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Contract for the maintenance of the power plant of the hydrographic vessels supported by the Arsenal of Cádiz, specifically the vessels Tofiño and Malaspina.
Contrato de mantenimiento de la planta eléctrica de los buques hidrográficos apoyados por el Arsenal de Cádiz. En concreto de los buques Tofiño y Malaspina. — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 5 November at 09:00 — 4 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 Technical Specification (hereinafter PPT), is to establish the requirements and technical conditions of the contract for the maintenance of the power plant of hydrographic vessels supported by the Arsenal of Cádiz. Specifically, the vessels ‘Tofiño’ and ‘Malaspina’. The tasks to be executed are as follows: • Review/Verification of the status of Schneider MasterPact (Micrologic 5.0P) supply switches for diesel-generators on both vessels. Review/Verification of the shore connection supply switches of both vessels. Checking/regulating control cards for alternators and synchronizers and load-sharing machines of ...
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Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every month (292 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to MANTENIMIENTO DE COMUNICACIONES Y ELECTRÓNICA S.A.n = 292
- 66% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (2,692 awards since 2018, spread over 553 companies). That is well above the sector norm (52%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 2,692 awards since 2018
- 100% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (304 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 59%.n = 304
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (1,615 procedures with a bid count); 36% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 1,615
- The award came in at a median 85% of the estimated value (1,560 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 80%.n = 1,560
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| SUYFA DEFENCE SL | 105 | 2019–2026 |
| ALSUNI SAN FERNANDO, S.L. · SAN FERNANDO | 74 | 2018–2026 |
| FRUCTUOSO PASCUAL BERMEJO, S.L.U. · SAN FERNANDO | 68 | 2018–2026 |
| ELYER SAN FERNANDO 2014, S.L. · SAN FERNANDO | 52 | 2019–2026 |
| Fructuoso Pascual e Hijos, S.L. | 47 | 2019–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, there was usually a single bid in the end. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 84 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 16 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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