based on 48 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
- 42%
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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