The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 56 different companies have won the last 191 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 191 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 summaryMalta intends to establish a framework contract, reference CT2304/2026, for the supply of Promethazine Hydrochloride 10mg in tablet or capsule form. The procurement covers pharmaceutical products within the category of various medicinal products, to be delivered in Malta under the terms of the framework agreement.
Description
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Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €293,792
- €161,586 to €293,792
This buyer's comparable awards in this sector came in at a median of 86% of their published estimate, half of them between 55% and 100%, based on 140 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 191 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €293,792
- Median award
- €377,826
- Middle half of past awards
- €185,401 to €769,100
The estimate sits inside the usual range.
Most recent awards
- Diagnostic kits - CT2119/2026 - Framework Contract for the Supply of Toxicology Immunoassay Test Kits with Equipment on Loan €1,968,780
- Diagnostic kits - CT2038/2025 - Tender for the Supply of Urinalysis and Digital Microscopy for MDH and GGH with Equipment on Lease €519,174
- Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - CT2162/2025 - TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY OF DIRECT DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY SYSTEM INCLUDING ENERGY EFFICIENT COMPUTERS AND MONITORS FOR THE NATIONAL BREAST SCREENING CLINIC €628,657
- Medical clothing - CT2096/2025 - FRAMEWORK CONTRACT SUPPLY UNIFORMS FOR EMERGENCY AMBULANCE RESPONDERS, EMERGENCY AMBULANCE RESPONDER TEAM LEADERS AND EMERGENCY DOCTORS FOR MDH, GGH WITH A REDUCED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT €554,514
- Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - CT2233/2025 - Tender for the Supply of Extra Stiff Guidewires €57,024
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
- 1,331
- awards
- 522
- awarded in total
- €1.5B
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 211
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 13%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 99%
Based on 400 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| E.J. BUSUTTIL LIMITED | 25 | €9.1M | Aug 2026 |
| Cherubino Ltd. | 13 | €9.4M | Aug 2026 |
| Drugsales Ltd | 12 | €20.5M | Oct 2026 |
| Vivian Corporation Ltd | 11 | €35.0M | Aug 2026 |
| V.J. Salomone Pharma Limited | 10 | €14.4M | Jun 2026 |
Based on 191 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
82 open tenders right now
- Various medicinal products - CT2266/2026 - Framework Contract for the supply of Lacosamide tablets/ capsules 1 day left
- Various medicinal products - CT2263/2026 - Framework Contract for the supply of Antacid Oral Suspension Containing a Mixture of Magnesium and Aluminium Salts with Dimeticone or Simeticone 1 day left
- Diagnostic kits - CT2347/2026 - FRAMEWORK CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY OF CLIA/CMIA VIROLOGY TEST KITS WITH EQUIPMENT ON LOAN 1 day left
Market context
Larger than 66% of the open notices in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals across Europe.
- open now in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals
- 10,834
- median open notice
- €142,690
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersMalta · Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals
- different companies won awards here
- 67
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 24%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 5
Based on 222 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)
- 3.7
- of those lots received a single tender
- 25%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 1%
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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