The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 62 different companies have won the last 142 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 142 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 Provincial Directorate of Education in Valladolid is procuring road school transport for route 4700653, running from C/ Almanzor in Valladolid to the secondary schools IES Pinar de la Rubia and IES Condesa Eylo in Valladolid. The service covers the 2026-2027 school year and is part of the school transport provision in the province of Valladolid.
Key points
- Status at the source
- Published, open for bids
- Reference
- A2026/015062
Original text
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Official source
Source: PLACSP - Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público
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Last verified against PLACSP - Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público 1 week ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €20,278
- €9,125 to €18,250
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 50% of their published estimate, half of them between 45% and 90%, based on 361 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 138 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €20,278
- Median award
- €23,444
- Middle half of past awards
- €10,395 to €34,374
The estimate sits inside the usual range.
Most recent awards
- Ruta 4700658. Taxi. De Honcalada al CRA "Llano Alto" de Ataquines. Curso 2026/2027.Servicio de transporte escolar. €13,072
- Ruta 4700657. Taxi. De Santovenia de Pisuerga C/Arado,36 al CEE Nº 1 de Valladolid. Curso 2026/2027.Servicio de transporte escolar. €13,524
- Ruta 4700655. Bilingüe. Taxi. De IES "Emperador Carlos" de Medina del Campo a Velascálvaro. Curso 2026/2027. Servicio de transporte escolar terrestre en la provincia de Valladolid. €775
- Ruta 4700622 Bilingüe. Del IES Vega del Prado de Valladolid a Villanubla. Curso 2026/2027. Servicio de Transporte escolar. €7,719
- Ruta 4700656. Taxi. De Velilla al IES Alejandría + IES Juan I de Castilla de Tordesillas. Curso 2026/2027.Servicio de transporte escolar. €8,750
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 profileDirección Provincial de Educación en Valladolid
- notices in the register
- 221
- awards
- 200
- awarded in total
- €4.1M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 98
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 23%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 99%
Based on 199 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINECAR S.A | 30 | €762,687 | Sep 2026 |
| EMPRESA CABRERO SA | 10 | €324,192 | Sep 2026 |
| LA REGIONAL VALLISOLETANA, SAU | 6 | €171,724 | Aug 2026 |
| AUTOBUSES AGUIRRE S.L. | 4 | €141,977 | Aug 2026 |
| AUTOCARES SANTIBUS SL | 4 | €129,797 | Aug 2026 |
Based on 142 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
3 open tenders right now
- Route 4700494, from Cubillas de Santa Marta (N-620 junction, Cubillas turn-off) to the Ana de Austria primary school in Cigales (Valladolid). 2026-2027 school year. 3 days left
- Route 4700492, Pso. Enrique Tierno Galván (municipal swimming pool car park), Zaratán to IES Vega del Prado, Valladolid. School year 2026-2027. Land school transport service in Valladolid province. 4 days left
Market context
Larger than 9% of the open notices in Transport services across Europe.
- open now in Transport services
- 1,075
- median open notice
- €697,745
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersSpain · Transport services
- different companies won awards here
- 2,194
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 6%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 2,093 of 2,137
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 931
Based on 4,783 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. New: no award from the same buyer or market in the two years before.
Competition
- tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
- 2.5
- of those lots received a single tender
- 46%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 1%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 3%
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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