The Aperlena Verdict
Narrow fieldDATALAN, a.s. leads with 50% of the last 4 comparable contracts, but 3 different suppliers have won here in 5 years. Worth a serious look.
Based on 4 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 procuring entity is purchasing licences for an antispam solution for its Cisco Ironport ESA C695 electronic mail system. The scope comprises ESA AntiSpam, AntiVirus and Advanced Malware Protection licences covering 9,000 users for a period of 1 year, together with an SMA licence for centralized management of the antispam solution, also covering 9,000 users. Full details of the subject matter and its extent are set out in Annex No. 1 of the tender documents, Volume III, Description of the Subject Matter (Technical Specification), and the commercial terms, in the form of a purchase contract and a licence contract including their annexes, are contained in Volume IV, Commercial Terms.
Description
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- Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid. Above the EU threshold: open to companies from any EU country.
- The notice is written in Slovak.
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Official source
Source: TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU)
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Last verified against TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) 6 hours ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €200,017
- €152,013 to €196,017
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 92% of their published estimate, half of them between 76% and 98%, based on 40 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 3 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €200,017
- Median award
- €219,330
- Middle half of past awards
- €202,818 to €244,027
The estimate is smaller than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Slovensko - Softvérový balík na spracovanie daní - NÁKUP LICENCIÍ SAS NA 12 MESIACOV €219,330
- Slovensko - Systémy elektronickej pošty - Nákup licencií pre antispamové riešenie systému elektronickej pošty server Cisco Ironport ESA C695 €186,306
- Slovensko - Webové servery - Nákup licencií pre webový proxy server Cisco Ironport WSA S695 €268,724
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 profileFinančné riaditeľstvo Slovenskej republiky
- notices in the register
- 150
- awards
- 65
- awarded in total
- €45.9M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 32
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 29%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 90%
Based on 51 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)
- 2.1
- of those lots received a single tender
- 34%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DATALAN, a.s. | 2 | €455,030 | Jan 2026 |
| LYNX s.r.o. | 1 | €219,330 | Jan 2026 |
| Aricoma Systems s.r.o. | 1 | Jan 2026 |
Based on 4 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
3 open tenders right now
Market context
Larger than 32% of the open notices in Software & IT systems across Europe.
- open now in Software & IT systems
- 3,217
- median open notice
- €503,610
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersSlovakia · Software & IT systems
- different companies won awards here
- 73
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 29%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 56
Based on 152 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)
- 2.3
- of those lots received a single tender
- 29%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 4%
- 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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