The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 12 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 summaryA Portuguese contracting authority is procuring tableware (crockery, cutlery and related catering equipment) for the canteens of education establishments covering pre-school education, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd cycles of basic education and secondary education. The supplies are intended for the 2026/2027 school year. The procurement is divided into two lots, Lot 1 and Lot 2, which together cover the tableware needs of the school canteens. Bidders may address the supply of catering tableware for school meals services across the participating school establishments for that academic year.
Description
2 lots
- Lot 1
- Lote 1 estimated €168,000 · 12 months
- Lot 2
- Lote 2 estimated €124,000 · 12 months
- How tenders are scored
- Preço
- Small firms
- The buyer marks this procedure as suitable for small and medium-sized firms.
- Tenders go to
- community.vortal.biz/public/
As the official notice states them.
Bid or no-bid?
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Can I bid?
- Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid. Above the EU threshold: open to companies from any EU country.
- The notice is written in Portuguese.
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Official source
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) 1 day ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €292,000
- €201,480 to €292,000
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 89% of their published estimate, half of them between 69% and 100%, based on 95 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 12 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €292,000
- Median award
- €15,478
- Middle half of past awards
- €9,381 to €19,050
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- aquisição de Estrados para palco da EPRPS - Escola Profissional de Recuperação do Património de Sintra €16,975
- Aquisição e Instalação de Passadeiras em Alcatifa em Instalações Municipais €9,930
- CT-26/00798 - Aquisição e instalação de material de estúdio de áudio (Associação Olho Vivo - Pego Longo) €7,758
- Aquisição de vasos e floreiras em plástico €15,000
- CT-26/00621 - Aquisição de equipamento de vídeo e fotografia €18,969
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 Sintra
- notices in the register
- 2,332
- awards
- 248
- awarded in total
- €32.8M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 208
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 4%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 226 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)
- 3.0
- of those lots received a single tender
- 43%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOBAPEC - MOBILIÁRIO ESCOLAR, LDA; Areal Editores S.A.; Vítor Escada - Comércio e Serviços, Unipessoal Lda | 1 | €315,000 | Oct 2025 |
| Blue Rentek Unipessoal, Lda. | 1 | €44,750 | Jun 2026 |
| Expm Expurgo Desinfestacao Hegienizacao Lda | 1 | €19,294 | Jul 2026 |
| Barreiros da Silva, Lda | 1 | €18,969 | Jul 2026 |
| Luzeiro - Gabinete Técnico de Iluminação para Espetáculos, Lda | 1 | €16,975 | Sep 2026 |
Based on 12 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
Larger than 63% of the open notices in Furniture & appliances across Europe.
- open now in Furniture & appliances
- 3,266
- median open notice
- €149,023
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersPortugal · Furniture & appliances
- different companies won awards here
- 1,450
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 6%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 988
Based on 2,567 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)
- 3.3
- of those lots received a single tender
- 31%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 0%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 2%
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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