The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 4 different companies have won the last 4 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 4 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 summaryThis tender, referenced PAQ 328/2026, covers the continuous provision of services for clearing and controlling spontaneous vegetation along the Vouga Greenway (Ecopista do Vouga). The contract concerns recurring maintenance work to keep the greenway free of unwanted plant growth, ensuring the path remains usable and properly maintained.
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Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €40,000
- €31,200 to €40,000
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 100% of their published estimate, half of them between 78% and 100%, based on 35 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 4 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €40,000
- Median award
- €194,695
- Middle half of past awards
- €12,851 to €462,914
The estimate sits inside the usual range.
Most recent awards
- PAQ 236/2026 - Ajardinamento e manutenção da Praça de Viriato e Stand do Município de Viseu, no âmbito da realização da Feira de São Mateus 2026 - EDOC/2026/86071 €15,000
- PAQ 146/2026-Inspeção aos espaços de jogo e recreio do Município de Viseu-EDOC/2026/50664 €6,405
- Serviços de plantação e manutenção de áreas verdes - PAQ 140/2025 - Manutenção de Espaços Verdes Municipais 2026/2027 €728,485
- Poda de árvores e arbustos - PAQ 99/2025 - Prestação de Serviçoss de Poda de Árvorespor Lotes, no Concelho de Viseu - EDOC/2025/25956 €374,391
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 profileMunicípio de Viseu
- notices in the register
- 1,411
- awards
- 121
- awarded in total
- €39.8M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 95
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 7%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 99%
Based on 108 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)
- 11.4
- of those lots received a single tender
- 18%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regras Campestres - Sociedade Unipessoal Limitada.; Ideia Verde - Arquitetura Paisagista, Consultadoria Ambiental e Formação Profissional, Lda.; Meristema, S.A.; LUCENA & LUCENA, LDA. | 1 | €728,485 | Nov 2025 |
| Meristema, SA; Ideia Verde, Lda; Terra Arável - Gestão de Espaços Verdes, Unipessoal, Lda; Cirurgias Urbanas I - Arboricultura e Arquitectura Paisagista, Lda; Floresta Bem Cuidada, Lda | 1 | €374,391 | Oct 2025 |
| Criaverde, Sociedade de Plantas Lda | 1 | €15,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Liq - Laboratorio Industrial da Qualidade | 1 | €6,405 | Jun 2026 |
Based on 4 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
Larger than 15% of the open notices in Agricultural & forestry services across Europe.
- open now in Agricultural & forestry services
- 1,439
- median open notice
- €413,498
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersPortugal · Agricultural & forestry services
- different companies won awards here
- 459
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 5%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 373
Based on 665 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)
- 7.3
- of those lots received a single tender
- 8%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 0%
- of the tenders came from 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.
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