The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 22 different companies have won the last 23 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 23 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 summaryProcurement of private security and security guard services for the Christmas Villages 2026 event. The contract covers security and surveillance staff to monitor the event areas during the Christmas Villages. The notice concerns the Portuguese market and does not add further information on lots, quantities or duration beyond the service described in the title and description.
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.
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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) 4 days ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €73,500
- €59,535 to €73,500
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 126 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 31 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €73,500
- Median award
- €19,888
- Middle half of past awards
- €14,498 to €71,500
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Ajuste direto (regime geral) para a contratação de serviços de montagem e desmontagem de bancas em eventos. €15,000
- Ajuste direto (regime geral) para a contratação da prestação de serviços apoio à construção do plano de compras do município de Loulé para o ano de 2027 €13,700
- CONTRATAÇÃO DA PRESTAÇÃO DE SERVIÇOS DE APOIO ADMINISTRATIVO PARA A DIVISÃO ADMINISTRATIVA DO URBANISMO DO DEPARTAMENTO DE PLANEAMENTO E ADMINISTRTAÇÃO DO TERRITÓRIO €14,498
- Contratação da prestação de serviços de licenciamento e certificação para os concertos/música dinamizados pela autarquia (Artigo 5º - Contratação Excluída). €46,000
- Contratação de serviços de soldadura para apoio aos eventos da AUTARQUIA para 2026 e 2027. €17,226
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 Loulé
- notices in the register
- 1,412
- awards
- 236
- awarded in total
- €33.0M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 194
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 4%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 99%
Based on 211 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)
- 4.6
- of those lots received a single tender
- 13%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AllRescue - Associação de Nadadores Salvadores | 2 | €582,363 | Apr 2026 |
| PROTECÇÃO TOTAL SEGURANÇA PRIVADA S.A.; COPS - Companhia Operacional de Segurança, Unipessoal, Lda. | 1 | €381,000 | Aug 2025 |
| Azimutasfalto, Unipessoal, Lda; Azimutexuberante, Lda; Corte & Terra, Terraplanagens Lda | 1 | €244,679 | Jul 2025 |
| PROTECÇÃO TOTAL - SEGURANÇA PRIVADA S.A.; BF Security, Lda. | 1 | €189,500 | Sep 2026 |
| BF Security Lda | 1 | €168,000 | Aug 2025 |
Based on 23 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
25 open tenders right now
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- Hire of promotional stand space for the Municipality of Loulé's participation in BTL - Lisbon Tourism Fair 2027 and 2028 2 days left
- Personal protective equipment - Continuous supply of forest firefighting personal protective equipment for the Municipal Firefighters Corps of Loulé 6 days left
Market context
Larger than 25% of the open notices in Business services across Europe.
- open now in Business services
- 7,594
- median open notice
- €300,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersPortugal · Business services
- different companies won awards here
- 2,892
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 2%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 1,205
Based on 4,455 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.
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