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Preventive maintenance service of the cryoplatform of a 500 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer for the Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia
Servicio de mantenimiento preventivo de la crioplataforma de un espectrómetro de Resonancia Magnética Nuclear de 500 MHz para el Instituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña — original title
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- Deadline: 3 November at 14:00 — 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 specification is to define the technical and functional characteristics of the preventive maintenance service of the helium cryoplatform of the 500 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer at the Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia.
Excerpt from the tender documents (report_PPT.pdf), machine-translated — the original is under “Documents”.
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Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 40% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (787 awards since 2025, spread over 435 companies). That is well below the sector norm (52%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 787 awards since 2025
- 83% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (434 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 59%.n = 434
- The award came in at a median 87% of the estimated value (423 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 80%.n = 423
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (430 procedures with a bid count); 41% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 430
- 6% of the bids received came from other countries (434 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 2%.n = 434
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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Servicio de mantenimiento preventivo de la crioplataforma de un espectrómetro de RMN de 500 MHz (CSIC – IQAC Barcelona)
The input text concerns a Spanish public procurement procedure launched by the Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) for a service contract.
It is a call for tenders for preventive maintenance of the helium cryoplatform of a 500 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometer at the Instituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña (IQAC) in Barcelona.
The regulatory and procedural framework is that of Spain, explicitly referring to Spanish Law 9/2017 on Public Sector Contracts, while also mentioning the EU perspective through Directive 2014/24/EU and the WTO GPA (Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública).
As background, the contract is classified as a services contract (subtype: maintenance and repair services, CPV 50430000), not mixed and not divided into lots.
It is processed as an “open simplified abbreviated” procedure under article 159.6 of the Spanish LCSP.
The contracting authority is the Secretaría General of the State Agency CSIC, with contracting information and documents accessible via the Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público (PLACSP).
The justification text explains that the correct functioning of the 500 MHz NMR spectrometer and its helium cryoplatform is critical for research projects at IQAC and IDAEA within the CID research center, and that the center lacks internal staff to perform the maintenance, so external contracting is essential.
Regarding what the bidder must submit and the minimum qualification requirements, the documents indicate that, at the initial offer stage, companies must send only: (i) Annex 2, a “Declaración Responsable del cumplimiento de los requisitos previos”, and (ii) Annex 4, a declaration on SME status and group affiliation.
Additionally, bidders must be pre-registered in the ROLECE (Registro Oficial de Licitadores y Empresas Clasificadas del Sector Público) or have requested inscription without pending corrections; those already registered must attach a copy of the registration certificate, and those who have only applied must attach the acknowledgment of receipt.
Other capacity, representation and similar requirements will only be checked for the best‑ranked bidder, as detailed in the PCAP.
For economic‑financial solvency, the criterion is the “cifra anual de negocio” (annual turnover) above a threshold defined in Annex 3 of the PCAP, and for technical‑professional solvency, “trabajos realizados” (past services of similar nature) with a required accumulated annual amount, also defined in Annex 3. No explicit insurance, certificates or additional forms are detailed in this extract; they are referenced generically to the PCAP and its annexes.
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The scope of the contract is clearly defined.
The object is “Servicio de mantenimiento preventivo de la crioplataforma de un espectrómetro de Resonancia Magnética Nuclear de 500 MHz para el Instituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña”.
The estimated value is 20 790 EUR and the tender budget is 20 790 EUR (excl.
VAT) / 25 155,90 EUR (incl. VAT).
The place of performance is the Laboratorio de Resonancia Magnética Nuclear at IQAC, located at c/ Jordi Girona 18–26, 08034 Barcelona (ES511).
The contract duration is 12 months, intended from 1 January 2027; if the contract cannot be formalized before that date, the start date will be the one specified in the contract, and in any case within one month from formalization.
There are no options for extension (maximum number of renewals: 0).
The text from the CID management also notes that the service will be rendered in their facilities and explicitly authorizes the awarded company to access the lab spaces where the instrument is installed.
As for award criteria and weighting, the procedure uses a single envelope with documentation and “criterios cuantificables automáticamente,” and the only award criterion mentioned is the economic offer (price), classified as “criterio evaluable mediante fórmula.” The criteria table lists “Oferta económica: Precio” as a criterion with “Subtipo criterio: 100” but then shows “Ponderación: 0”, while also indicating “Cantidad mínima: 100” without a maximum value.
Interpreting this alongside the description that the procedure is the simplified open abbreviated form and that only automatically quantifiable criteria are used, the substantive meaning is that price is the sole award criterion and therefore carries 100% of the weight.
The precise formula and weighting will be set out in the PCAP; the “Ponderación: 0” line is inconsistent with the rest of the information and should be understood as a data‑entry error, not as meaning that price has no weight.
Concerning risks and special conditions, several points appear.
Subcontracting is permitted up to a maximum of 20% of the contract value.
Special social execution conditions apply: such as (i) the contractor’s commitment to maintain the personnel assigned to the contract (stability in employment) except in documented force majeure cases, and (ii) obligations regarding equality between men and women, including measures to avoid discrimination and harassment (sexual or sex‑based) and to establish procedures for prevention and complaints.
The contract requires electronic invoicing and uses electronic payment; no purchase order (pedido electrónico) is used.
The validity period of the offer is 3 months.
The deadline for submitting tenders is 03/11/2026 at 14:00, exclusively via PLACSP, with the telematic opening of administrative documentation and automatically quantifiable criteria on 04/11/2026 at 09:00 in Madrid.
There is no electronic auction.
The extracts provided do not detail penalties for delay or poor performance, guarantees (e.g. definitive bond), or a specific deadline or channel for submitting questions; those aspects are likely addressed in the PCAP and the “Instrucciones presentación de oferta_LICITACION.pdf”.
On contradictions or corrections, the main inconsistency visible in this extract relates to the award criterion table where the price criterion is stated as 100 but the “Ponderación” (weighting) is shown as 0. Given that the procedure is described as based on automatically quantifiable criteria with no qualitative factors, and that Spanish LCSP requires that criteria have a non‑zero weighting, the coherent interpretation is that price is the only criterion with a 100% weighting, and that “0” is an error in the data entry of the notice.
Another potential confusion is that the tender is simultaneously described as “Procedimiento Abierto simplificado” and also as “Abierto Simplificado Abreviado”; under article 159.6 LCSP this is in fact the abbreviated version of the simplified open procedure, so those expressions refer to the same legal modality.
In case of any divergence between the platform notice and the PCAP or technical specifications, Spanish law and standard practice give precedence to the approved PCAP and the resolution of the contracting authority; therefore, the statements in the PCAP, its annexes, and the contracting resolution signed by the Secretary General are the ones that apply.
Appeals (“recursos de reposición”) may be filed on an optional basis before the Presidency of CSIC within one month of the definitive decisions, as indicated in the notice.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| BRUKER ESPAÑOLA, S.A. | 20 | 2025–2026 |
| LASING, S.A. | 13 | 2026 |
| THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC, S.L.U. | 13 | 2025–2026 |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES SPAIN S.L. | 10 | 2025–2026 |
| LEICA MICROSISTEMAS, S.L.U. | 10 | 2025–2026 |
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 92 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 15 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 · Repair & maintenance, 245 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 44,314 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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