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Providing fiber optic cables for Adif needs
Suministro de cables de fibra óptica para las necesidades de Adif — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 11 November at 10:00 — 23 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.
- Offer and evidence in: Spanish.
- 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 determine the technical conditions for tendering the supply, on an open order basis and without a firm purchase commitment, of optical fibre cables intended for corrective maintenance operations and works managed by ADIF, for a period of 24 months, with the possibility of an additional extension of 12 months. This supply will be adjusted to the needs detected and informed by the maintenance managers, also incorporating a reasoned forecast of future needs, in order to guarantee the adequate availability of materials for the proper provision of the rail service within the network ...
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (68 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Telecomunicacion Ferroviaria Aie.n = 68
- 69% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (11,003 awards since 2010, spread over 3,121 companies). That is well above the sector norm (57%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 11,003 awards since 2010
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (8,008 procedures with a bid count); 38% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 8,008
- The award came in at a median 87% of the estimated value (7,052 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 82%.n = 7,052
- From notice to award takes a median 78 days here (50 procedures). Sector: 17 days.n = 50
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 18/10/2026.
What you must prove — eligibility criteria
From the notice of the same procedure on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ELECNOR SERVICIOS Y PROYECTOS,S.A.U. · ALBACETE | 123 | 2021–2026 |
| LOKIMICA S.A. · ALICANTE/ALACANT | 106 | 2018–2026 |
| MULTISERVICIOS GUERRA SL · CASTEJON | 83 | 2018–2026 |
| ECINGEN S.L. · Ciudad Real | 83 | 2017–2024 |
| Coymal SL · Arganda Del Rey | 78 | 2017–2026 |
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 10 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 7,177 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In Spain · Radio, TV & communications, 48 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 8,582 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Italy, France.
Submission language: Spanish.
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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