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Provision of drones and services to complete video surveillance of forest fires in León, funded by the EUROPEAN JUST TRANSITION FUND
Suministro de drones y servicios para completar la videovigilancia de incendios forestales en León, financiado por el FONDO EUROPEO DE TRANSICIÓN JUSTA — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 9 November at 14:00 — 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 contract concerns the supply and commissioning of ten unmanned aerial systems, hereinafter UAS or drones: one modular type 1 unit, with radiometric visible and thermal sensor and photogrammetry CMOS visible camera, and nine compact type 2 units, with integrated visible and thermal sensors. Reference platforms shall be marked as class C3 for type 1 and C2 for type 2; all shall be delivered in final C5 configuration documented in accordance with paragraphs 6.4 and 7.7, which also support UAS C5 of origin with the required performance. It includes its controls, batteries, accessories, adaptation and conformity systems C5, local software, a station ...
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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 (332 awards since 2019, spread over 181 companies). That is well below the sector norm (58%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 332 awards since 2019
- The award came in at a median 93% of the estimated value (239 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 79%.n = 239
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (71 procedures with a bid count); 30% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 71
- Across 16 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Minimum annual turnover (16 of 16).n = 16
- Not one of the 332 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 1%.n = 332
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 |
|---|---|---|
| TELECOMUNICACIONES MERINO, S.A | 12 | 2022–2025 |
| AUDECA, S.L | 10 | 2020–2026 |
| TALHER S A | 7 | 2022–2025 |
| CONSTRUCCIONES Y OBRAS VALBUENA, S.A.U. | 7 | 2022–2025 |
| ILEX 2003 SL CONSULTURA DE ESTUDIOS MEDIO AMBIE · zamora | 6 | 2023–2026 |
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Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 1,833 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 17 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 · Security & defence, 33 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 7,397 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Italy, Czechia.
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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