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public tender No 8/2026 - Acquisition of the provision of a public passenger transport service.
concurso público n.º 8/2026 - Aquisição da prestação de serviço público de transporte de passageiros. — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 18 January 2027 at 23:59 — 79 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
This procedure concerns the acquisition of the provision of a public service of regular passenger transport by road.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 49% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (529 awards since 2012, spread over 201 companies). That is well above the sector norm (24%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 529 awards since 2012
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (6 procedures with a bid count); 33% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 1 bid.n = 6
- 1% of awards went to companies from abroad (529 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 12%.n = 529
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 |
|---|---|---|
| OHM Técnica - Representações de Marcas, Lda. | 13 | 2012–2014 |
| Vodafone Portugal, Comunicações Pessoais, S.A. | 10 | 2013–2025 |
| Visualforma | 10 | 2012–2026 |
| VIANAS, SA | 9 | 2012–2019 |
| VMCDESIGN | 8 | 2013–2014 |
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 99 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.
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 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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