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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 summaryAena, through the airport management of Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport, is procuring the supply of gaskets for the airport's passenger boarding bridges (PCA telescopic units). The contract, identified by reference BCN-171/2026, covers the delivery of these components for the maintenance and upkeep of the boarding bridge units at the airport, with an estimated value of 59799.75 EUR.
Key points
- Status at the source
- Published, open for bids
- Reference
- BCN-171/2026
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Official source
Source: PLACSP - Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público
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Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €59,800
- €44,850 to €59,202
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 89% of their published estimate, half of them between 75% and 99%, based on 181 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 4 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €59,800
- Median award
- €10,781
- Middle half of past awards
- €7,272 to €16,471
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Procurement of air conditioning equipment for critical facilities €12,162
- Supply of PVC signage milling engraving equipment for Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport €9,400
- Repair of Engine Control Unit (ECU) KS1 Cela Continuity Group €29,400
- Atornillador Impacto Taller Balizamiento €888
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 profileAena. Dirección del Aeropuerto de Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat
- notices in the register
- 183
- awards
- 118
- awarded in total
- €37.3M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 72
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 13%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 109 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
- 56%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| COFELY ESPAÑA SA | 1 | €29,400 | Aug 2026 |
| CADIELSA GRUPO SLU | 1 | €12,162 | Oct 2026 |
| TÉCNICAS DEL GRABADO S.A. | 1 | €9,400 | Sep 2026 |
| SUMINISTROS INDUSTRIALES MIOR SL | 1 | €888 | Aug 2026 |
Based on 4 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
6 open tenders right now
Market context
Larger than 25% of the open notices in Industrial machinery across Europe.
- open now in Industrial machinery
- 2,906
- median open notice
- €268,436
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersSpain · Industrial machinery
- different companies won awards here
- 2,147
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 2%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 2,064 of 2,092
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 1,079
Based on 3,261 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)
- 2.5
- of those lots received a single tender
- 36%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 4%
- 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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