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Dynamic Purchasing System/DPS/ under the Public Procurement Act /PPA/ with subject: "Supply of various types of medical devices angiographic and cardiological for the needs of UMBAL "Sveta Ekaterina" EAD"
Динамична система за покупки/ДСП/ по реда на Закона за обществените поръчки /ЗОП/ с предмет: „Доставка на различни видове медицински изделия ангиографски и кардиологични за нуждите на УМБАЛ " Света Екатерина“ ЕАД — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 24 January 2028 at 23:59 — 463 days left. Two-stage procedure: by this deadline you submit a request to participate (proof of eligibility). Only shortlisted firms are then invited to submit a tender.
- You submit on ЦАИС ЕОП — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- Offer and evidence in: Bulgarian.
- 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 Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) is established for the supply of various types of medical devices for the needs of St. Ekaterina University Hospital EAD. The quantities indicated in the Technical Specification are estimated and do not create obligations for the Contracting Authority to assign them in the estimated volume. The actual performance of the contract will be determined on the basis of the products actually delivered, within the limits of the financial resource.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every month (366 awards, most recently April 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around May 2026. The last award went to БУЛМЕД 2000 ЕООД.n = 366
- The median procedure drew 7 bids (445 procedures with a bid count); 31% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 445
- 69% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (647 awards since 2017, spread over 178 companies). That is well below the sector norm (81%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 647 awards since 2017
- The award came in at a median 51% of the estimated value (66 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 46%.n = 66
- 0% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (91 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 18%.n = 91
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 18/10/2026.
What you must prove — eligibility criteria
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 |
|---|---|---|
| СОФАРМА ТРЕЙДИНГ АД | 33 | 2018–2026 |
| Интермедика Груп ЕООД | 23 | 2023–2026 |
| СОЛОМЕД ЕООД | 23 | 2018–2026 |
| ЕКОС-МЕДИКА ООД | 22 | 2017–2026 |
| ДЖИ-МЕД БЪЛГАРИЯ ЕООД | 19 | 2018–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 11 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 212 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 1131 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 30 (median of 1,683 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
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 Bulgaria · Medical equipment & pharma, 1 contract went to a foreign company over the last 3 years (of 32,375 recorded awards).
Submission language: Bulgarian.
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