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Supply of servers for the technological renewal of the pre-production virtualization environment and server maintenance service for the Port Authority of Barcelona. File key; 2026R640021.
Suministro de servidores para la renovación tecnológica del entorno de virtualización de preproducción y servicio de mantenimiento de servidores para la Autoritat Portuaria de Barcelona. Clave de expediente; 2026R640021. — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 4 November at 12:00 — 3 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 contract is the renewal of the maintenance service of the virtualization servers of the pre-production environment and of the servers that host software of the railway control center of the Port Authority of Barcelona. • Renewal of the maintenance of the Rail Control Centre servers: Currently the Port Authority of Barcelona has two DELL PowerEdge R650 servers dedicated to the system software of the new railway control center, the current maintenance contract of these units expires on October 15, 2026, so it is necessary to renew said maintenance to ensure the continuity of the support ...
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Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 85% of the bids received came from other countries (418 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 4%.n = 418
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (64 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to zertia telecomunicaciones, s.l.n = 64
- 52% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (1,638 awards since 2017, spread over 536 companies). 48% went to new names.n = 1,638 awards since 2017
- The median procedure drew just one bid (586 procedures with a bid count); 60% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 586
- The award came in at a median 79% of the estimated value (491 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 88%.n = 491
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| UTE PREVIPORT BCN 2022 · Barcelona | 90 | 2022–2026 |
| TECNOAMBIENTE, S.L. | 77 | 2018–2026 |
| T-SYSTEMS ITC IBERIA, SAU · VALENCIA | 59 | 2019–2026 |
| UTE PREVIPORT BCN 2026 integrada por PREVENCIÓ, MEDI AMBIENT I QUALITAT EN LA PIME, S.L. (B63160584), PREVECONTROL, S.A (A62071097), INGENIERÍA Y CONSTRUCCIONES CATALONIA, S.L.(B58428947) · Barcelona | 25 | 2026 |
| INETUM CATALUÑA, S.A. · Barcelona | 21 | 2022–2026 |
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 17 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 19 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 · Software & IT systems, 74 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 16,762 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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