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Summary
Machine-generated summaryThe water operator 'ViK' EOOD - Plovdiv is procuring laboratory services for analysing radiological and chemical indicators of drinking, groundwater and surface water. The contract is split into two lots: lot 1 covers analyses of radiological indicators, with an estimated value of 75,000 euros excluding VAT; lot 2 covers analyses of drinking and groundwater according to chemical indicators under Ordinance 1/10.10.2007 and Ordinance 9/16.03.2001, with an estimated value of 105,000 euros excluding VAT. The overall estimated value is 180,000 euros excluding VAT. The estimated values are not limiting, and the buyer will order services as needed. The performance period is 36 months from signing the contract(s), and test results must be delivered within 20 days of receiving a sample. Participants may bid for one or more lots, and must follow the pricing method in Form 2 for each lot or face removal from the procedure.
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Source: CAIS EOP - Bulgarian national e-procurement (Public Procurement Agency)
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Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €180,000
- €153,000 to €162,000
This buyer's comparable awards in this sector came in at a median of 86% of their published estimate, half of them between 85% and 90%, based on 13 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 14 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €180,000
- Median award
- €121,207
- Middle half of past awards
- €67,111 to €199,665
The estimate sits inside the usual range.
Most recent awards
- „Изпитване на образци (извадки) от води, съгласно Наредба № 1 от 10.10.2007 г. за проучване, ползване и опазване на подземните води, по показателите от таблицата от техническата спецификация“ €20,452
- България - Услуги в областта на археоложките проучвания - „Извършване на археологическо проучване - наблюдение и археологическо проучване - разкопки, свързани с проект: „Реконструкция и изграждане на канализационната и водопроводна мрежа на гр. Пловдив“ на „ВиК“ ЕООД, гр. Пловдив” в три обособени позиции €55,054
- България - Услуги в областта на археоложките проучвания - „Извършване на археологическо проучване - наблюдение и археологическо проучване - разкопки, свързани с проект: „Реконструкция и изграждане на канализационната и водопроводна мрежа на гр. Пловдив“ на „ВиК“ ЕООД, гр. Пловдив” в три обособени позиции €3,440
- България - Услуги в областта на археоложките проучвания - „Извършване на археологическо проучване - наблюдение и археологическо проучване - разкопки, свързани с проект: „Реконструкция и изграждане на канализационната и водопроводна мрежа на гр. Пловдив“ на „ВиК“ ЕООД, гр. Пловдив” в три обособени позиции €14,585
- България - Строителен надзор по време на строителството - Упражняване на строителен надзор и функции на Инженер по ФИДИК за обекти в агломерация Девин по две обособени позиции €155,944
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 profileВОДОСНАБДЯВАНЕ И КАНАЛИЗАЦИЯ ЕООД
- notices in the register
- 324
- awards
- 175
- awarded in total
- €357.7M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 99
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 14%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 159 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)
- 3.4
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ИНТЕРПРОКОНСУЛТ ООД | 10 | €459,135 | May 2026 |
| ЕКИП - МГ ООД | 4 | Jan 2026 | |
| РЕГИОНАЛЕН АРХЕОЛОГИЧЕСКИ МУЗЕЙ - ПЛОВДИВ | 3 | €73,079 | May 2026 |
| СТРОЙНОРМ ЕООД; СТРОЛ-1000 АД | 2 | €567,534 | Sep 2025 |
| ЕКО - ПЪТ КОНСУЛТ; ПЪТКОНСУЛТ 2000 ЕООД; ЕКОИНЖЕНЕРИНГ ЕООД | 1 | €661,561 | Sep 2025 |
Based on 33 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
Larger than 37% of the open notices in Architecture & engineering services across Europe.
- open now in Architecture & engineering services
- 7,713
- median open notice
- €300,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersBulgaria · Architecture & engineering services
- different companies won awards here
- 622
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 7%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 264
Based on 2,177 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)
- 3.5
- of those lots received a single tender
- 29%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 1%
- of the tenders came from 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.
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