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Open raceNo supplier dominates: 8 different companies have won the last 12 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 12 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 is procuring 150,000 rounds of 8.6 mm armour-piercing cartridges (mSSG), equivalent to .338 Lapua Magnum calibre. Delivery in the fourth quarter of 2026 is desired. The procurement is conducted as a negotiated procedure with prior publication in the official Austrian procurement database under § 23 (3) BVergGVS 2012, first stage. Participation applications are only valid in paper form and in accordance with the enclosed participation documents.
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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) 2 days ago
What this buyer has paid before
Based on 12 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- Median award
- €1.4M
- Middle half of past awards
- €258,895 to €6.1M
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
- TARNLAMINAT 3-lagig €67,200
- GEFECHTSHEMD: BEIGE schwer entflammbar €55,627
- TARNPOLYAMIDGURT €78,970
- Schutzausrüstung - ELLBOGENPOLSTER und KNIEPOLSTER (Rahmenabrufvertrag) für 2027 bis 2029 (Option 2030 bzw. 2031) €5,132,400
- Kampfuniformen - GEFECHTSANZUG (Rahmenabrufvertrag) für 2027 bis 2029 (Option 2030 bzw. 2031) €32,493,420
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 profileREPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH (Bund) vertreten durch die Bundesministerin für Landesverteidigung
- notices in the register
- 77
- awards
- 33
- awarded in total
- €96.6M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 27
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 22%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 8%
Based on 32 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)
- 2.5
- of those lots received a single tender
- 22%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 43%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAK AD | 3 | €41.4M | Sep 2026 |
| Seyntex | 2 | €16.0M | Feb 2026 |
| STV GROUP A.S. | 2 | €2.9M | Sep 2026 |
| Kobleder GmbH | 1 | €5.1M | Sep 2026 |
| UMAREX AUSTRIA GmbH & Co KG; AMMOTEC AUSTRIA GmbH; GTML GmbH | 1 | €363,591 | May 2026 |
Based on 12 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
- 1,893
- median open notice
- €413,249
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersAustria · Security, fire-fighting & defence equipment
- different companies won awards here
- 30
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 20%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 14
Based on 35 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)
- 7.1
- of those lots received a single tender
- 13%
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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