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Tender for the award of a contract for the acquisition, installation and commissioning of fire pumps in Navantia Reparaciones Cádiz.
Licitación para la adjudicación de un contrato para la adquisición, instalación y puesta en marcha de bombas contraincendios en Navantia Reparaciones Cádiz. — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 3 November at 12:00 — 2 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
Within the facilities of the Navantia shipyards in the port of Cádiz, there are two dry docks and a floating dock. Dry dock No 4 (400,000 Tns) of about 390 meters in length and 66 meters in length, dedicated to the repair of vessels of great length. Dry dock No 1 (66,000 Tns), called “Nuestra Señora del Rosario”, has a length of 234.7 meters and a length of 34.5 meters. Finally, we have floating dock No 2 (39,000 Tns) called “Nuestra Señora de la Luz”. This dock has a length of 246.2 meters and 42 meters in length. Currently the docks are mostly used for the repair of ships. These docks require for their correct ...
Excerpt from the tender documents (PPT Bombas CI.pdf), machine-translated — the original is under “Documents”.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every month (162 awards, most recently September 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around November 2026. The last award went to SUMINISTROS Y MANTENIMIENTOS INDUSTRIALES SUR S.L.U.n = 162
- 54% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (1,850 awards since 2020, spread over 788 companies). 46% went to new names.n = 1,850 awards since 2020
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (197 procedures with a bid count); 24% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 197
- The award came in at a median 85% of the estimated value (1,313 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 83%.n = 1,313
- 8% of the bids received came from other countries (196 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 2%.n = 196
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 31/10/2026.
Tender documents at a glance
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Public tender for acquisition and installation of fire-fighting pumps at Navantia Reparaciones Cádiz (Spain)
This documentation concerns a Spanish public procurement procedure launched by Navantia S.A., S.M.E., a state‑controlled public company in Spain.
It is an open procedure (“Procedimiento Abierto”) for a supply contract (“Suministros”) with acquisition subtype, covering both purchase and installation of equipment at Navantia Reparaciones Bahía de Cádiz, in Spain.
The texts reflect the contracting authority’s point of view under Spanish public‑sector procurement rules and repeatedly reference Spanish legal/administrative concepts (such as solvency, prohibitions to contract, and obligations to tax and social security authorities).
Regarding what bidders must submit and the minimum qualification requirements, the notices state that “Solvencia Requerida Según PCP y PPT.” This means the detailed financial, technical and professional solvency requirements (e.g. turnover, references, certificates, insurances, specific forms) are not spelled out in the notice itself but are defined in the Pliego de Cláusulas Particulares/Administrativas (PCP) and the Pliego de Prescripciones Técnicas (PPT).
However, several admission conditions are explicitly listed: capacity to act (“Capacidad de obrar”), not being prohibited from contracting, not being in situations of incompatibility, and being up to date with Social Security and tax obligations.
For foreign companies, a declaration submitting to Spanish law is required.
Offers must be submitted electronically through external systems before 03/11/2026 at 12:00, and they must remain valid for 6 months (“Plazo de Validez de la Oferta 6 Mes(es)”).
Concerning the scope of the contract, the object is described as the “adquisición, instalación y puesta en marcha de bombas contraincendios en Navantia Reparaciones Cádiz.” Thus, the contract includes supply of fire‑fighting pumps and their installation and commissioning.
The estimated value is 170,000 EUR, with a contract budget of 205,700 EUR including taxes (170,000 EUR net).
The execution period is from 18/11/2026 for one month, and the place of execution is Cádiz (Subentidad Nacional Cádiz, ES612), specifically Navantia Reparaciones Bahía de Cádiz at Carretera Industrial s/n, 11007 Cádiz, Spain.
CPV codes used are 42120000 (pumps and compressors) and 42122110 (fire‑fighting pumps), which confirm the technical family of the supplies.
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Quantities and detailed technical specifications are not given in the notice and must be taken from the PPT and the attached technical and contract model documents (e.g.
“Modelo Contrato Bombas Contraincendios.pdf”).
On award criteria and weighting, the notices say that the contract will be awarded by open procedure without electronic auction (“Subasta electrónica: No”), and that there are “Criterios de Adjudicación” evaluable by judgment of value “Según PPT y PCP: Otros Subtipo Criterio.” The only explicit weighting mentioned is “Dirección Postal Calle Velázquez 134 (28006) Madrid España: 100 Ponderación,” which, in context, appears to indicate that the criteria defined in the PCP/PPT carry 100% of the weighting, not that the address itself is a criterion.
Therefore, details of price vs. quality weighting, any technical scoring grids or sub‑criteria are not in the text you provided but must be taken from the PCP and PPT.
The economic envelopes will be opened in a non‑public internal act on 03/11/2026 at 12:30.
On risks, special conditions, and contradictions, the notices explicitly state that no electronic ordering, e‑invoicing, or e‑payment will be used (“No se utilizará pedido electrónico / No se aceptará factura electrónica / No se utilizará el pago electrónico”), which affects contractual and administrative handling but not substantive risk allocation.
There is no express mention here of penalties, guarantees, subcontracting rules, or mandatory site visits; those elements, if any, will again be in the PCP, PPT, or the model contract.
The offer validity of 6 months is clearly indicated and is a key commercial risk (the bidder must hold prices and conditions for that period).
A potential apparent inconsistency is that the “Plazo de Obtención de Pliegos” is shown as “Hasta el 05/11/2026 a las 12:00,” while the offer submission deadline is 03/11/2026 at 12:00, meaning the platform will still allow download of documents after the submission deadline; this is unusual but not a real contradiction as it only affects access, not rights.
The documents also appear in two very similar versions (anuncio de licitación vs. documento de pliegos) with timestamp differences; where there is any divergence between the short notice and the detailed PCP/PPT, Spanish practice is that the Pliego de Cláusulas Administrativas Particulares and the Pliego de Prescripciones Técnicas prevail and must be followed, so those are the governing texts if you detect any conflict.
Only the contracting authority's tender documents are binding. As of: 22/10/2026
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ALTEN SOLUCIONES PRODUCTOS AUDITORIA E INGENIERIA, S.A.U | 26 | 2023–2026 |
| SUMINISTRO Y MANTENIMIENTOS IND SUR SLU | 26 | 2023–2026 |
| Fonsan Gestión y Construcción, S.L | 23 | 2022–2024 |
| ELECTRORAYMA S.L · NARON | 23 | 2023–2026 |
| QUEST GLOBAL ENGINEERING SPAIN SLU | 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 about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 20 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 13 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 27 (median of 7,300 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
Foreign bidders
In Spain · Industrial machinery, 55 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 9,905 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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