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Suministro de Caramelos y Confetis para Navidad y Reyes 2026/2027
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 12 November at 23:59 — 12 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 (TPP) is to establish the technical conditions that will govern the contracting of the supply and distribution of candies and confetti for the festive activities organized by the Autonomous City of Melilla, through its Celebrations Area, on the occasion of Christmas, Three Kings' Parade and popular events included in the annual calendar of the Christmas program. The supply shall include the purchase, packaging, transport and delivery of sweets at places, dates and conditions to be determined by the managing body, in accordance with the needs of the service.
Excerpt from the tender documents (P Tec Cara.pdf), machine-translated — the original is under “Documents”.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 5 months (16 awards, most recently June 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to FRUTAS JIMENEZ MELILLA S.L.n = 16
- The median procedure drew just one bid (122 procedures with a bid count); 50% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 122
- 63% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (1,141 awards since 2019, spread over 353 companies). 37% went to new names.n = 1,141 awards since 2019
- The award came in at a median 88% of the estimated value (935 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 75%.n = 935
- 92% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (118 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 79%.n = 118
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 29/10/2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| SERGLOBIN SLU | 49 | 2020–2026 |
| ALVALOP SERVICIOS XXI, S.L. | 37 | 2023–2026 |
| LOGISTICA INTEGRAL PARA EL AULA, S.L. · PONTE CALDELAS | 32 | 2023–2026 |
| IDIC Consulting, S.L. | 29 | 2021–2026 |
| CARMELO MARTINEZ LÁZARO SLU | 26 | 2021–2026 |
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 2,623 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 14 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 · Food & beverages, 1 contract went to a foreign company over the last 3 years (of 9,205 recorded awards).
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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