The Aperlena Verdict
Narrow fieldFramegas & Santos, Lda leads with 50% of the last 4 comparable contracts, but 3 different suppliers have won here in 5 years. Worth a serious look.
Based on 4 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 Portuguese public tender covers the short-term hire of light motor vehicles. The procurement is divided into two lots: Lot 1 covers the short-term rental of light vehicles and Lot 2 also covers the short-term rental of light vehicles. The contract refines the buyer's needs for temporary use of passenger or light commercial vehicles, organised as two separate lots that may be awarded individually.
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) 14 hours ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €295,782
- €254,373 to €295,782
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 98% of their published estimate, half of them between 86% and 100%, based on 201 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
- €295,782
- Median award
- €96,374
- Middle half of past awards
- €61,507 to €288,635
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Reparação de Vedações Danificadas pela Tempestade Kristin nas instalações da AdCL €77,020
- Reparação de Vedações Danificadas pela Tempestade Kristin nas instalações da AdCL €115,729
- PRC/2025/210/SE/PR - Fornecimento de Sinalização de Segurança e Ambiente €14,970
- Veículos a motor - Aluguer de curta duração de veículos ligeiros €807,354
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 profileÁguas do Centro Litoral, SA
- notices in the register
- 489
- awards
- 62
- awarded in total
- €31.8M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 56
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 10%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 99%
Based on 61 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)
- 5.5
- of those lots received a single tender
- 17%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Framegas & Santos, Lda | 2 | €192,748 | Aug 2026 |
| Japrac - Rent-a-Car Aluguer de Automóveis, Lda.; VALPI RENT, LDA. | 1 | €807,354 | Dec 2025 |
| Pro-Extint - Comércio de Equipamento de Segurança, Lda. | 1 | €14,970 | May 2026 |
Based on 4 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
Larger than 48% of the open notices in Transport equipment & vehicles across Europe.
- open now in Transport equipment & vehicles
- 6,268
- median open notice
- €315,967
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersPortugal · Transport equipment & vehicles
- different companies won awards here
- 997
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 4%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 739
Based on 1,649 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)
- 2.5
- of those lots received a single tender
- 41%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 9%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 6%
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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