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Acquisition of Knee Prostheses for the Local Health Unit of the Tagus Estuary, E.P.E.
Aquisição de Próteses de Joelho para a Unidade Local de Saúde do Estuário do Tejo, E.P.E. — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 15 November at 23:59 — 15 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 Knee Prostheses for the Local Health Unit of the Tagus Estuary, E.P.E. · Lot 1 · Lot 2
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every month (3 awards, most recently August 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around September 2026. The last award went to Roche Sistemas de Diagnósticos, Lda.n = 3
- 26% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (239 awards since 2025, spread over 110 companies). That is well below the sector norm (50%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 239 awards since 2025
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (5 procedures with a bid count); 20% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 1 bid.n = 5
- Not one of the 239 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 11%.n = 239
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 |
|---|---|---|
| KNOWER PROJECTS, S.A. | 10 | 2026 |
| Serviço de Utilização Comum dos Hospitais | 8 | 2026 |
| B. Braun Medical, Unipessoal Lda. | 4 | 2025–2026 |
| JANSSEN CILAG FARMACEUTICA, LDA | 4 | 2026 |
| ABBVIE,LDA | 4 | 2026 |
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 3 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 32 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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