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Award of water intake concession for hydroelectric energy production and design, construction, operation and maintenance of public works of the respective hydraulic infrastructure of the multi-purpose hydraulic development of girabolhos
Atribuição de concessão de captação de água, para a produção de energia hidroelétrica e concepção, construção, exploração e conservação de obra pública da respectiva infraestrutura hidráulica do aproveitamento hidráulico de fins múltiplos de girabolhos — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 9 April 2027 at 23:59 — 160 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
- Offer and evidence in: Portuguese.
- 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
ALLOCATION OF WATER SUPPLY GRANTING FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDRO-ELECTRIC ENERGY AND THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, EXPLORATION AND CONSERVATION OF PUBLIC WORK OF THEIR HYDRAULIC INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE HYDRAULIC APPROVAL OF MULTIPLE GIRABILITIES
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Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 55% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (528 awards since 2015, spread over 153 companies). That is well above the sector norm (38%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 528 awards since 2015
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (27 procedures with a bid count); 19% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 27
- 50% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (8 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 84%.n = 8
- Not one of the 528 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 4%.n = 528
- 2% of the bids received came from other countries (8 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 1%.n = 8
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.
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on this page), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in Portuguese.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| SMILE - VIAGENS E TURISMO, UNIPESSOAL LDA | 163 | 2026 |
| Viagens Abreu, S.A. | 36 | 2026 |
| COSMOS - VIAGENS E TURISMO, S.A. | 21 | 2026 |
| Expoviagens - Viagens e Turismo, Lda | 16 | 2026 |
| Alive Portugal, S.A. | 12 | 2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 3 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 269 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 29 (median of 559 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
Foreign bidders
In Portugal · Construction work, 16 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,051 recorded awards).
Submission language: Portuguese.
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