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Public Tender with International Publicity for the Sub-concession of the Light Metro System of the Porto Metropolitan Area.
Concurso Público com Publicidade Internacional para a Subconcessão do Sistema de Metro Ligeiro da Área Metropolitana do Porto. — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 20 November at 17:00 — 19 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
Public Tender with International Advertising for the Sub-concession of the Light Metro System of the Metropolitan Area of Porto.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The median procedure drew 6 bids (9 procedures with a bid count); 22% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 1 bid.n = 9
- 4% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (24 awards since 2017, spread over 13 companies). That is well below the sector norm (24%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 24 awards since 2017
- 13% of awards went to companies from abroad (24 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 12%.n = 24
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alstom Ferroviaria Portugal, S.A. | 2 | 2026 |
| AMBERG ENGINEERING LTD | 1 | 2017 |
| ALSTOM FERROVIÁRIA PORTUGAL, S.A. | 1 | 2026 |
| voestalpine Railway Systems JEZ SLU | 1 | 2026 |
| NSE, CONSULTORES DE ENGENHARIA, LDA. | 1 | 2017 |
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, there was usually a single bid in the end. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 599 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 68 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 · Transport services, 4 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 566 recorded awards).
Submission language: Portuguese.
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