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Open invitation to tender for the purchase of bulk road fuel in the Autonomous Region of the Azores for the YEAR 2027.
Concurso público para a aquisição de combustível rodoviário a granel na região autónoma dos açores para o ano de 2027. — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 9 November at 23:00 — 9 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 COMPETITION FOR THE PURCHASE OF BIG ROAD FUEL IN THE AUTONOMOUS REGION OF THE AZORES FOR THE YEAR 2027.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 5 months (7 awards, most recently July 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to GLOBAL AVIATION + PIPER PARTS GMBH.n = 7
- 62% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (9,369 awards since 2012, spread over 1,428 companies). That is well above the sector norm (25%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 9,369 awards since 2012
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (246 procedures with a bid count); 50% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 246
- 88% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (118 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 49%.n = 118
- 1% of awards went to companies from abroad (9,369 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 10%.n = 9,369
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 |
|---|---|---|
| SMILE - VIAGENS E TURISMO, UNIPESSOAL LDA | 878 | 2024–2026 |
| ORION TECHNIK - Maintenance & Engineering | 316 | 2012–2026 |
| COSMOS - VIAGENS E TURISMO, S.A. | 276 | 2024–2026 |
| HONOS - Sociedade comercial de Importação e Exportação Lda | 221 | 2012–2026 |
| Interlimpe – Facility Services, S.A. | 128 | 2017–2026 |
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 7 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 29 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 29 (median of 559 procedures). A normal window for this market.
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 · Petroleum & fuels, 25 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 390 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Spain.
Submission language: Portuguese.
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