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Open procedure above European threshold for awarding the service of transport preparation and distribution of meals for school ware school years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 until 31 December 2027
Procedura aperta sopra soglia europea per affidamento del servizio di preparazione trasporto e distribuzione pasti per la refezione scolastica anni scolastici 2026-2027 e 2027-2028 fino al 31 dicembre 2027 — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 13 November at 12:00 — 12 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
- Offer and evidence in: Italian.
- 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
Fresh-warm meal preparation, transport and distribution service for the school ware of pre-school pupils, full-time primary school pupils and extended-time first-grade secondary school pupils of the Municipality of Modica and eligible teaching and ATA staff, at 27 schools, for the 2026/2027 and 2027/2028 school years until 31/12/2027. Estimated needs: 900 meals per day for 223 days of service, equal to 200,700 meals. The service includes the supply of foodstuffs, the preparation of special diets, transport and packaging, in accordance with the special specifications and the CAMs referred to in Ministerial Decree No 65/2020. · Preparation, transport and distribution of fresh-hot meals for school meals at 27 schools in the Municipality of Modica, for the 2026/2027 and 2027/2028 school years until 31/12/2027
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 28% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (201 awards since 2024, spread over 145 companies). That is well above the sector norm (15%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 201 awards since 2024
- The median procedure drew just one bid (96 procedures with a bid count); 98% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 96
- Not one of the 201 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 2%.n = 201
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 28/10/2026.
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 Italian.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| VSI - VESAV SOLUZIONI INFORMATICHE - | 10 | 2024–2026 |
| RANDSTAD SPA | 6 | 2025–2026 |
| MAGGIOLI S.P.A. | 4 | 2025–2026 |
| GERRATANA GAETANO DI GERRATANA GESSICA E VERONICA SNC | 4 | 2025–2026 |
| INNOVA P.A. SRLS | 3 | 2024–2025 |
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Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 974 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 16 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 34 (median of 3,875 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
Foreign bidders
In Italy · Hotel & restaurant services, 32 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 2,016 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France.
Submission language: Italian.
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