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Maintenance service of DWDM equipment from Adif's main and backup data processing centers.
Servicio de mantenimiento de los equipos DWDM de los centros de proceso de datos principal y de respaldo de Adif. — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 3 November at 13:00 — 15 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 object of the contract is the provision of preventive and corrective Maintenance Support of the devices, as well as the on-board software that manages them, which make up the DWDM system (multiplexers, channel adapters, etc.) of interconnection between the Main Data Processing and Backup Centers of ADIF, located in Madrid, with the aim of minimizing interruptions as much as possible and to ensure, at all times, a high availability of these systems. The duration of the contract shall be twelve (12) months for all equipment listed in point 4.1. Equipment of this document; extending from 17 November 2026 to 17 ...
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every month (249 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Sdad Iberica De Construcciones Elec.n = 249
- 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 (52%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 11,003 awards since 2010
- 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: 80%.n = 7,052
- 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
- From notice to award takes a median 78 days here (50 procedures). Sector: 20 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 16 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 18 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 · Repair & maintenance, 244 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 43,944 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Italy, Portugal.
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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