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CPI_USRH-01/2026
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 4 November at 23:59 — 4 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
- Offer and evidence in: Portuguese.
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
What the buyer is looking for
Acquisition of external occupational health service for the University of Minho.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 69% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (8,545 awards since 2012, spread over 1,094 companies). That is well above the sector norm (41%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 8,545 awards since 2012
- 19% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (90 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 81%.n = 90
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (190 procedures with a bid count); 19% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 1 bid.n = 190
- The award came in at a median 77% of the estimated value (60 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 74%.n = 60
- Not one of the 8,545 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 3%.n = 8,545
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.
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 | 1498 | 2024–2026 |
| Top Atlântico Viagens e Turismo, SA | 1418 | 2018–2026 |
| Cosmos Business Travel, S.A | 241 | 2025–2026 |
| CLUBE VIAJAR - VIAGENS E TURISMO, LDA | 231 | 2024–2026 |
| Viagens Abreu, S.A. | 196 | 2015–2026 |
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 476 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 30 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 29 (median of 559 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In Portugal · Health & social work, 2 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 488 recorded awards).
Submission language: Portuguese.
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