The Aperlena Verdict
Narrow fieldLCCA leads with 50% of the last 2 comparable contracts, but 2 different suppliers have won here in 5 years. Worth a serious look.
Based on 2 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 Municipality of Ribeira Grande in Portugal seeks a supplier for the hire, assembly, maintenance and dismantling of amusement equipment for its Christmas Village cultural event. The equipment covers an ice rink, a Parisian carousel, a synthetic ice ramp, a small train, a Cinderella carriage and ice machines.
Description
6 lots
- Lot 1
- Pista de Gelo estimated €65,500 · 2 months
- Lot 2
- Carrossel Parisiense estimated €50,500 · 2 months
- Lot 3
- Rampa Sintética de Gelo estimated €46,500 · 2 months
- Lot 4
- Comboio estimated €40,700 · 2 months
- Lot 5
- Charrete Cinderela estimated €4,600 · 2 months
- Lot 6
- Máquinas de Gelo estimated €5,500 · 2 months
- How tenders are scored
- Preço
- Small firms
- The buyer does not mark this procedure as suitable for small and medium-sized firms.
- Tenders go to
- anogov.com/cm-ribeiragrande/faces/
As the official notice states them.
Bid or no-bid?
Six questions before you commit a team. Under each one, what the register holds on it. The answers are yours.
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.
- Certificates from another EU country? Check the equivalents on eCertis
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) 14 hours ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €213,300
- €172,773 to €213,300
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 97% of their published estimate, half of them between 81% and 100%, based on 127 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 4 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €213,300
- Median award
- €26,250
- Middle half of past awards
- €15,000 to €41,475
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Ajuste Direto Prestação de Serviços na Modalidade de Avença para um Técnico Superior na área Jurídica €18,000
- Aquisição de serviços de atualização dos instrumentos da política local de habitação €34,500
- Consultadoria Jurídica para o Executivo Camarário €62,400
- PRESTAÇÃO DE SERVIÇOS DESTINADOS À REALIZAÇÃO DE ESCRITURAS E REGISTOS PREDIAIS NO ANO DE 2026 €6,000
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 da Ribeira Grande
- notices in the register
- 276
- awards
- 32
- awarded in total
- €1.4M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 23
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 22%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 27 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LCCA | 1 | €62,400 | Jul 2026 |
| Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação - Consultadoria Empresarial e Fomento da Inovação, S.A. | 1 | €34,500 | Aug 2026 |
Based on 2 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
5 open tenders right now
- Public tender for the supply of hygiene and cleaning materials for the year 2027 4 days left
- Aluguer, Montagem, Manutenção e Desmontagem de Equipamentos de Diversão (Pista de Gelo, Carrossel Parisiense, Rampa sintética de Gelo, Comboio, Charrete Cinderela e Máquinas de Gelo) para Aldeia Natal do Município de Ribeira Grande 4 days left
- Natural and artificial lighting services - Christmas, New Year's Eve and Cantar às Estrelas lighting services, with assembly, dismantling and maintenance of lighting material (2026/2027). 6 days left
Market context
Larger than 49% of the open notices in Business services across Europe.
- open now in Business services
- 4,359
- median open notice
- €215,650
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersPortugal · Business services
- different companies won awards here
- 2,877
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 2%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 1,222
Based on 4,622 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)
- 5.1
- of those lots received a single tender
- 19%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 3%
- 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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Open elsewhere in Europe
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Matched by meaning across languages, from the notices' own words: the same kind of contract, open now in another country.
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