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Open raceNo supplier dominates: 88 different companies have won the last 107 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 107 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 summaryFGC, the Catalan railway operator, is procuring a comprehensive maintenance service for Palfinger cranes mounted on track machinery operating on its Barcelona-Vallès and Llobregat-Anoia lines. The contract covers integral upkeep of these cranes, ensuring the track maintenance fleet remains serviceable for railway operations on both network lines.
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Official source
Source: PSCP - Plataforma de Serveis de Contractacio Publica de Catalunya
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Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €42,000
- €13,440 to €34,860
This buyer's comparable awards in this sector came in at a median of 56% of their published estimate, half of them between 32% and 83%, based on 20 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 112 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €42,000
- Median award
- €191,283
- Middle half of past awards
- €23,969 to €408,450
The estimate sits inside the usual range.
Most recent awards
- Calibration service for hygienic prevention measurement equipment (Ref: POSS11/26) €7,775
- Servei d’assistència tècnica i enginyeria amb dependència tecnològica per a les màquines de via del fabricant “MATISA” a Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya. (Ref. NS59/26) €100,000
- Servei de manteniment del sistema de projecció audiovisual del planetari del Parc Astronòmic del Montsec (Ref. NS50/26) €32,000
- Servei de rehabilitació dels torns TALGO i equips EVA de TALGO dels Tallers de Material mòbil de Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (Ref: NS66/26) €78,748
- Servei de manteniment de la carretera de l’estació de muntanya de Port Ainé (PO63/26) €148,626
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
- 905
- awards
- 690
- awarded in total
- €395.5M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 522
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 3%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 77%
Based on 660 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GMF RAILWAY MAINTENANCE SERVICES | 4 | €1.8M | Sep 2026 |
| DOPPELMAYR IBÉRICA, S.A.U. | 4 | €925,228 | Sep 2026 |
| SELMEC INDUSTRIAL, S.L | 3 | €1.1M | Feb 2026 |
| SERVITEC RADYAL SL | 3 | €638,790 | Jul 2026 |
| Nogales Barcelona | 3 | €201,352 | Apr 2026 |
Based on 107 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
21 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) 1 day 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) 1 day 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) 3 days left
Market context
Larger than 27% of the open notices in Repair & maintenance services across Europe.
- open now in Repair & maintenance services
- 4,682
- median open notice
- €253,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersSpain · Repair & maintenance services
- different companies won awards here
- 7,770
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 2%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 7,199 of 7,494
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 2,711
Based on 16,658 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)
- 3.3
- of those lots received a single tender
- 37%
- 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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