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Open raceNo supplier dominates: 30 different companies have won the last 32 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 32 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 summaryContract for the provision of security and surveillance services, together with controller and auxiliary staff, for the Fira del Gall (Cockerel Fair) and the Festa del Xató, two local events. The supplier must cover guarding and surveillance duties and provide control and support personnel during these festivals. The services relate to the organisation and safe running of both events.
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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 €39,972
- €15,989 to €39,573
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 73% of their published estimate, half of them between 40% and 99%, based on 1,017 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 31 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €39,972
- Median award
- €1,200
- Middle half of past awards
- €685 to €3,691
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Servei d’impressió dels vinils amb els noms del seguici per l’Entrada de Sant Fèlix i subministrament de les polseres identificatives per la cercavila de la Festa Major dels Petits per la Festa Major 2026 €1,735
- Servei de subtitulació en directe del Pregó del dia 28 d’agost per la Festa Major 2026. €1,140
- Servei d’interpretació en llengua de signes catalana dels balls parlats de l’actuació de lluïment del dia 31 d’agost per la Festa Major 2026 €480
- Servei d’1 auxiliar de control d’accessos per a l’Alberg Humanitari de la campanya de la verema, que es realitzarà del 17 d’agost fins al 9 de setembre de 2026 €1,685
- Servei de vigilància de seguretat, per l’Alberg Humanitari de la campanya de la verema, que es realitzarà del 17 d’agost fins al 9 de setembre de 2026 €7,443
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 profileAjuntament de Vilafranca del Penedès
- notices in the register
- 898
- awards
- 880
- awarded in total
- €4.1M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 430
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 13%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 880 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAFIQUES IMPRES-RAPID, SL | 3 | €4,171 | Aug 2026 |
| FACTO COOPERATIVA SCCLP | 1 | €14,368 | Jun 2026 |
| FAURA-CASAS, Auditors Consultors, S.L. | 1 | €14,000 | Jul 2026 |
| EDICIONS I PROPOSTES CULTURALS ANDANA, S.L. | 1 | €12,385 | Jun 2026 |
| BORRAS*LLEBARIA,XAVIER | 1 | €11,250 | Jul 2026 |
Based on 32 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
5 open tenders right now
- Servei d'autocar sortides varies any 2026/2027 3 days left
- Hire of kitchen and dining hall equipment with cleaning, maintenance and replacement services for the gastronomic showcase at the Fira del Gall 4 days left
- Supply, under a rental arrangement, of three floats for the Three Kings Melchior, Gaspar and Balthasar for the Epiphany Parade of Vilafranca del Penedès 4 days left
Market context
Larger than 25% of the open notices in Business services across Europe.
- open now in Business services
- 4,347
- median open notice
- €210,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersSpain · Business services
- different companies won awards here
- 13,120
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 3%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 12,670 of 12,911
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 3,250
Based on 24,425 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)
- 4.5
- of those lots received a single tender
- 21%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 2%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 5%
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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