The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 7 different companies have won the last 8 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 8 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 University of Bucharest is holding an open tender for the purchase of laboratory equipment to support research activities under research project no. 17CoEx/2026, the National Multidisciplinary Centre of Excellence for Combating Resistance to Anti-infective Treatments, implemented at the university. The procurement is split into two lots: Lot 1 covers one microscope objective, a Plan Apochromat with 100X magnification, compatible with the Nikon Eclipse Ci-L microscope; Lot 2 covers one inverted microscope with transmitted light and a phototube. Bidders may submit an offer for one lot, several lots or all lots, and a single bidder may be awarded both lots. Clarification requests may be submitted 17 days before the offer submission deadline, and the contracting authority will reply fully by the 11th day before that deadline.
Description
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Can I bid?
- 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 Romanian.
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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) 3 hours ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €12,032
- €11,551 to €12,032
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 100% of their published estimate, half of them between 96% and 100%, based on 130 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 8 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €12,032
- Median award
- €27,938
- Middle half of past awards
- €13,332 to €110,394
The estimate is smaller than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- România - Echipamente de laborator, optice şi de precizie (cu excepţia ochelarilor) - Echipamente de laborator - 16 loturi (proiect PNRR i8) €110,819
- România - Echipamente de laborator, optice şi de precizie (cu excepţia ochelarilor) - Echipamente de laborator - 16 loturi (proiect PNRR i8) €110,252
- România - Echipamente de laborator, optice şi de precizie (cu excepţia ochelarilor) - Spectrofotometru UV-Vis microvolum cu piedestal €16,150
- România - Echipamente de laborator, optice şi de precizie (cu excepţia ochelarilor) - Up-grade LC-MS €20,017
- Mass spectrometers - Laboratory equipment (muffle furnace, drying oven, analytical balance, disc mill, laminar flow hood, Quadrupole ICP-MS (mass spectrometer)) €135,425
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 din Bucuresti
- notices in the register
- 201
- awards
- 128
- awarded in total
- €42.0M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 54
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 19%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 92%
Based on 118 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)
- 2.8
- of those lots received a single tender
- 20%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LABORATORIUM; ANTISEL RO SRL; NITECH; SEPADIN S.R.L.; DIALAB SOLUTIONS; Elta 90 Medical Research SRL; BIOMEDICA MEDIZINPRODUKTE ROMANIA SRL | 2 | €221,071 | Jul 2026 |
| TEHNO ELECTRO MEDICAL COMPANY S.R.L.; NITECH; ROM TECH; BLUEBOX MEDICAL; Pro Analysis Systems | 1 | €135,425 | Dec 2025 |
| Omnivet Impex S.R.L. | 1 | €35,860 | Oct 2025 |
| Pro Analysis Systems | 1 | €20,017 | Jun 2026 |
| ANTISEL RO | 1 | €16,150 | Jun 2026 |
Based on 8 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
20 open tenders right now
Market context
Larger than 7% of the open notices in Laboratory & precision equipment across Europe.
- open now in Laboratory & precision equipment
- 2,394
- median open notice
- €235,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersRomania · Laboratory & precision equipment
- different companies won awards here
- 340
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 9%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 148
Based on 548 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)
- 1.6
- of those lots received a single tender
- 51%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 5%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 11%
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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