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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 municipality of Torrelodones is procuring the organisation, running, production and supply of floats for the 2027 Three Kings Parade (Cabalgata de Reyes). The contract is divided into two lots covering the preparation, manufacture and delivery of the parade floats. Procurement reference 5991/2026, published by the contracting authority, the Mayoralty of Torrelodones Town Council, with an estimated value of 54,468.31 EUR.
Key points
- Status at the source
- Published, open for bids
- Reference
- 5991/2026
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 €54,468
- €21,787 to €53,924
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 1,017 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 6 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €54,468
- Median award
- €400
- Middle half of past awards
- €394 to €400
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Inserción publicitaria €400
- Inserción publicitaria €392
- Inserción publicitaria €250
- Inserción publicitaria €400
- Inserción publicitaria €400
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 profileAlcaldía del Ayuntamiento de Torrelodones
- notices in the register
- 40
- awards
- 34
- awarded in total
- €239,275
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 29
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 21%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 33 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Hernández Berrocal | 1 | €6,490 | May 2026 |
| A6 COMUNICA SC | 1 | €400 | Aug 2026 |
| DIÁLOGO DIEZ, S.L. | 1 | €400 | Sep 2026 |
| ESTUDIOS DE MEDIOS DE PUBLICIDAD PARA ESPAÑA SL | 1 | €400 | Aug 2026 |
| GRUPO BABEL MEDIA S.L. | 1 | €392 | Aug 2026 |
Based on 6 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
Larger than 26% of the open notices in Business services across Europe.
- open now in Business services
- 4,294
- median open notice
- €221,405
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersSpain · Business services
- different companies won awards here
- 13,120
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 3%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 12,670 of 12,911
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 3,250
Based on 24,425 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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