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Open raceNo supplier dominates: 283 different companies have won the last 679 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 679 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 Unidade Local de Saude do Algarve, EPE is procuring cytotoxic medicines for the 2027-2028 period. The contract includes phased supply of the planned quantities in line with the institution's needs, with the aim of guaranteeing treatment and healthcare for its patients. The procurement covers various medicines for this Portuguese local health unit.
Description
Terms of the procedure
- How tenders are scored
- Preço: 50 percent; Qualidade: 50 percent
- Small firms
- The buyer marks this procedure as suitable for small and medium-sized firms.
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- 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) 15 hours ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €737,348
- €707,854 to €737,348
This buyer's comparable awards in this sector came in at a median of 100% of their published estimate, half of them between 96% and 100%, based on 14 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 683 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €737,348
- Median award
- €4,350
- Middle half of past awards
- €1,002 to €15,000
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Diversor de Fluxo Auto-Expansível em Liga de Níquel-Titânio €84,800
- Aquisição de Próteses Biliares Metálicas cobertas e não cobertas €8,160
- Aquisição de Prótese Esofágica Metálica Parcialmente Coberta €3,300
- 92.4125.2026-Aquisição de material de consumo clínico €4,350
- 92/4241/2026 Aquisição de Material Senologia €2,236
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 profileUnidade Local de Saúde do Algarve, EPE
- notices in the register
- 2,467
- awards
- 950
- awarded in total
- €34.3M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 414
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 6%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 812 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
- 72%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.BRAUN MEDICAL, UNIPESSOAL LDA | 27 | €191,568 | Sep 2026 |
| MEDTRONIC PORTUGAL, LDA | 17 | €431,260 | Sep 2026 |
| Zarys International Group Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda | 11 | €265,245 | Sep 2026 |
| ACCORD HEALTHCARE UNIPESSOAL LDA | 11 | €69,209 | Sep 2026 |
| Cardiva Portugal Unipessoal, Lda | 11 | €17,281 | Sep 2026 |
Based on 679 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
4 open tenders right now
Market context
Larger than 68% of the open notices in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals across Europe.
- open now in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals
- 8,167
- median open notice
- €260,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersPortugal · Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals
- different companies won awards here
- 2,015
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 6%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 454
Based on 23,210 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)
- 4.0
- of those lots received a single tender
- 59%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 1%
- of the tenders came from 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.
Similar tenders
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days left
€270,000
est. value
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days left
€492,900
est. value
Awarded before
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SPC-WERFEN €112,164
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