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Acquisition of Group Health Insurance Policy for MES
Aquisição de Apólice de Seguro de Saúde de Grupo para a EEM — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 22 November at 23:59 — 22 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, through an international public tender, of a group health insurance policy for EEM -Empresa de Eletricidade da Madeira, S.A., covering the provision of health insurance services, with direct transfer of the risk to the insurer, under the terms and conditions defined in the procedural documents.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 55% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (312 awards since 2013, spread over 126 companies). That is well above the sector norm (31%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 312 awards since 2013
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (16 procedures with a bid count); 44% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 16
- The award came in at a median 88% of the estimated value (8 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 89%.n = 8
- 1% of awards went to companies from abroad (312 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 5%.n = 312
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 |
|---|---|---|
| MC-COMPUTADORES,S.A. | 15 | 2014–2026 |
| Cabelte - Cabos Eléctricos e Telefónicos, S.A | 14 | 2014–2026 |
| João Crisóstomo Figueira da Silva, S.A. | 13 | 2013–2023 |
| Obracentimetro - Construção Civil, Lda. | 11 | 2018–2026 |
| Santos & Ornelas, Lda | 9 | 2015–2026 |
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 362 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 26 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 29 (median of 559 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
Foreign bidders
In Portugal · Financial & insurance services, 8 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 370 recorded awards).
Submission language: Portuguese.
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