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Provision of school meals 2nd and 3rd school periods YEAR 2026/2027, including school breaks
Fornecimento de refeições escolares 2.º e 3.º períodos letivos do ano letivo 2026/2027, incluindo interrupções letivas — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 20 November at 23:59 — 19 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
PROVISION OF SCHOOL REFECTIONS 2nd AND 3rd LEGAL PERIODS OF THE LEGISLATION YEAR 2026/2027, INCLUDING LEGISLATION INTERRUPTIONS
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 67% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (5,310 awards since 2012, spread over 1,231 companies). That is well above the sector norm (24%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 5,310 awards since 2012
- Not one of the 5,310 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 8%.n = 5,310
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (50 procedures with a bid count); 2% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 50
- The award came in at a median 86% of the estimated value (5 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here.n = 5
- 2% of the bids received came from other countries (9 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 0%.n = 9
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 |
|---|---|---|
| J. da Silva Faria, Lda | 100 | 2012–2025 |
| QUESTÃO D'AREA, LDA | 79 | 2012–2026 |
| SCHMITT - Elevadores, Lda. | 70 | 2013–2026 |
| SUMA - Serviços Urbanos e Meio Ambiente, S.A. | 57 | 2013–2026 |
| ESCALA FORMOSA - CARPINTARIA, LDA. | 51 | 2012–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 393 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.
Foreign bidders
Among 395 recorded awards in Portugal · Food & beverages over 3 years, no foreign winner yet — bidding here means being a pioneer.
Submission language: Portuguese.
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