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Establishment of a dynamic acquisition system for short-term vehicle leasing for the CEAM Foundation.
Establecimiento de un sistema dinámico de adquisición para el arrendamiento a corto plazo de vehículos para la Fundación CEAM. — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 30 June 2032 at 15:00 — 2068 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
- 40% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (727 awards since 2018, spread over 262 companies). That is well below the sector norm (63%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 727 awards since 2018
- 100% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (12 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 68%.n = 12
- The median procedure drew just one bid (614 procedures with a bid count); 89% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 614
- The award came in at a median 75% of the estimated value (94 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 82%.n = 94
- Not one of the 727 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 1%.n = 727
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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Dynamic purchasing system for short-term vehicle rental for Fundación CEAM (Spain)
The input text concerns the establishment of a “Sistema Dinámico de Adquisición” (dynamic purchasing system, SDA) for short‑term vehicle rentals for the Fundación Centro de Estudios Ambientales del Mediterráneo (CEAM) in Spain, within the framework of Spanish public procurement and EU Directive 2014/24/EU.
The perspective is clearly Spanish: the contracting authority is a Spanish public‑sector foundation, procedures run through the Spanish national procurement platform PLACSP, and requirements refer to Spanish tax, social security, and labour regulations.
Countries explicitly mentioned are Spain (place of performance, legal framework) and, indirectly, other countries in relation to foreign bidders who must submit to Spanish jurisdiction.
The background of the contract is the operational need for vehicles to support CEAM’s environmental research activities, such as visiting open‑field experimental plots, maintaining measurement equipment, and conducting intensive measurement campaigns in field and urban environments.
As such, the SDA/2025/CEAM0/0001 is designed to complement CEAM’s existing fleet (three owned vehicles, one long‑term rental) with short‑term rentals, for specific situations where their own vehicles are insufficient or unsuitable (for example, large cargo vans or basic vehicles needed only at certain times).
The SDA runs from 15/04/2025 to 30/06/2032, with the dynamic system used to award multiple subsequent specific contracts (as illustrated by the list of short‑term rental contracts already awarded in 2025 to Baysan and Northgate).
Regarding scope of the contract, the SDA is a supplies contract (subtype: rental) for motor vehicles (CPV 34100000), with an overall estimated value of 90,750 EUR, and a long execution period (15/04/2025–30/06/2032) justified because no technical modifications are foreseen.
The SDA is divided into three geographic lots, such as: Lot 1 Paterna (Valencia), CEAM’s main site; Lot 2 San Vicente del Raspeig (Alicante), Faculty of Sciences; Lot 3 Rest of Spain (any distance >35 km by road from the centres in lots 1 and 2).
For lots 1 and 2, companies included must have their premises within a maximum distance of 35 km by road from the relevant CEAM centre.
The text further details estimated values per lot (such as 7,500 EUR, 22,500 EUR, 45,000 EUR, all with zero formal budget base) and confirms the place of performance is Spain, mainly Comunidad Valenciana for lots 1 and 2, with broader national coverage for lot 3.
Concerning what the bidder must submit and minimum qualification requirements, the text specifies several conditions and documents.
As such, admission requirements include capacity to contract, absence of prohibitions to contract and incompatibilities, being up to date with obligations to Social Security and tax authorities (state and Valencian), and pre‑registration in ROLECE (the official Spanish contractor register) with a declaration that no registered data have changed.
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Foreign companies must submit a declaration of submission to Spanish law and jurisdiction.
Economic‑financial solvency is demonstrated via annual business turnover in the contract’s field: the best of the last three financial years must be at least equal to the contract’s estimated value (i.e. ≥90,750 EUR).
Technical‑professional solvency is demonstrated by providing a relation/catalog of the types of vehicles the company can supply, with samples, descriptions, and photographs.
The tender must be prepared as a single administrative envelope containing: (a) responsible statements using the templates in Annex I and V (including the special clause 7 for foreign firms on submission to Spanish courts); (b) application for adhesion using Annex VII; (c) for companies with more than 50 employees, proof of an approved and registered Equality Plan in the labour register; (d) tax and social security clearance certificates, proof of registration in IAE (business tax) or certificate of not being deregistered, and the latest tax receipt; (e) for consortia (UTEs), Annex IV with identity of members, participation shares, commitment to formalise the UTE if awarded, and appointment of a sole representative with sufficient powers for the SDA’s entire duration.
The award criteria and weighting are very simple for admission to the SDA: the only specified criterion, evaluable by formula, is “Cumplimiento documentación administrativa” (compliance with administrative documentation), classified as “Otros” (Other subtype) with a weighting of 100.
This means admission to the SDA is entirely based on correct and complete submission of required documentation and fulfilment of solvency/admission conditions; no quality or price criteria are applied at this initial stage.
Later, specific contracts under the SDA are awarded among admitted bidders, and in the example table of contracts awarded, decisions are based either on “Mejor precio” (best price) or availability of the requested vehicle type (i.e.
Baysan is chosen when Northgate lacks the requested vehicle), which illustrates how price and technical availability function as criteria at the call‑off stage even though they are not detailed in the SDA overview text.
The procedure for the SDA itself is “restricted”, with ordinary processing; offers must be submitted electronically via PLACSP, with a minimum number of five bidders to be invited.
The input only partially covers risks and special conditions, but some elements appear.
As such, special conditions include: the SDA validity period until 30/06/2032 (with offers admissible until this date at 15:00), and a deadline to submit participation requests and obtain tender documents by 28/03/2025 (requests until 15:00, pliegos until 14:00).
It is explicitly stated that: electronic ordering will not be used; electronic invoicing is accepted; electronic payment will not be used; there is no electronic auction; and no EU funding is involved.
There is no mention in the extracted text of penalties, guarantees, subcontracting limits or obligations, nor of mandatory site visits, although such aspects may be addressed in the detailed “Pliego de Cláusulas Administrativas Particulares” and “Pliego de Prescripciones Técnicas” referenced (2_2025_0001_MJC_firmado.pdf and 6_2025_0001_AEC_firmado.pdf) but not fully quoted.
A potential risk point highlighted is the exclusion ground: bidders who are not current with social security contributions and state/regional tax obligations are excluded.
Some practical risk is illustrated by the call‑off contracts: if a supplier does not have the requested vehicle available, the other SDA supplier is selected, which underscores the operational importance of ensuring fleet availability.
As to contradictions or corrections, the extracted text is largely consistent, but there are a few points requiring interpretation.
The most notable apparent contradiction is the “Presupuesto base de licitación: Importe 0 EUR (sin impuestos 0 EUR)” alongside a clearly defined “Valor estimado del contrato: 90.750 EUR” and specific estimated values per lot.
In Spanish procurement terminology, the “valor estimado” is the total expected economic value of the contract, while the “presupuesto base” is the maximum budget for initial award; for an SDA, the framework itself does not commit a specific budget per se, which explains the 0 EUR base budget despite a non‑zero estimated value.
Therefore, the binding financial reference for solvency and legal thresholds is the “valor estimado”, and the bidder should rely on 90,750 EUR (and the per‑lot estimated values) as the applicable figure.
Only the contracting authority's tender documents are binding. As of: 21/10/2026
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 |
|---|---|---|
| MERCK LIFE SCIENCE S.L.U. | 16 | 2018–2026 |
| VWR INTERNATIONAL EUROLAB, S.L. · Barcelona | 12 | 2018–2026 |
| LINDE GAS ESPAÑA S.A.U. | 11 | 2023–2025 |
| DILUS | 11 | 2020–2026 |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES SPAIN S.L. | 10 | 2021–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 8,168 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 2360 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 · Transport equipment, 344 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 39,598 recorded awards) — mostly from Italy, Germany, 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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