The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 26 different companies have won the last 31 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 31 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 contracting authority requires a vessel to serve as a facilitating floating platform for various purposes. It will be used as a test platform for different projects and as a staff ship for naval cadets. The vessel is expected to be leased with its crew for a period of 5 to 10 years. The contract concerns additional capacity for activities for which the grey fleet units, meaning operational navy vessels, are not available at the relevant time. The procurement takes place in the Netherlands and relates to maritime support services supplied under charter arrangements.
Description
Terms of the procedure
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- s2c.mercell.com/today/193771
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- Restricted procedure: suppliers first ask to take part, and only those the buyer selects are invited to bid. Above the EU threshold: open to companies from any EU country.
- The notice is written in Dutch.
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Official source
Source: TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU)
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Last verified against TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) 7 hours ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €75,000,000
- €75.0M to €75.0M
This buyer's comparable awards in this sector came in at a median of 100% of their published estimate, half of them between 100% and 100%, based on 14 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 18 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €75.0M
- Median award
- €9.5M
- Middle half of past awards
- €1.7M to €37.7M
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Nederland - Simulatoren - Maintenance Spike SR Simulator €9,000,000
- Nederland - Instaptrappen voor vliegtuigen - Levering van wide-body passagierstrappen ten behoeve van Defensie €1,570,000
- Flight simulators - New Human Training Centrifuge (HTC) and its infrastructure €26,000,000
- Firefighting vehicles - Crashtenders €43,000,000
- Nederland - Terreinvoertuigen - Aanschaf en onderhoud - Terreinvoertuigen t.b.v. van Schietrange " De Vliehors" te Vlieland €9,940,000
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 profileMinisterie van Defensie
- notices in the register
- 654
- awards
- 298
- awarded in total
- €938.3M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 236
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 5%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 77%
Based on 266 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)
- 3.4
- of those lots received a single tender
- 27%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMW Motorrad | 3 | €99.8M | Dec 2025 |
| Marine Alutech Oy Ab | 2 | €76.0M | Sep 2026 |
| Kenbri Fire Fighting B.V. | 2 | €52.9M | Jan 2026 |
| CAE | 2 | Sep 2026 | |
| G3 Systems | 1 | €100.0M | Jul 2025 |
Based on 31 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
32 open tenders right now
Market context
Larger than 97% of the open notices in Transport equipment & vehicles across Europe.
- open now in Transport equipment & vehicles
- 4,463
- median open notice
- €249,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersNetherlands · Transport equipment & vehicles
- different companies won awards here
- 264
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 7%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 213
Based on 409 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)
- 2.8
- of those lots received a single tender
- 21%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 9%
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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