The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 8 different companies have won the last 10 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 10 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 contracting authority is purchasing laptops to support the implementation of the project 'Romanian Excellence in Quantum Technologies enhancing Cybersecurity', project code PN-IV-P6-6.1-CoEx-2024-0214, financed under funding contract no. 7CoEx/2026. The supplies must follow the technical specifications in the specifications document. The procurement covers four types of equipment: a premium professional laptop with a 16-inch screen, a premium professional laptop with a 14-inch screen, a premium ultra-portable laptop with a screen of at most 13.6 inches, and a premium dual-screen laptop in dual-screen format with a 14-inch diagonal. Clarification requests may be submitted up to 18 days before the submission deadline, and answers must be sent by the 11th day before that deadline.
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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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Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €13,021
- €11,719 to €13,021
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 97% of their published estimate, half of them between 90% and 100%, based on 103 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 10 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €13,021
- Median award
- €49,871
- Middle half of past awards
- €9,440 to €74,820
The estimate sits inside the usual range.
Most recent awards
- Personal computers - Purchase of workstations for the project 'Implementation of a deep learning and statistical system for fetal morphology etc. in real life', SMIS code 347141, contract no. 797/19.02.2026, funded by the South-West Oltenia Regional Programme 2021-2027 €85,089
- România - Supercomputer - Achiziție Echipamente IT cercetare: Server AI de procesare paralela cu accelare GPU + UPS, pentru implementarea proiectului „Implementarea unui sistem de învățare profundă și statistică a morfologiei fetale etc. în viața reală” Cod SMIS 347141, Contract nr. 797/19.02.2026, finanțat prin Programul Regional Sud-Vest Oltenia 2021-2027 €389,608
- România - Computere portabile - Achizitie de Laptopuri, pentru implementarea proiectului „Implementarea unui sistem de învățare profundă și statistică a morfologiei fetale etc. în viața reală" Cod SMIS 347141, Contract nr. 797/19.02.2026 finanțat prin Programul Regional Sud-Vest Oltenia 2021-2027 €8,227
- România - Echipament şi accesorii pentru computer - Achiziție Sistem de transmisie/recepție studioul Tele Universitatea TV, pentru proiectul ,,Universitatea din Craiova - noi orizonturi în era digitală" prin PNRR, cod proiect - 686692395, Contract nr. 14054/16.09.2022, finanțat prin PNRR/2022/C15/MEDU/I16 €79,054
- România - Computere portabile - Achiziție de echipamente (Statii de lucru portabile, Statii de lucru desktop, Sistem de calcul pentru cloud computing) pentru proiectul cu titlul “Nonlinear Differential Systems in Applied Sciences”, Contract nr. 760112/23.05.2023, finanțat prin PNRR/2022/C9/MCID/I8 €62,120
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 profileUNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA
- notices in the register
- 128
- awards
- 65
- awarded in total
- €40.6M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 34
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 26%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 95%
Based on 58 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)
- 2.3
- of those lots received a single tender
- 35%
- 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.
Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI-NOVATION | 2 | €474,697 | Sep 2026 |
| DWYN ELECTRONICS SRL | 2 | €16,816 | Oct 2025 |
| ANGELOSOFT COMPUTERS SRL | 1 | €79,054 | Feb 2026 |
| S.C. B2B DIGITAL S.R.L.; Sharolt Group | 1 | €62,120 | Jan 2026 |
| AS COMPUTER CRAIOVA | 1 | €50,464 | Jul 2025 |
Based on 10 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
Market context
Larger than 14% of the open notices in Office & computing machinery across Europe.
- open now in Office & computing machinery
- 3,916
- median open notice
- €184,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersRomania · Office & computing machinery
- different companies won awards here
- 472
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 10%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 332
Based on 911 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
- 29%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 1%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 7%
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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