The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 38 different companies have won the last 39 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
- Expected final price vs the published estimate
- 0%
Based on 39 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 contract covers the supply, training and maintenance of a new Remote Controlled Target System (RCTS) to replace the current equipment. The system must support live-fire training with both small and large calibre weapons in a variety of environments, mainly in Western Europe and during international operations.
Description
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Source: TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU)
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What this buyer has paid before
Based on 18 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €9.5M
- Median award
- €640,465
- Middle half of past awards
- €50,555 to €3.0M
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Nederland - Munitie - Overeenkomst CTG 5.56mm Blanks €16,916,335
- Weapons, ammunition and associated parts - Night vision Sights
- Nederland - Wapens, munitie en bijbehorende onderdelen - Parts Hitrole/Marlin €500,000
- Nederland - Inlichtingen, bewaking, doelopsporing en verkenning/ISTAR - Drone detectie systemen €100
- Nederland - Wapens, munitie en bijbehorende onderdelen - Nabijbeveiliging schepen
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 profileMinisterie van Defensie
- notices in the register
- 646
- awards
- 295
- awarded in total
- €938.3M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 238
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 4%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 77%
Based on 264 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)
- 3.6
- of those lots received a single tender
- 28%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 32%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALL EUROPE LIMITED | 2 | €791,524 | Jul 2026 |
| Metallwerk Elisenhütte GmbH | 1 | €16.9M | Mar 2026 |
| TrellisWare Technologies Inc | 1 | €8.1M | Jul 2025 |
| ACS Armoured Car Systems GmbH | 1 | €6.5M | May 2026 |
| SKYLINE CDS B.V. | 1 | €4.8M | Oct 2026 |
Based on 39 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
Larger than 87% of the open notices in Security, fire-fighting & defence equipment across Europe.
- open now in Security, fire-fighting & defence equipment
- 1,881
- median open notice
- €401,176
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersNetherlands · Security, fire-fighting & defence equipment
- different companies won awards here
- 70
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 14%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 36
Based on 91 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)
- 2.9
- of those lots received a single tender
- 20%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 34%
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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