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Based on 425 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 Armed Forces Hospital in Lisbon (Polo de Lisboa) is procuring reagents for a system used to identify microorganisms and perform detection testing. The contract includes placing the associated analytical equipment with the hospital under a free-loan arrangement, with the supplier providing the consumable reagents needed to operate the system.
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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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Source: TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU)
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Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €285,734
- €282,877 to €285,734
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 474 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 425 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €285,734
- Median award
- €1,339
- Middle half of past awards
- €411 to €3,738
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- 2026006156 - ROLO DE PELICULA TRASPARENTE 05X10 €162
- 2026005858 - PROLONGAMENTOS €251
- 2026005851 - TUBO ASPIRAÇAO SEM CANULA CH.25-2,0M COM CONECTORES €3,540
- 2026006151 - KIT PENSO DE VACUO ESPUMA PEQUENO 10X8X3CM €1,950
- 2026005644 - MATERIAL DE PNEUMOLOGIA €1,305
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 profileEstado-Maior-General das Forças Armadas (EMGFA)
- notices in the register
- 1,719
- awards
- 483
- awarded in total
- €20.4M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 244
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 11%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 482 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)
- 3.1
- of those lots received a single tender
- 34%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.BRAUN MEDICAL, UNIPESSOAL LDA | 22 | €49,220 | Aug 2026 |
| SURGYLINE - DISPOSITIVOS MÉDICOS CIRÚRGICOS LDA. | 18 | €34,193 | May 2026 |
| MEDARTHREX UNIPESSOAL, LDA | 15 | €42,428 | Jun 2026 |
| Johnson & Johnson, Lda. | 12 | €81,381 | Aug 2026 |
| Zimmer Biomet Portugal Unipessoal | 12 | €18,505 | Jun 2026 |
Based on 425 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
243 open tenders right now
- Acquisition of Hardware Infrastructure for Artificial Intelligence 2 days left
- Chemical reagents - 2026005063/HFAR - Purchase of reagents with free-loan supply of analytical equipment - PCR testing for the Armed Forces Hospital, Lisbon site 28 days left
- Chemical reagents - 2026005067/HFAR - Supply of reagents with free-loan analytical equipment - Microbiology panels for the Armed Forces Hospital, Lisbon site 28 days left
Market context
Larger than 67% of the open notices in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals across Europe.
- open now in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals
- 11,277
- median open notice
- €136,014
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.
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