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Acquisition of candies and clouds on the occasion of the Cabalgata de Reyes 2027

Adquisición de caramelos y nubes con motivo de la Cabalgata de Reyes 2027 — original title

ESSpain · Ciudad RealBELOW THRESHOLD — NOT ON TED

Your path to submission

  1. Deadline: 10 November at 23:59 — 10 days left.
  2. 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.
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What the buyer is looking for

The subject of this Specification is the supply of candies and clouds that will be distributed among the floats that make up the procession during the course of the tour through the streets of the municipality of the city on the occasion of the Three Kings Parade to be celebrated on January 5, 2027. The Three Kings Parade is the act with which the Christmas / Kings campaign ends, being the most traditional and one of the most expected and desired by children and adults. In order to support this Parade, it is necessary to acquire the candies and clouds to maintain deep-rooted traditions that consists of its launch that ensures the enjoyment and citizen participation in the event.

Machine translation (EU eTranslation) — official wording via the PDF link.

Contract

TypeSupplies
Estimated value€28,811
Published13 Oct 2026
ProcedureOpen procedure

Type of service

15 · Food & beverages
CPV 15000000

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • The median procedure drew just one bid (2,318 procedures with a bid count); 95% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 2,318
  • 60% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (2,562 awards since 2022, spread over 1,012 companies). 40% went to new names.n = 2,562 awards since 2022
  • The award came in at a median 88% of the estimated value (276 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 75%.n = 276
  • 91% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (56 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 79%.n = 56
  • 0% of the bids received came from other countries (56 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 4%.n = 56

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.

Clement
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Eligibility analysis from the tender documents

Tender documents — direct download

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PliegoPrescripcionesTecnicas.pdf
Technical specification

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.

CompanyAwardsPeriod
Graficas Garrido, s.l. · Ciudad Real372025–2026
LAS IDEAS DEL ATICO, S.L.L. · Miguelturra322023–2026
RUIZ MOROTE SUMINISTROS DE PAPELERIA S.L. · Ciudad Real302024–2026
ACAI CULTURA OCIO Y FORMACION SLL · Miguelturra302025–2026
RECAMBIOS DEL OLMO SL · Pedro Muñoz252025–2026
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this kind of work

1
2025
2
2026
3 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.

Contracting authority contact

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Deadline — Tuesday 10 November at 23:59

Tactics

When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 2,623 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)

This procedure allows 29 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 26 (median of 7,730 procedures). A normal window for this market.

Foreign bidders

In Spain · Food & beverages, 1 contract went to a foreign company over the last 3 years (of 9,217 recorded awards).

Measured from linked award data; foreign winners bidding through a local subsidiary count as domestic — the true share is higher.

How to bid

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