The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 6 different companies have won the last 8 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 8 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 City of Cartagena procures supplies for its Local Police in two lots. Lot I covers uniforms for officers about to join the force. Lot II covers leather goods (guarnicionería) and equipment for Special Units. The contract is divided into these two lots and is identified under reference SUL2026/5, with the Local Government Board of the Cartagena City Council acting as contracting authority.
Key points
- Status at the source
- Published, open for bids
- Reference
- SUL2026/5
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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 1 week ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €64,200
- €44,940 to €64,200
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 98% of their published estimate, half of them between 70% and 100%, based on 195 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 8 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €64,200
- Median award
- €979
- Middle half of past awards
- €200 to €2,236
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Adquisición de material de rescate: cabo de anclaje y mosquetón €169
- Suministro de 4 banderas de Ceuta €180
- Banderas España para fiestas de San Roque 2026 en Alumbres (presupuesto J.M. Alumbres) €206
- Suministro de banderas oficiales para Concejalía de Participación Ciudadana (presupuesto Concejalía) €1,749
- Suministro de 3.000 pulseras reflectantes y 35 chalecos reflectantes infantiles €996
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 profileJunta de Gobierno Local del Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
- notices in the register
- 780
- awards
- 701
- awarded in total
- €15.7M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 428
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 5%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 99%
Based on 700 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
- 27%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Jose Lopez Fidel | 3 | €2,136 | Aug 2026 |
| INSIGNA UNIFORMES S.L. | 1 | €36,063 | May 2026 |
| PROTEC SOLANA S.L. | 1 | €3,696 | May 2026 |
| Magic Marketing S.L.U | 1 | €996 | May 2026 |
| LAUREANO ROS ALBALADEJO | 1 | €962 | May 2026 |
Based on 8 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
Larger than 30% of the open notices in Security, fire-fighting & defence equipment across Europe.
- open now in Security, fire-fighting & defence equipment
- 986
- median open notice
- €246,375
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersSpain · Security, fire-fighting & defence equipment
- different companies won awards here
- 1,159
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 4%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 1,097 of 1,128
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 759
Based on 2,179 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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