The Aperlena Verdict
Narrow fieldМОНТАНА - АВТОБУСЕН ТРАНСПОРТ ЕООД leads with 50% of the last 6 comparable contracts, but 4 different suppliers have won here in 5 years. Worth a serious look.
- Expected final price vs the published estimate
- 0%
Based on 6 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 summaryMontana Municipality is procuring the transport of children and pupils for the 2026/2027 school year, from their place of residence to the settlement with a central school and back, on the route Montana - Bezdenitsa - Gabrovnitsa - Virove - Montana. Line 1 covers Montana - Bezdenitsa - Gabrovnitsa serving the schools 'St. St. Cyril and Methodius', 'N. Y. Vaptsarov' and 'Hr. Botev', 40 km per run, three times daily. Line 2 covers Montana - Bezdenitsa - Gabrovnitsa - Virove serving several vocational and secondary schools, 40 km per run, twice daily.
Description
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Source: CAIS EOP - Bulgarian national e-procurement (Public Procurement Agency)
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Last verified against CAIS EOP - Bulgarian national e-procurement (Public Procurement Agency) 3 weeks ago
What this buyer has paid before
Based on 4 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €39,990
- Median award
- €900,000
- Middle half of past awards
- €231,802 to €1.7M
The estimate is smaller than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- „Превоз на деца и ученици за учебната 2026/2027 г. от местоживеенето до населено място със средищно училище в Община Монтана и обратно“ по 5 (пет) обособени позиции €27,209
- България - Специализирани услуги за пътен превоз на пътници - Обществен превоз на пътници по автобусни линии №1, №2, №3, №4 и №12 от градския транспорт на град Монтана €2,200,000
- България - Специализирани услуги за пътен превоз на пътници - Обществен превоз на пътници по автобусни линии №5, №6, №7, №8, №9 и №10 от градския транспорт на град Монтана €1,500,000
- България - Специализирани услуги за пътен превоз на пътници - Обществен превоз на пътници по автобусни линии от общинската транспортна схема, направление Монтана - Габровница - Безденица €300,000
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 profileОБЩИНА МОНТАНА
- notices in the register
- 27
- awards
- 15
- awarded in total
- €6.6M
Who wins its contracts
Moderately concentrated- different companies won its awards
- 12
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 36%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 14 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)
- 1.5
- of those lots received a single tender
- 63%
- 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.
This buyer has no award history in this sector yet. Usual winners, Transport services - Bulgaria
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| БЪЛГАРИЯ ЕР - ПОСОКА | 35 | €11.1M | Oct 2026 |
| А - ТУР ЕООД | 10 | €350,569 | Jun 2026 |
| ЦЕНТЪР ЗА ГРАДСКА МОБИЛНОСТ ЕАД | 10 | €312,256 | Sep 2026 |
| БУЛ-ГЕЙТ ЕООД | 8 | €153,388 | Oct 2025 |
| М - БУС ООД | 7 | €1.3M | Sep 2026 |
Based on 365 awards with a linked company profile over the last 2 years.
Market context
Larger than 17% of the open notices in Transport services across Europe.
- open now in Transport services
- 1,087
- median open notice
- €597,355
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersBulgaria · Transport services
- different companies won awards here
- 190
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 15%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 186
Based on 365 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)
- 1.4
- of those lots received a single tender
- 59%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 0%
- of the tenders came from 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.
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