The Aperlena Verdict
Incumbent-lockedПЪТСТРОЙ ВДХ ЕАД has won 3 of the last 3 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. Winning here means displacing an incumbent, so price the effort accordingly.
Based on 3 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 summaryConstruction works covering the major repair and reconstruction of the existing supply water main running from the pressure reservoir to the entrance of the town of Straldzha. The total length of the water main is 4,669.00 m, and the entire network will be built with high-density polyethylene pipes, PEHD PE100, with a diameter of DN355. The project also includes construction of a 53 m long water pipe at the overflow, outside the pressurised water main. The purpose is to remove the risk of prolonged water supply interruptions caused by increasingly frequent failures of worn pipes along the route. Design parts include geodesy, road works and traffic, water supply, fire safety, health and safety plan and construction waste management plan.
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- Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.
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Official source
Source: CAIS EOP - Bulgarian national e-procurement (Public Procurement Agency)
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Last verified against CAIS EOP - Bulgarian national e-procurement (Public Procurement Agency) 1 week ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €1,015,127
- €984,674 to €1.0M
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 99% of their published estimate, half of them between 97% and 100%, based on 536 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 1,890 awards for Construction work in Bulgaria.
- This notice
- €1.0M
- Median award
- €213,060
- Middle half of past awards
- €69,306 to €735,321
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 profileОБЩИНА СТРАЛДЖА
- notices in the register
- 42
- awards
- 24
- awarded in total
- €1.6M
Who wins its contracts
Concentrated- different companies won its awards
- 10
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 67%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 21 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)
- 2.2
- of those lots received a single tender
- 34%
- 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.
Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| ПЪТСТРОЙ ВДХ ЕАД | 3 | €415,102 | Dec 2025 |
Based on 3 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
2 open tenders right now
Market context
Larger than 59% of the open notices in Construction work across Europe.
- open now in Construction work
- 19,748
- median open notice
- €550,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersBulgaria · Construction work
- different companies won awards here
- 1,039
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 4%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 409
Based on 2,428 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)
- 2.7
- of those lots received a single tender
- 33%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 1%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 1%
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.
Similar tenders
Open now
14
days left
€1,979,505
est. value
Open elsewhere in Europe
17
days left
€84,316
est. value
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