The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 6 different companies have won the last 6 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
- Expected final price vs the published estimate
- 0%
Based on 6 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 in the Netherlands is procuring a Video Downlink Track Antenna. The tender concerns the supply of this equipment, categorised under equipment for safety, fire, police and military use. The notice covers the purchase of the track antenna used for video downlink applications.
Description
Terms of the procedure
- Tenders go to
- s2c.mercell.com/today/237171
As the official notice states them.
Bid or no-bid?
Six questions before you commit a team. Under each one, what the register holds on it. The answers are yours.
Can I bid?
- 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.
- Certificates from another EU country? Check the equivalents on eCertis
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) 5 hours ago
What this buyer has paid before
Based on 5 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- Median award
- €22.9M
- Middle half of past awards
- €739,900 to €25.0M
TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) publishes no value for this notice, so it has no mark on the scale. The official documents may state one.
Most recent awards
- Electronic warfare systems and counter measures - Unmanned Ground Sensors €45,000,000
- Nederland - Uitrusting voor veiligheid, brandweer, politie en leger - Atlantic Signal €739,900
- Mine warfare and auxiliary ships - Replacement Cutters Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard
- Nederland - Militaire elektronische systemen - Aanschaf Battlefield Management Systems apparatuur €25,000,000
- Nederland - Uitrusting voor veiligheid, brandweer, politie en leger - Raamovereenkomst Veldlegering €22,922,861
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; Rechtbank Den Haag
- notices in the register
- 38
- awards
- 21
- awarded in total
- €98.7M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 16
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 24%
Based on 17 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
- 53%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bertin Exensor AB | 1 | €45.0M | Apr 2025 |
| Elbit Systems C4I and Cyber Ltd | 1 | €25.0M | Dec 2025 |
| Dutraco Gouda B.V. | 1 | €22.9M | Jul 2025 |
| Atlantic Signal LLC | 1 | €739,900 | Feb 2025 |
| Damen Workboats B.V. | 1 | Mar 2026 |
Based on 6 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) publishes no value for this notice, so it cannot be placed among the open notices of its sector. The official documents may state one.
- open now in Security, fire-fighting & defence equipment
- 1,010
- median open notice
- €224,218
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
- 37
Based on 92 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
- 19%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 33%
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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Awarded before
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