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Supply of natural gas piped for the joint headquarters building of the Provincial Directorate of the General Treasury of Social Security and the National Institute of Social Security of Palencia
Suministro de gas natural canalizado para el edificio sede conjunta de la Dirección Provincial de la Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social y del Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social de Palencia — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 9 November at 14:30 — 8 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 these specifications is to establish the conditions governing the procurement of the supply of natural gas channelled to the building of the joint headquarters of the Provincial Directorate of the General Treasury of Social Security and the National Institute of Social Security of Palencia, located at Avda. European Community 16, 34004 Palencia, from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 12 months (5 awards, most recently November 2025) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Comercializadora de Electricidad y Gas del Mediterraneo S.L.n = 5
- 80% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (8 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 38%.n = 8
- The median procedure drew just one bid (286 procedures with a bid count); 67% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 286
- 62% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (313 awards since 2017, spread over 116 companies). 38% went to new names.n = 313 awards since 2017
- The award came in at a median 77% of the estimated value (56 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 80%.n = 56
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 |
|---|---|---|
| LIBRERIA V. BLANCO | 20 | 2018–2025 |
| XEROX | 12 | 2018–2020 |
| MANTENIMIENTOS PALENCIA S.L. | 12 | 2021–2025 |
| CLECE FS SA | 10 | 2023–2026 |
| TOSHIBA TEC GERMANY IMAGING SYSTEMS GMBH | 9 | 2018 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 3,958 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.
The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.
Foreign bidders
In Spain · Petroleum & fuels, 123 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 15,942 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Portugal, Italy.
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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