The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 450 different companies have won the last 1458 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 1458 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 procurement concerns the acquisition of laboratory reagents intended for the Microbiology Laboratory, together with the collection of equipment for the Clinical Pathology Service. The contract covers the supply of reagents needed for microbiological testing, as well as the take-back or collection of equipment linked to the Clinical Pathology Service. The works or services take place in Portugal, as indicated in the notice. The reagents will support routine diagnostic and analytical activities carried out by the laboratory, ensuring continuity of testing services. The notice relates to a single purchase covering both the reagents supply and the equipment collection element, with no additional lots described in the available text.
Description
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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) 3 days ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €8,468,962
- €8.4M to €8.5M
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 100% of their published estimate, half of them between 99% and 100%, based on 472 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 1459 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €8.5M
- Median award
- €8,892
- Middle half of past awards
- €1,984 to €32,625
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- 040222372026 - PROTETOR ELETRICO DESCART P/AGRAFADOR CIRURGICO €73,800
- 040222802026 - PINCA PREENSAO FENESTRADA ATRAUMATICA 5MM €13,764
- 040222422026 - VALVULA PUDENZ E PROTETOR ELETRICO DESCART €25,775
- 040220912026 - MATERIAL PROTECÇÃO BO OFTALMOLOGIA €74,460
- 040222252026 - AGULHA BIOPSIA E GUIA P/CATETER P/NEURONAVEGACAO €15,825
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 de Coimbra, EPE
- notices in the register
- 2,432
- awards
- 1,799
- awarded in total
- €83.3M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 631
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 5%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 1,780 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)
- 1.7
- of those lots received a single tender
- 67%
- of the awards went to companies based in 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson, Lda. | 35 | €1.7M | Sep 2026 |
| GENERIS FARMACÊUTICA S.A | 29 | €207,865 | Sep 2026 |
| MEDTRONIC PORTUGAL, LDA | 27 | €958,424 | Sep 2026 |
| GENERIS - FARMACEUTICA, S.A. | 27 | €589,596 | Aug 2026 |
| B.BRAUN MEDICAL, UNIPESSOAL LDA | 26 | €461,413 | Sep 2026 |
Based on 1458 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
Larger than 93% of the open notices in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals across Europe.
- open now in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals
- 11,052
- median open notice
- €143,235
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersPortugal · Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals
- different companies won awards here
- 2,014
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 6%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 454
Based on 23,207 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.
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