The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 21 different companies have won the last 23 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 23 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 summaryRe-issued framework contract for the provision of I Belong Liaison Support Officers to the Human Rights Directorate in Malta. The supplier will provide office-support placement services, supplying liaison support officers to assist the directorate in delivering the I Belong programme. The contract takes the form of a framework agreement for personnel services.
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Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €189,134
- €98,350 to €240,201
This buyer's comparable awards in this sector came in at a median of 95% of their published estimate, half of them between 52% and 127%, based on 11 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 15 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €189,134
- Median award
- €156,789
- Middle half of past awards
- €112,658 to €295,920
The estimate sits inside the usual range.
Most recent awards
- Security services - SPD3/2024/113 - FRAMEWORK CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISON OF SECURITY SERVICES WITH CROWD CONTROL DUTIES AT THE XEWKIJA WINDMILL, XEWKIJA, GOZO €638,895
- Management-related services - TENDER FOR THE OPERATION, MANAGEMENT AND MAINTAINANCE OF VILLA LAURI IN BIRKIRKARA MALTA WITH AN EMPHASIS ON REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT INCLUDING THE PROCUREMENT OF AN ENERGY EFFICIENT CCTV SYSTEM €1,093,700
- Event services - SPD3/2025/030 - TENDER FOR THE HIRE, SETTING-UP AND DISMANTLING OF TENTS AND COVERINGS, TRUSS, CROWD CONTROL BARRIERS AND OTHER ANCILLARY FACILITIES FOR THE SANTA MARIJA AGRARIAN FAIR 2025 €81,520
- Event services - SPD6/2025/047 - TENDER FOR THE DELIVERY, HIRING, SETTING UP AND DISMANTLING OF EVENT EQUIPMENT INCLUDING PORTABLE TOILETS FOR THE MALTA BOAT SHOW €117,317
- Event services - SPD5/2026/004 - TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF LIGHTING, POWER, RIGGING AND AUTOMATION FOR MUŻIKA MUŻIKA 2026 €320,000
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 profileSectoral Procurement Directorate
- notices in the register
- 598
- awards
- 285
- awarded in total
- €27.5M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 183
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 6%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 225 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)
- 1,152.9
- of those lots received a single tender
- 14%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PKF Malta Limited | 2 | €372,060 | Jan 2026 |
| RSM Malta | 2 | Sep 2026 | |
| iCare Operations Ltd | 1 | €1.1M | Dec 2025 |
| SECURITY FIRST SERVICES LTD; J.F. Security and Consultancy Services Ltd; Grange Security (Malta) Ltd; EXECUTIVE SECURITY SERVICES LTD.; Signal 8 Security Services Malta Ltd; GoldGuard Security Services Limited | 1 | €638,895 | Jan 2026 |
| Backlight Ltd. | 1 | €320,000 | Apr 2026 |
Based on 23 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
17 open tenders right now
- Hardware - SPD2/2026/054 - THE PROCUREMENT OF HARDWARE EQUIPMENT FOR THE TECHNICAL ONLINE ENQUIRIES SECTION AND HIGH-TECH CRIME SECTION WITHIN THE MALTA POLICE FORCE CYBERCRIME UNIT 4 days left
- Printing and distribution services - SPD2/2026/053 FRAMEWORK CONTRACT FOR THE PRINTING AND DELIVERY OF LOT 1 - GUIDEBOOKS AND LOT 2 - MAPS FOR THE MALTA TOURISM AUTHORITY 4 days left
- Scanners - SPD7/2026/051 - [RE-ISSUE] TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, TESTING AND COMMISSIONING OF ONE (1) MILLIMETRE WAVE BODY SCANNER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS, WITHIN THE MALTA TAX AND CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION (MTCA) 4 days left
Market context
Larger than 40% of the open notices in Business services across Europe.
- open now in Business services
- 7,511
- median open notice
- €325,413
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersMalta · Business services
- different companies won awards here
- 80
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 9%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 54 of 61
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 31
Based on 95 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)
- 4.0
- of those lots received a single tender
- 18%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 18%
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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