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Framework Agreement for the Provision of Surveillance and Security Services
Acordo-Quadro para a Prestação de Serviços de Vigilância e Segurança — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 25 November at 23:59 — 25 days left. Two-stage procedure: by this deadline you submit a request to participate (proof of eligibility). Only shortlisted firms are then invited to submit a tender.
- 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
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Surveillance and Security Services · Lot 1 – Human Surveillance and Security Services · Lot 2 – Services linking to Central Alarm Reception and Monitoring Centre · Lot 3 – Aggregated human surveillance services and linking to Central Alarm Reception and Monitoring Centre
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 44% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (557 awards since 2012, spread over 237 companies). That is well above the sector norm (26%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 557 awards since 2012
- 100% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (6 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 51%.n = 6
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (28 procedures with a bid count); 0% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 28
- Not one of the 557 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 8%.n = 557
- 0% of the bids received came from other countries (6 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 2%.n = 6
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.
What you must prove — eligibility criteria
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Associação Universidade - Empresa para o Desenvolvimento - TecMinho | 17 | 2012–2025 |
| Agência de Energia do Cávado | 11 | 2013–2019 |
| Caravelas 2000 - Agência de Viagens, Lda | 11 | 2023–2026 |
| Alberto Teixeira e Associados, Sociedade de Advogados, RL | 11 | 2012–2024 |
| TRENMO ENGENHARIA, SA | 10 | 2013–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 639 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
In Portugal · Business services, 17 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 648 recorded awards).
Submission language: Portuguese.
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