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Gas Chromatograph Maintenance Service with Time-of-Flight Mass Detector (GC-TOF-MS) LECO PEGASUS BT
Servicio de mantenimiento del Cromatógrafo de gases con detector de masas de Tiempo de Vuelo (GC-TOF-MS) LECO PEGASUS BT — original title
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- Deadline: 11 November at 23:59 — 11 days left.
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Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (48 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around January 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to SETELSA SECURITY -AMPER DEFENSA Y SEGURIDAD.n = 48
- 38% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (412 awards since 2018, spread over 231 companies). That is well below the sector norm (52%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 412 awards since 2018
- The median procedure drew just one bid (103 procedures with a bid count); 60% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 103
- The award came in at a median 84% of the estimated value (193 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 80%.n = 193
- 0% of the bids received came from other countries (74 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 2%.n = 74
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.
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Maintenance service contract for CNIC’s LECO GC-TOF-MS equipment
The input text concerns a Spanish public procurement procedure launched by the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) for a maintenance service contract for highly specialized laboratory equipment (a LECO Pegasus BT gas chromatograph with time-of-flight mass detector and an automatic injector Leco L‑PAL3).
The country context and legal framework are clearly Spanish: references are made to Madrid addresses, Spanish phone numbers, the Spanish public procurement platform (PLACSP), and Spanish laws such as Ley 9/2017 de Contratos del Sector Público (LCSP) and Ley 39/2015.
The point of view is that of a Spanish contracting authority running an open simplified procedure for a services contract.
As background, the documentation describes a services contract classified under CPV 50430000 (repair and maintenance of precision equipment).
The contract is processed through an “procedimiento abierto simplificado / simplificado sumario / abreviado” with ordinary (ordinaria) processing, not subject to EU harmonized rules, and not covered by the WTO Government Procurement Agreement.
The CNIC acts as the contracting authority and provides a profile of the contracting entity, justification of the need (memoria justificativa), orders to initiate the file (orden de inicio), approval of the file and opening of the award procedure, certificates of sufficient budget and of insufficiency of internal means, and a justification for not splitting the contract into lots.
However, the excerpted text explicitly lists the general participation requirements: bidders must be preregistered in the ROLECE (Registro Oficial de Licitadores y Empresas Clasificadas del Sector Público) and must declare that there have been no changes in the registered data; this preregistration simultaneously serves to prove capacity to contract, no prohibition to contract, and compliance with social security and tax obligations.
For foreign companies, there must be a declaration of submission to Spanish legislation.
Motives for exclusion are said to be those in the PCAP and in the LCSP, including situations analogous to bankruptcy.
The offer is presented in a single electronic envelope (“Sobre Único”) via PLACSP, containing administrative documentation and the automatically quantifiable criteria (essentially the economic offer and response time).
Specific requirements on references, turnover, or insurance are not spelled out in these excerpts; if such exist, they will be in PCAP section 2.1.5, repeatedly cited.
Concerning the scope of the contract (what, how much, where, when), the object is clearly defined as the “Servicio de mantenimiento del Cromatógrafo de gases con detector de masas de Tiempo de Vuelo (GC-TOF-MS) LECO PEGASUS BT” together with the automatic injector Leco L‑PAL3 located at the Plataforma de Metabolómica de la UCEC.
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The estimated contract value is 57,855 EUR, with a “presupuesto base de licitación” of 19,285 EUR (excluding VAT) or 23,334.85 EUR (including VAT); this amount is repeatedly confirmed in the credit certificate, the order of initiation, the justification report, and the approval-resolution.
The contract duration is one year from contract formalization or from a mutually agreed date, with the possibility of up to two additional years of extension, so a maximum of three years.
The place of performance is specified as the Metabolomics Platform laboratory on the first floor, west wing of the CNIC main building in Madrid (postal code 28029, territorial code ES300).
The justification of non-division into lots explains that the maintenance must be executed as a single lot because of the nature of the service, and indicates the necessary location and installations (CNIC) and reaffirms the one-year term with optional renewals.
The award criteria and weighting are very simple and fully described.
There is no electronic auction.
The contract is awarded using criteria evaluable by formulas, contained within the single envelope.
There are two criteria: (1) economic offer (price), with a weight of 96 points, and (2) on-site response time (“Tiempo de respuesta in situ”), classified as “Otros” but also evaluable by formula, with a weight of 4 points.
There are no qualitative, subjective technical criteria mentioned in the excerpts; all evaluable elements are quantifiable automatically.
The envelope opening event is private, carried out in a virtual room; attendance is not required due to electronic processing under Article 157.4 LCSP.
The planned date/time for opening administrative documentation and economic offers is 12/11/2026 at 10:00, but this may be modified for organizational reasons.
Offers must be submitted electronically via PLACSP by 11/11/2026 at 23:59, and pliegos may be obtained up to 11/11/2026 at 23:50.
Regarding risks and special conditions, the documentation establishes several execution conditions but does not detail typical financial guarantees or penalties in the excerpts: such aspects are likely dealt with in the PCAP, which is referenced but not transcribed.
Explicitly mentioned special obligations include: (a) strict submission to national and EU data protection regulations, designated as an “obligación contractual esencial” under LCSP Articles 202 and 211.1.f, implying that breaches could justify contract termination; (b) social considerations obliging the contractor to comply with all applicable labour regulations for its workers (working hours, vacations, leave, wages, occupational risk prevention, social security, and other workers’ rights); (c) environmental considerations requiring the contractor to apply appropriate procedures for environmental management during work at CNIC, including compliance with internal recycling policies and efficient, environmentally respectful use of resources.
Strategic contracting is indicated as “Ninguno” for general strategic goals, but there is mention of “Contratación verde” and “Contratación social” in the sense that these social and environmental conditions form part of the contract’s special execution clauses.
The use of electronic purchase orders is excluded; electronic invoicing is accepted; electronic payment will not be used.
There is no requirement to attend a physical site visit, and the act of opening is explicitly non-attended due to electronic processing.
The validity period of the procurement decisions and the deadlines for appeals are linked to LCSP and Ley 39/2015, with the competent review body being the Tribunal Administrativo Central de Recursos Contractuales (located at Avenida General Perón 38, Madrid).
The procedure is described as “abierto simplificado”, “abierto simplificado sumario” and “abierto simplificado abreviado”; these appear to be different labels for the same simplified open procedure variant rather than genuine contradictions, and all are anchored in Ley 9/2017.
The non-lotification justification clearly states that the contract will be a single lot because it is not possible to divide it by the nature of the service, and this is consistent across documents.
Where details are deferred to the PCAP (such as the precise content of section 2.1.5 or the full list of exclusion grounds), the applicable statements are those in the PCAP itself, as repeatedly indicated (“según lo estipulado en el apartado 2.1.5 del PCAP” and “motivos de exclusión… contemplados tanto en el PCAP como en la LCSP”).
Only the contracting authority's tender documents are binding. As of: 30/10/2026
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| PHILIPS IBERICA, S.A.U | 8 | 2021–2025 |
| LEICA MICROSISTEMAS, S.L.U. | 7 | 2022–2026 |
| WR BERKLEY EUROPE AG SUCURSAL EN ESPAÑA | 7 | 2024–2026 |
| BECTON DICKINSON, S.A.U. · SAN AGUSTIN DE GUADALIX | 6 | 2019–2024 |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES SPAIN S.L. | 5 | 2022–2025 |
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 13 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 15 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 26 (median of 7,730 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 44,349 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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