The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 8 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 City of Castellón de la Plana is procuring a service to draw up and develop a public communication and awareness-raising plan. This corresponds to action C2 of the project 'Castellón naturaleza en red', which is supported by the Biodiversity Foundation of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge and financed by the European Union through ERDF funding.
Key points
- Status at the source
- Published, open for bids
- Reference
- 96901/2026
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Source: PLACSP - Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público
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Last verified against PLACSP - Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público 6 days ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €75,537
- €31,726 to €75,537
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 78% of their published estimate, half of them between 42% and 100%, based on 1,170 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 7 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €75,537
- Median award
- €126,873
- Middle half of past awards
- €79,277 to €485,623
The estimate is smaller than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Contratación de los servicios de gestión, diseño y maquetación de la Agenda cultural municipal. €41,964
- Servicio de vigilancia y seguridad privada en diversos edificios públicos de la ciudad de Castelló de la Plana €263,350
- Servicios de vigilancia de sistemas de alarma - Servicio integral de instalación, mantenimiento y gestión de sistemas de seguridad y videovigilancia en los edificios municipales del Ayuntamiento de Castelló de la Plana €126,873
- Servicios de campañas de publicidad - Servicio de diseño y ejecución de campañas comerciales y otras actividades destinadas a la dinamización comercial en la ciudad de Castelló de la Plana, dividido en lotes €26,298
- Servicios de campañas de publicidad - Servicio de diseño y ejecución de campañas comerciales y otras actividades destinadas a la dinamización comercial en la ciudad de Castelló de la Plana, dividido en lotes €116,591
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 profileJunta de Gobierno del Ayuntamiento de Castellón de la Plana
- notices in the register
- 328
- awards
- 280
- awarded in total
- €389.9M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 226
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 4%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 99%
Based on 266 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)
- 3.4
- of those lots received a single tender
- 26%
- of the awards went to companies based in 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICIOS DE COLABORACIÓN INTEGRAL, S.L.U. | 1 | €4.6M | Nov 2025 |
| VELA CUADRA PRODUCCIONES S.L. | 1 | €707,897 | Jan 2026 |
| SEGURIDAD INTEGRAL SECOEX S.A. | 1 | €263,350 | May 2026 |
| CASVA SEGURIDAD, S.L. | 1 | €126,873 | Mar 2026 |
| JOAQUIN GUILLEN & ASOCIADOS CONSULTORÍA DE COMUNICACIÓN Y MARKETING, S.L.U | 1 | €116,591 | Feb 2026 |
Based on 8 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
8 open tenders right now
- Cleaning, repair, waterproofing and painting works at the Templete and fencing of Ribalta Park in Castellón 1 day left
- Repair of structural pathologies and defects in buildings and improvement of furniture and equipment at Ribalta Park in Castellón 1 day left
- Renovation works at the municipal nursery schools Chupetes, Biberons and Peücs 6 days left
Market context
Larger than 33% of the open notices in Business services across Europe.
- open now in Business services
- 4,449
- median open notice
- €216,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersSpain · Business services
- different companies won awards here
- 13,553
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 3%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 13,084 of 13,335
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 3,281
Based on 25,675 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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