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Open raceNo supplier dominates: 9 different companies have won the last 11 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 11 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 Polytechnic University of Madrid is procuring the supply and installation of two servers for the Higher Technical School of Computer Engineering. The equipment will support the school's services, practical sessions and interactive classes. The contract, referenced SUM-26/26BA, is managed by the university's Rectorate and is valued at 41,450 EUR. The notice is currently published.
Key points
- Status at the source
- Published, open for bids
- Reference
- SUM-26/26BA
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 11 hours ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €41,450
- €29,844 to €41,450
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 88% of their published estimate, half of them between 72% and 100%, based on 367 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 11 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €41,450
- Median award
- €25,100
- Middle half of past awards
- €14,700 to €90,222
The estimate sits inside the usual range.
Most recent awards
- Suministro e instalación de dos servidores para los servicios, prácticas y clases interactivas para la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Informáticos de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid €32,700
- Adquisición de la licencia institucional de la aplicación “WRITEFULL” para los miembros de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. €14,700
- Suministro €14,700
- Adquisición del software Suite Enterprise de Altair para la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid €25,100
- PRÓRROGA. Lote 2. Suministro para la renovación de las licencias GRANTA para la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. €5,469
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 profileRectorado de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
- notices in the register
- 145
- awards
- 91
- awarded in total
- €36.1M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 73
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 12%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 90 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)
- 12.4
- of those lots received a single tender
- 7%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRENAX SAS SUCURSAL EN ESPAÑA | 2 | €29,400 | Jul 2026 |
| ANSYS IBERIA, S.L. | 2 | €19,569 | Jul 2026 |
| UNIVERSITAS XXI SOLUCIONES Y TECNOLOGÍA PARA LA UNIVERSIDAD, S.A. | 1 | €276,841 | Apr 2026 |
| ORANGE ESPAGNE SAU | 1 | €258,277 | Feb 2026 |
| ESRI ESPAÑA SOLUCIONES GEOESPACIALES, S.L. | 1 | €117,000 | Nov 2025 |
Based on 11 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
2 open tenders right now
Market context
Larger than 12% of the open notices in Software & IT systems across Europe.
- open now in Software & IT systems
- 3,267
- median open notice
- €503,114
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersSpain · Software & IT systems
- different companies won awards here
- 1,971
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 7%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 1,805 of 1,906
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 1,180
Based on 4,657 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
- 43%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 2%
- 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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