The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 36 different companies have won the last 50 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
- Expected wait for the award decision
- 113 days
- from 6 past awards
Based on 50 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 Alicante Health Department, through its Economic Management and General Management, is procuring the supply of a cough assistant device for the Intensive Care Medicine Service of the Alicante Health Department General Hospital. The tender covers one cough assistant unit intended to support patient care in the intensive care setting.
Key points
- Status at the source
- Bids under evaluation
- Reference
- CESDA 2078/2026
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 3 days ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €6,843
- €3,079 to €6,843
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 90% of their published estimate, half of them between 45% and 100%, based on 1,690 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 49 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €6,843
- Median award
- €28,816
- Middle half of past awards
- €8,850 to €77,686
The estimate is smaller than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Supply of a mini sterilization clave for the San Vicente I primary care health centre, Alicante-Hospital General health department €4,411
- Supply of three hand-held Doppler devices for the Plastic Surgery Service of the Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis in Alicante, Alicante-Hospital General Health Department €3,085
- Supply of a protective leaded ceiling screen and RX protection accessories: lower skirt with 2 segments and upper parts with 3 sections, in operating theatre 15 of the Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis €15,595
- Supply of 19 Electric and 31 Hydraulic Examination Couches for the Alicante Health Department - General Hospital €39,988
- Suministro de nueve monitores multiparamétricos para diferentes servicios del Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis €40,500
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 profileDepartamento de Salud Alicante. Dirección Económica-Gerencia
- notices in the register
- 118
- awards
- 76
- awarded in total
- €11.2M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 54
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 17%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 71 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)
- 2.0
- of those lots received a single tender
- 53%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEXTRO MEDICA S.L. | 4 | €669,145 | Sep 2026 |
| AKRALAB, S.L. | 4 | €114,471 | Oct 2026 |
| BOLD TECHNOLOGIES LEADING ESPAÑA SL | 3 | €120,258 | Jul 2026 |
| PROQUINORTE S.A. | 2 | €2.8M | Oct 2025 |
| PALEX MEDICAL, S.A. | 2 | €595,900 | Aug 2026 |
Based on 50 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
5 open tenders right now
- Supply of 11 transport trolleys with shelves for the Alicante Health Department - General Hospital 3 days left
- Suministro de 35 Mesas de uso Médico para el Departamento de Salud de Alicante-Hospital General. 4 days left
- Servicio de mantenimiento y actualización de la aplicación endox, de los servicios de endoscopia digestiva y neumología del departamento de salud alicante-hospital general. 12 days left
Market context
Larger than 13% of the open notices in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals across Europe.
- open now in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals
- 8,327
- median open notice
- €250,709
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersSpain · Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals
- different companies won awards here
- 4,456
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 4%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 3,891 of 4,165
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 1,013
Based on 15,661 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)
- 3.8
- of those lots received a single tender
- 41%
- 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.
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