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Open raceNo supplier dominates: 78 different companies have won the last 87 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 87 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 summaryThis tender covers a technical assistance service for the review and updating of the maintenance plans of Xarxa Ferroviària, the railway network buyer. The service involves supporting the buyer in revising and updating existing maintenance plans for its railway infrastructure. The description does not divide the service into lots; the contract is procured as a single service identified under reference POS138/26.
Description
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- Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.
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Source: PSCP - Plataforma de Serveis de Contractacio Publica de Catalunya
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Last verified against PSCP - Plataforma de Serveis de Contractacio Publica de Catalunya 1 week ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €97,500
- €61,425 to €86,775
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 78% of their published estimate, half of them between 63% and 89%, based on 1,001 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 75 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €97,500
- Median award
- €14,900
- Middle half of past awards
- €4,816 to €135,000
The estimate sits inside the usual range.
Most recent awards
- Servei d'assistència tècnica per a la supervisió del disseny, producció, revisió, factoria i posada en vies del projecte pel subministrament de les unitats de tren sèrie TramCamp a Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (Ref.POS80/26) €92,644
- Technical assistance service for the construction project on the accessibility implementation plan: adapting platform and lobby pavements to the new Accessibility Code under Decree 209/2023 of 28 November (Part 1), and for drafting inventories of materials and equipment (Part 2) at stations of the Metropolitan Lines, Montserrat rack railway, funiculars, car parks, sheds and workshops of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (Ref.POS17/26) €47,186
- Serveis de direcció d’obra, direcció d’execució i coordinació de seguretat i salut d’obres a la Vall de Núria (POS93/26) €26,200
- Serveis d’assistència tècnica en la dinamització del procés de pressupostos participatius de Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya i de les seves societats mercantils utilitzant el portal Participa Gencat per a les properes edicions (Ref:POS40/26) €60,000
- Servei de revisió anual dels equips EPI de Vall de Núria €4,833
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 profileFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
- notices in the register
- 903
- awards
- 687
- awarded in total
- €395.4M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 525
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 3%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 77%
Based on 656 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)
- 4.1
- of those lots received a single tender
- 33%
- of the awards went to companies based in 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINYERIA SORTEC, S.L. | 5 | €13,250 | Jun 2026 |
| VERTICAL SPORTS, SL | 2 | €7,901 | Jun 2026 |
| NOIMA SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIE | 2 | €6,500 | Jun 2026 |
| LINCAT DISPOSITIUS D'ANCORATGE | 2 | €6,005 | Jun 2026 |
| TÜV RHEINLAND IBERICA INSPECTI | 2 | €5,696 | Jun 2026 |
Based on 87 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
22 open tenders right now
- Supply of biodegradable eyebrow grease for train units 112, 113, 114, 115 and 213 of the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya rolling stock (Ref. PO109/26) 5 days left
- Treatment and disposal services for non-hazardous waste and refuse - Waste management service from the rolling stock area and the railway network of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (Ref. PO84/26) 5 days left
- Safety and Health Coordination Services for works involving improvement, consolidation, waterproofing and sealing of slabs, drainage improvement treatments, structural interventions and well maintenance at various points of the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya network (POS135/26) 7 days left
Market context
Larger than 18% of the open notices in Architecture & engineering services across Europe.
- open now in Architecture & engineering services
- 20,953
- median open notice
- €471,583
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersSpain · Architecture & engineering services
- different companies won awards here
- 7,434
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 2%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 6,975 of 7,143
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 2,660
Based on 12,884 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)
- 5.8
- of those lots received a single tender
- 13%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 1%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 2%
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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