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International Public Tender No. 897/2026 - Acquisition of Tests for Parallel Mass Sequencing, with placement of equipment under lending regime, for a period of 36 months
Concurso Público Internacional nº 897/2026 - Aquisição de Testes para sequenciação Massiva Paralela, com colocação de equipamento em regime de comodato, para um período de 36 meses — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 6 November at 23:59 — 6 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
International Public Tender No. 897/2026 - Acquisition of Tests for Parallel Mass Sequencing, with placement of equipment under lending regime, for a period of 36 months
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every month (47 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to BIO PORTUGAL – QUIMICO FARMACEUTICA.n = 47
- 23% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (555 awards since 2025, spread over 283 companies). That is well below the sector norm (50%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 555 awards since 2025
- 1% of awards went to companies from abroad (555 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 11%.n = 555
- The median procedure drew just one bid (84 procedures with a bid count); 87% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 1 bid.n = 84
- 85% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (30 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 89%.n = 30
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 |
|---|---|---|
| MEDTRONIC PORTUGAL, LDA. | 7 | 2026 |
| Boston Scientific Portugal, Dispositivos Médicos, Lda. | 7 | 2026 |
| VWR International - Material de Laboratório, Soc. Unipessoal, Lda | 6 | 2026 |
| ABBOTT MEDICAL PORTUGAL, Lda. | 6 | 2026 |
| Serviço de Utilização Comum dos Hospitais | 6 | 2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, there was usually a single bid in the end. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 47 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 · Medical equipment & pharma, 317 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 5,140 recorded awards) — mostly from Spain, Germany, France.
Submission language: Portuguese.
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