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Acquisition of industrial washing tunnel for kitchen of the Albacete Air Base
Adquisición túnel de lavado industrial para cocina de la Base Aérea de Albacete — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 4 November at 23:59 — 4 days left.
- You submit on PLACSP — Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público — not here and not by e-mail. ↗ Submission via the Plataforma de Contratación (PLACSP): registration plus a recognised digital certificate / eIDAS signature — as an EU bidder, arrange this early; it typically takes days. Sort out account and signature first — not on submission day.
- Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
What the buyer is looking for
The purpose of this specification is to establish the technical characteristics and operating conditions of the kitchen of the unit.’ An illustrative image of the product requested is attached. NOTE: The total length of the assembly installed, including the entry and exit tables, the car wash and the drying area, shall not exceed 450 cm. The image incorporated into this specification is for guidance purposes. The partial dimensions shown do not constitute mandatory limits and may be adapted to the configuration offered, provided that the maximum total length is respected and the required performance is maintained. The direction of advancement of the baskets shall be from right to left, observed from ...
Excerpt from the tender documents (NUEVO PPT.pdf), machine-translated — the original is under “Documents”.
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Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every month (40 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to EUROPAVIA ESPAÑA S.A.n = 40
- 78% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (2,733 awards since 2018, spread over 600 companies). That is well above the sector norm (52%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 2,733 awards since 2018
- 98% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (51 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 77%.n = 51
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (2,385 procedures with a bid count); 41% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 2,385
- The award came in at a median 87% of the estimated value (328 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 83%.n = 328
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 01/11/2026.
Tender documents at a glance
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Adquisición de túnel de lavado industrial para la cocina de la Base Aérea de Albacete
The input text concerns a Spanish public procurement procedure under the Ley 9/2017 de Contratos del Sector Público (LCSP) for the supply of an industrial washing tunnel for the kitchen of the Base Aérea de Albacete (Spain’s Air and Space Force).
It is written entirely from the perspective of a Spanish contracting authority (Sección Económico‑Administrativa 23 de la Base Aérea de Albacete) and Spanish bidders, referring to Spanish and EU rules (LCSP, LPACAP, DEUC, ROLECE, etc.).
The documents include the contract notice, economic memorandum, administrative and technical issues, plus a post‑award administrative appeal (recurso potestativo de reposición) that led to annulment and retroaction of the procedure.
Regarding what bidders must submit and minimum qualification requirements, the text specifies, for example, that bidders must present a “DECLARACIÓN RESPONSABLE” in the format of Annex II of the PCAP, or alternatively the standard EU form DEUC (Documento Europeo Único de Contratación).
As such, bidders must prove capacity to contract under articles 141 and 159.4.c) LCSP, not being prohibited to contract, and compliance with tax and Social Security obligations: an up‑to‑date document from AEAT on IAE status plus a responsible declaration of not having been deregistered; a positive certificate of being up to date with Social Security payments; and registration in ROLECE (Registro Oficial de Licitadores y Empresas Clasificadas) with a separate declaration that the registered data remain valid.
The text does not mention specific minimum annual turnover, insurance levels or technical references beyond the obligation to comply with the technical specifications (PPT); in practice, the decisive technical requirement is full conformity with 14 mandatory technical points in the PPT for the dishwasher tunnel, whose non‑compliance leads to exclusion.
On the scope of the contract (what, how much, where, when), the contract object is consistently defined as the “Adquisición de túnel de lavado industrial para la cocina de la Base Aérea de Albacete” (CPV 42995100 – Túnel de lavado).
The economic data are clearly set: estimated value 47.777,00 € (excluding taxes), base tender budget 47.777,00 € + 21% VAT (10.033,17 €) = 57.810,17 € total, with no modifications or extensions foreseen.
The place of performance is the Base Aérea de Albacete (ES421, Ctra. de Murcia s/n, 02071 Albacete).
As for time, there are two regimes due to the initial and the re‑issued announcement: in one, the “Plazo de Ejecución” is 3 months (until 30/09/2026); in the later notice, the execution period is 45 calendar days from the day after signature, never later than 09/12/2026, covering supply, dismantling, removal, installation, commissioning and functional tests.
The contract is processed as an open simplified procedure, ordinary processing, with purely electronic submission via the PLACSP.
Concerning award criteria and weighting, the text shows that the contract is adjudicated solely on the basis of price as a criterion quantifiable by formula.
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As indicated, “Oferta Económica (OE).
Puntuación máxima: 100 puntos.
Subtipo criterio: Precio.
This is confirmed by the acta of the órgano de asistencia, which, after excluding two bidders for failing the technical specifications, ranks the remaining four offers strictly by price and proposes the one with the lowest amount (CUARTERO HIGIENE, S.L., 42.891,44 € IVA incluido), noting explicitly that no tender is considered abnormally low as per PCAP clause 17.
As to risks and special conditions, the documents highlight several aspects rather than explicit penalties or guarantees.
For example, there is a fixed three‑month validity period of the offer (“Plazo de validez de la oferta: 3 meses”) and the possibility of subcontracting is expressly allowed (“Subcontratación permitida”).
Payment will be electronic and electronic invoicing is accepted; there is no electronic ordering.
Special performance conditions are mainly environmental and occupational safety oriented: the contractor must comply with occupational risk prevention rules and adopt all necessary safety and hygiene measures for workers.
The texts do not describe explicit penalty clauses, guarantee amounts, or a mandatory site visit, nor do they mention a specific question deadline; those details would typically be in the full PCAP, which is referenced but not reproduced.
A relevant procedural risk is evidenced by the subsequent suspension of contract formalisation as a precautionary measure when doubts arose about technical compliance of the awarded offer.
On contradictions or corrections within the documents, the input text is particularly detailed.
It documents how a bidder (RIBAFRI, S.L.) challenged the award decision, alleging incorrect technical evaluation of CUARTERO HIGIENE, S.L. and others.
Following this, a new technical report of 25/08/2026 finds that the initial technical report erroneously stated that CUARTERO’s offer fully complied with the PPT.
Additionally, it reveals a “contradicción esencial” between requirement 4 of the PPT (door must be pivoting 180º or swinging) and requirement 12 (door must have counterweights), two mutually exclusive configurations for the same inspection/hygiene door.
This makes it impossible for any bidder to comply literally with all technical requirements, and indeed the new detailed assessment concludes that none of the six offers fully meets all 14 PPT points.
Applying article 124 LCSP and article 109 LPACAP, the contracting authority concludes this is not a mere material or arithmetic error but a substantial defect in the PPT that prevents clear determination of the contract’s technical characteristics.
As a result, the authority partially upholds the appeal, annuls the award resolution of 05/08/2026, lifts the interim suspension, orders retroaction of the procedure to the stage prior to PPT drafting and approval to correct the incongruities, and mandates a new tender with a new PPT and a new submission period.
Only the contracting authority's tender documents are binding. As of: 22/10/2026
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
Tender documents — direct download
Who has won at this buyer so far
Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| SUMINISTROS DE ALBACETE, S.L. | 447 | 2018–2026 |
| ALFONSO TENDERO,S.L · ALBACETE 02 | 115 | 2018–2026 |
| EQUONE EQUIPAMIENTO, S.L. · ALBACETE | 66 | 2018–2026 |
| Eulen S.A. · Coruña, A | 54 | 2018–2025 |
| SUMINISTROS HOSTELEROS TAYCO S.L. (EN CONST) · Albacete | 49 | 2018–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 9 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 91 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 26 (median of 7,730 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
Foreign bidders
In Spain · Industrial machinery, 55 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 9,923 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Italy, France.
How to bid
Guide: how to apply on PLACSP — Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público (Spanien) → Registration, signature, fees — from the operator's bidder manual.
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