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Acquisition of a sea-fisheries surveillance vessel

Nabava broda za nadzor morskog ribarstva — original title

HRCroatia · Grad Zagreb

Your path to submission

  1. Deadline: 19 November at 11:00 — 18 days left.
  2. The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
  3. Offer and evidence in: Croatian.
  4. Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
Compiled automatically from notice and documents — no guarantee; the procedure's wording is binding.

What the buyer is looking for

The subject of the procurement is a ship for the purpose of controlling the maritime space over which the Republic of Croatia has sovereignty, i.e. sovereign rights and jurisdiction in accordance with international law. Since fishing is a strategic branch of the economy in the Republic of Croatia, and in order to achieve the sustainable development of fisheries, its economic, environmental and social role and objectives of fisheries policy, it is necessary to carry out controls and control of the internal fishing sea, which includes internal sea waters and the external fishing sea, which covers the territorial sea of the Republic of Croatia and the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Croatia. The length of the ship overall shall be at least 55m, the width shall not be less than 9m and shall be provided with accommodation for at least 30 persons.

Machine translation (EU eTranslation) — official wording via the PDF link.

Contract

TypeSupplies
Estimated value€32,000,000
Published27 Oct 2026
ProcedureOpen procedure
EU-fundedReserved for SMEs

Type of service

34 · Transport equipment
CPV 34510000

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • The award came in at a median 48% of the estimated value (71 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 89%.n = 71
  • 52% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (139 awards since 2024, spread over 64 companies). That is well below the sector norm (70%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 139 awards since 2024
  • 94% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (139 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 58%.n = 139
  • The median procedure drew 2 bids (139 procedures with a bid count); 31% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 139
  • Across 16 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Trade register enrolment (16 of 16), Independent quality certificate (e.g. ISO 9001) (12 of 16), References: services (10 of 16), References: supplies (6 of 16).n = 16

From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 31/10/2026.

Clement
References and certificates from your home country count fully across the EU — that is what European procurement law is for.

What you must prove — eligibility criteria

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Trade register enrolment
Detalji opisani u dokumentaciji o nabavi
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References: supplies
Detalji opisani u dokumentaciji o nabavi
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Independent quality certificate (e.g. ISO 9001)
Detalji opisani u dokumentaciji o nabavi
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Security/guarantee required
Requirement texts are quoted in the notice's original language — only the official wording is binding.

Tender documents — direct download

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Annex 1
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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Administrative conditions
The full notice, official wording

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.

CompanyAwardsPeriod
Sveučilište u Osijeku, Fakultet agrobiotehničkih znanosti Osijek82024–2026
Natural trgovina d.o.o.72024–2026
SVEUČILIŠTE U ZAGREBU PRIRODOSLOVNO-MATEMATIČKI FAKULTET72024–2026
SHADOW NAUTICS d.o.o.62024–2025
Sveučilište u Zagrebu Agronomski fakultet62024–2025
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this kind of work

4
2024
2
2025
3
2026
9 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.

Contracting authority contact

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Deadline — Thursday 19 November at 11:00

Tactics

When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 5 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 3 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)

This procedure allows 23 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 30 (median of 387 procedures). A normal window for this market.

Foreign bidders

In Croatia · Transport equipment, 40 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,322 recorded awards) — mostly from Poland, Germany, Denmark.

Submission language: Croatian.

Measured from linked award data; foreign winners bidding through a local subsidiary count as domestic — the true share is higher.

How to bid

Read the full notice — Original + documents
Goes directly to this tender on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily. The full specification and all annexes are there.
Put together the evidence — in Croatian
The 3 criteria on the left, plus your price.
Submit via TED — Tenders Electronic Daily before the deadline
Electronic submission — allow time for the portal registration the first time.
To the procurement portal →Official notice on TED →
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