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Acquisition of negative pressure therapy dressing material with equipment supply to ULS do Baixo Alentejo, EPE
Aquisição de material de penso de terapia por pressão negativa com fornecimento de equipamentos para a ULS do Baixo Alentejo, EPE — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 1 December at 23:59 — 31 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 of negative pressure therapy dressing material, including the supply of the respective equipment, for the Local Health Unit of Baixo Alentejo, EPE · Lot 1 · Lot 2 · Lot 3
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The median procedure drew 8 bids (33 procedures with a bid count); 9% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 1 bid.n = 33
- 30% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (348 awards since 2015, spread over 169 companies). That is well below the sector norm (50%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 348 awards since 2015
- The award came in at a median 90% of the estimated value (5 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 72%.n = 5
- 5% of awards went to companies from abroad (348 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 11%.n = 348
- 99% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (30 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 89%.n = 30
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 |
|---|---|---|
| MedArthrex Unipessoal, Lda | 11 | 2025–2026 |
| B. Braun Medical, Unipessoal Lda. | 7 | 2020–2026 |
| Stryker Portugal Produtos Médicos, Lda. | 5 | 2022–2026 |
| ALBINO DIAS DE ANDRADE, S.A. | 5 | 2026 |
| Lusopalex - Produtos de Saude Unipessoal Lda | 5 | 2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 8 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 25 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 34 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 29 (median of 559 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
Foreign bidders
In Portugal · Medical equipment & pharma, 317 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 5,140 recorded awards) — mostly from Spain, Germany, France.
Submission language: Portuguese.
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