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Supply of metal profiles and steel parts
Suministro de perfilería metálica y piezas de acero — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 6 February 2028 at 12:00 — 462 days left. Two-stage procedure: by this deadline you submit a request to participate (proof of eligibility). Only shortlisted firms are then invited to submit a tender.
- 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.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 100% of the bids received came from other countries (188 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 1%.n = 188
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (56 awards, most recently August 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2026. The last award went to ANCARIA SL.n = 56
- 51% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (784 awards since 2018, spread over 336 companies). 49% went to new names.n = 784 awards since 2018
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (261 procedures with a bid count); 28% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 261
- The award came in at a median 78% of the estimated value (400 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 80%.n = 400
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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Contract overview: Sistema Dinámico de Adquisición for steel profiles and metal parts (MARE, Cantabria)
The input text concerns a public procurement procedure in Spain, specifically by MEDIO AMBIENTE, AGUA, RESIDUOS Y ENERGÍA DE CANTABRIA, S.A., M.P.
(MARE), for the “Suministro de perfilería metálica y piezas de acero” under a Sistema Dinámico de Adquisición (SDA) using a restricted procedure.
The point of view is Spanish public-sector contracting under the Ley de Contratos del Sector Público (LCSP), with references to national entities, Cantabria as the place of performance, and Spanish oversight bodies such as the Tribunal Administrativo Central de Recursos Contractuales.
As background, the contract’s object is the supply of steel and metal profiles for maintenance works (such as welding and cutting) on structures and fixed equipment at MARE’s facilities (El Mazo recovery centre, EDAR Vuelta Ostrera, EDAR San Pantaleón, and other installations of MARE in Cantabria).
The procurement is organized as an SDA: first, companies apply for admission to the system; later, specific needs are tendered as individual “licitaciones” under that SDA, each with its own Documento de Condiciones Técnicas Particulares.
The general framework is set by the Memoria justificativa, the Acuerdo de inicio de expediente, the documents on term, budget and value, and the general criteria of valuation.
Regarding what the bidder must submit and minimum qualification, the texts describe an initial “Sobre Solicitud de participación en el SDA” with a standardized application form and a “declaración responsable” in the model of Annex B of the Pliego de Cláusulas Administrativas (PCA), in line with LCSP article 140.1.
The Documento Europeo Único de Contratación (DEUC) must be presented (as illustrated by SUMINISTROS MENDATA’s subsanation) and can be required/checked at admission and again before award for the top-ranked bidder.
Solvency requirements are defined in the Memoria justificativa: economic/financial solvency via annual turnover in the year of highest turnover over the last three years, at least 100% of the annualised “valor máximo del sistema dinámico de adquisición”; technical/professional solvency via executed annual volume of similar supplies in that same period, also at least 100% of the annualised value.
For “empresas de nueva creación” (less than five years old), solvency can instead be proved through a professional liability insurance policy for an amount equal or greater than the annualised maximum value (economic solvency) and by indicating technical staff or technical units (technical solvency).
There is also a specific form “CERTIFICADO DE VIGENCIA Y COBERTURA DE PÓLIZA DE SEGURO” to be filled by the insurer or broker as proof of insurance coverage.
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In the Plataforma de Contratación notice, solvency documentation is marked “no aplica” at the initial stage and will be requested from the best-ranked bidder before award, in accordance with LCSP articles 140 and 150.2.
On the scope of the contract (what, how much, where, when), the object is strictly the supply (contract type: suministro) of metallic profiles and steel pieces, not their installation or fabrication by MARE.
Based on historical data, annual needs amount to 30,500 EUR without VAT (El Mazo 10,500 EUR, Vuelta Ostrera 10,000 EUR, San Pantaleón 10,000 EUR).
The Presupuesto Base de Licitación (PBL) for the initial two-year term is 61,000 EUR net (73,810 EUR with 21% VAT).
The value structure includes possible prórrogas (extensions) of two additional one-year periods for another 61,000 EUR (PME 122,000 EUR), plus a 20% modification margin (12,200 EUR) to cover potential increases in quantities, giving a Valor Máximo del Contrato (VMC) of 134,000 EUR (the Acuerdo de inicio uses 134,200 EUR, see contradictions below).
The execution takes place in Cantabria (subentidad territorial ES130, Spain), at MARE’s installations, and the overall SDA validity is two years from the day after the publication of the initial notice (05/02/2024–05/02/2026), with up to two one-year extensions possible.
A subsequent document announces a specific prórroga of one year (05/02/2026–05/02/2027) with a value of 30,500 EUR net for the SDA.
The Plataforma notice shows a “Plazo de Ejecución” from 06/02/2024 to 06/02/2028 with an observation “DOS (2) AÑOS, CON POSIBILIDAD DE DOS PRÓRROGAS ANUALES”, which reflects the base term plus two one‑year extensions.
Concerning award criteria and weighting, the procedure is defined as a restricted SDA with multiple criteria (though all are quantitative and formula-based).
The general “Criterios de valoración” document sets: (1) an economic criterion “Oferta económica – Precio” measuring the percentage discount offered on the PBL of each specific tender; this criterion has a minimum score of 80 and a maximum of 100 points.
(2) “Otros criterios” (also quantitative), with minimum 0 and maximum 20 points.
The detailed formulas for both are to be defined in each individual Documento de Condiciones Técnicas Particulares for each SDA-based tender.
The number of bidders to be invited in each tender is limited with a minimum of five.
The Tribunal Administrativo Central de Recursos Contractuales is identified as the body for appeals, and there is no EU co‑financing.
On risks and special conditions, the texts mention several aspects but not detailed penalty tables.
Subcontracting is allowed for partial execution of the supply, provided the subcontractor meets the same solvency and professional habilitation requirements as the main bidder; however, “partidas esenciales o críticas” cannot be subcontracted and must be executed by the adjudicatario.
Such essential items will be specified, if relevant, in each Documento de Condiciones Técnicas Particulares.
It is mandatory for bidders to indicate in their offer the part of the contract they intend to subcontract, in line with Cantabria’s Decreto 75/2019 on social clauses.
Contract assignment (cesión del contrato) is permitted, but only with prior communication and authorisation by MARE, and only to third parties that meet all requirements of the technical specifications and administrative terms.
Environmental special conditions apply: the awarded company must promote the use of recyclable or recycled packaging materials.
The SDA is considered concluded either when the time limit expires or when the economic limit of the maximum authorised amount is reached.
Procedurally, missing or defective documentation can be corrected (subsanación) within three working days from notification, but only with documents existing before the end of the participation deadline; otherwise, the bidder will be excluded.
The texts do not explicitly describe penalties for non-performance or specific guarantees (fianzas), so these likely appear in the PCA, which is referenced but not fully reproduced here.
As for contradictions or corrections within the documents, there are some numerical and date inconsistencies.
For instance, the Acuerdo de inicio states a Valor Máximo del Contrato of 134,200 EUR without VAT, while the detailed “Criterio utilizado para la fijación del importe de licitación” and “Criterios de valoración” documents fix the VMC at 134,000 EUR.
Since the latter includes a clear breakdown (PBL 61,000 + prórrogas 61,000 + modifications 12,200 = 134,200), the 134,000 EUR appears to be a rounded or slightly inconsistent figure; the Acuerdo de inicio, being a formal opening and containing the detailed decomposition, would usually prevail for the exact value, pending confirmation by the PCA.
Similarly, the SDA duration is consistently described as two years with two possible annual extensions, but one document (Plataforma data) technically lists a four-year execution period (06/02/2024–06/02/2028), while another (14‑placsp‑19) refers to an SDA period 05/02/2024–05/02/2026 with possibility of two annual prórrogas, and then explicitly records a prórroga from 05/02/2026 to 05/02/2027.
In practice, the consistent legal statement is: base term 2 years from publication plus up to two annual extensions, up to a maximum of 4 years or until the economic maximum is reached; the individual prórroga decision for 2026–2027 is a specific application of this framework.
Finally, the Plataforma notice flags the solvency fields as “no aplica” at the initial stage, whereas the Memoria justificativa sets strict solvency thresholds – this is not a contradiction but reflects the LCSP practice that actual proof is only required from the bidder ranked first in each award process.
Only the contracting authority's tender documents are binding. As of: 20/10/2026
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
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 MENDATA S.L. | 22 | 2020–2026 |
| SULZER PUMPS WASTEWATER SPAIN, S.A. | 19 | 2021–2026 |
| METALTRES PEFERLUI, S.L. | 18 | 2023–2026 |
| GRUPO ANSAREO AEB S.L. | 15 | 2021–2026 |
| Seidor Tech, S.A. | 15 | 2022–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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 14 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 733 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 · Construction materials, 36 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 29,394 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Italy, Germany.
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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