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Based on 16 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 University of Silesia in Katowice is purchasing microscopes in two partial lots. Lot A covers one stereoscopic microscope with equipment, delivered to the Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection at ul. Bankowa 9, Katowice. Lot B covers one microscope, including installation and start-up plus training in theory, use and operation for at least one person after installation, delivered to the Institute of Earth Sciences at ul. Bedzinska 60, Sosnowiec. Delivery includes unloading and carrying to the place indicated by the contracting authority. Equipment must be brand new, produced no earlier than 2025, with free warranty service of at least 24 months from the acceptance protocol. Completion is due within 30 days of contract signature.
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- Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid. Above the EU threshold: open to companies from any EU country.
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Source: TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU)
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What this buyer has paid before
Based on 3 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- Median award
- €116,575
- Middle half of past awards
- €101,487 to €2.3M
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
- Laboratory, optical and precision equipment (excluding glass) - Delivery of an embryo culture incubator €86,400
- Mikroskopy - Dostawa mikroskopu fluorescencyjnego z mikromanipulatorem €116,575
- Mikroskopy - Dostawa mikroskopu cyfrowego €4,545,884
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 profileUniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach
- notices in the register
- 363
- awards
- 160
- awarded in total
- €254.3M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 107
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 8%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 0%
Based on 124 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)
- 2.9
- of those lots received a single tender
- 33%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAWA.SKA Sp. z o.o. | 2 | Mar 2026 | |
| KEYENCE International | 1 | €4.5M | Feb 2026 |
| PRECOPTIC CO.WOJCIECHOWSCY SPÓŁKA JAWNA | 1 | €116,575 | Jun 2026 |
| Life M s.r.o. Ing. David Černohorský, managing director | 1 | €86,400 | Sep 2026 |
| "ALAB" SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ | 1 | Mar 2026 |
Based on 16 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 Laboratory & precision equipment
- 2,388
- median open notice
- €229,760
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersPoland · Laboratory & precision equipment
- different companies won awards here
- 1,465
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 5%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 708
Based on 2,821 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)
- 1.6
- of those lots received a single tender
- 60%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 5%
- 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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