The Aperlena Verdict
Narrow fieldSECURITY SERVICES KUO,S.L. leads with 50% of the last 2 comparable contracts, but 2 different suppliers have won here in 5 years. Worth a serious look.
Based on 2 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 Retiro District of Madrid is contracting the organisation of cultural activities to be held at Plaza Daoiz y Velarde, Parque Roma and other public spaces within the district. The service covers the planning and delivery of cultural events in these locations for the municipality, aimed at the local public.
Key points
- Status at the source
- Published, open for bids
- Reference
- 300/2026/02041
Original text
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Official source
Source: PLACSP - Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público
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Last verified against PLACSP - Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público 4 days ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €19,404
- €7,762 to €19,210
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 73% of their published estimate, half of them between 40% and 99%, based on 1,009 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 market pays
The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 2,000 awards for Business services in Spain.
- This notice
- €19,404
- Median award
- €2,132
- Middle half of past awards
- €532 to €7,191
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
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 profileDistrito de Retiro
- notices in the register
- 92
- awards
- 73
- awarded in total
- €22.1M
Who wins its contracts
Moderately concentrated- different companies won its awards
- 34
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 43%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 97%
Based on 67 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)
- 6.3
- of those lots received a single tender
- 3%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SECURITY SERVICES KUO,S.L. | 1 | €1.0M | Dec 2025 |
| IKEBANA ANIMACION Y OCIO SL | 1 | €43,300 | May 2026 |
Based on 2 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
Market context
Larger than 15% of the open notices in Business services across Europe.
- open now in Business services
- 4,256
- median open notice
- €221,020
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersSpain · Business services
- different companies won awards here
- 13,116
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 3%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 12,669 of 12,907
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 3,249
Based on 24,419 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)
- 4.5
- of those lots received a single tender
- 21%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 2%
- of the tenders came from 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.
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