The Aperlena Verdict
Narrow fieldCLEVISA, S.L. 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 Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, acting through its Rector, is procuring the supply of workstations consisting of personal laptops together with peripherals, intended for the university's staff. The contract covers delivery of this IT equipment for the institution's personnel.
Key points
- Status at the source
- Published, open for bids
- Reference
- 2026/0006853
Original text
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Official source
Source: PLACSP - Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público
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Last verified against PLACSP - Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público 4 days ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €213,450
- €155,818 to €213,450
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 97% of their published estimate, half of them between 73% and 100%, based on 356 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
- €213,450
- Median award
- €116,575
- Middle half of past awards
- €75,832 to €186,376
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Supply of 49 Apple Mac Mini computers with M6 chip, 16GB unified memory, 256GB storage and 2.5 gigabit ethernet for the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid €35,089
- Suministro de puestos de trabajo (portátiles personales y periféricos) destinados al personal de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid €116,575
- Ordenadores de mesa - Suministro e instalación de 214 ordenadores para aulas de docencia en la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid €256,176
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 profileRector de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
- notices in the register
- 104
- awards
- 65
- awarded in total
- €20.6M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 51
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 15%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 59 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)
- 3.5
- of those lots received a single tender
- 14%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 10%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLEVISA, S.L. | 2 | €372,751 | Jul 2026 |
| Servicios Microinformática SA | 1 | €35,089 | Oct 2026 |
| LYRECO ESPAÑA, S.A. | 1 | Sep 2025 |
Based on 4 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
3 open tenders right now
Market context
Larger than 57% of the open notices in Office & computing machinery across Europe.
- open now in Office & computing machinery
- 2,956
- median open notice
- €143,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersSpain · Office & computing machinery
- different companies won awards here
- 2,911
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 9%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 2,751 of 2,849
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 1,666
Based on 8,565 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)
- 4.7
- of those lots received a single tender
- 26%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 1%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 1%
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.
Similar tenders
Open now
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days left
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est. value
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days left
€516,000
est. value
Open elsewhere in Europe
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