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Design/Construction of Substations, Transformers, Underground Lines, Monitoring, Control, Management and Protection Systems of the Production Unit for Own Consumption of the Asseiceira / Castelo do Bode Elevatory Station and the Production Unit for Own Consumption of the Vila Franca de Xira Elevatory Station, including Operation and Maintenance Services of UPACs
Empreitada de Conceção/Construção das Subestações, Transformadores, Linhas Subterrâneas, Sistemas de Monitorização, Controlo, Gestão e Proteção da Unidade de Produção para Autoconsumo da ETA da Asseiceira/Estação Elevatória de Castelo do Bode e da Unidade de Produção para Autoconsumo da Estação Elevatória de Vila Franca de Xira, incluindo Serviços de Operação e Manutenção das UPACs — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 18 January 2027 at 18:00 — 78 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
Design/Construction of Substations, Transformers, Underground Lines, Monitoring, Control, Management and Protection Systems of the Production Unit for Own Consumption of the Asseiceira / Castelo do Bode Elevatory Station and the Production Unit for Own Consumption of the Vila Franca de Xira Elevatory Station, including Operation and Maintenance Services of UPACs
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every month (5 awards, most recently August 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2026. The last award went to MTC Construções Alcário Lda.n = 5
- 16% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (166 awards since 2020, spread over 91 companies). That is well below the sector norm (38%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 166 awards since 2020
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (23 procedures with a bid count); 9% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 23
- Not one of the 166 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 4%.n = 166
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 |
|---|---|---|
| BHB Sistemas de Controlo e Medida Lda | 4 | 2026 |
| Setcontrol-Projecto e Control Industrial,Lda | 4 | 2026 |
| Valpi Rent, Lda. | 3 | 2025–2026 |
| WWS - Consultoria Informática, Lda. | 3 | 2025–2026 |
| Hach Lange, Lda. | 3 | 2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 5 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 89 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 · Construction work, 16 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,051 recorded awards).
Submission language: Portuguese.
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