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Medium risk #10 Concentration

Supplier concentration (HHI)

Markets where an authority's money went to a few suppliers, although the country had hundreds.

The Herfindahl-Hirschman index (HHI) shows how concentrated a market is: 10,000 means a single supplier; the lower it is, the more suppliers share the money. Here a market is one authority, one CPV group and one year. The CPV group matters: over all of an authority's suppliers the index would measure what it bought, not who it bought from. The same authority can have competition for fuel and a single supplier for IT services.

Flagged markets

9

Money in flagged markets

54.58 Mn.

Mean index (money-weighted)

8,358

Flagged markets by year

Years marked * are not fully covered by the data: 2018, 2026.

Concentrated money, by CPV group

The 12 largest CPV groups by value; the other 101 are added into a single tile.

National concentration index by year

The index, like the rate in the year chart, is computed on every market checked, not only the flagged ones.

How it is computed

The index is computed per market, not per authority, and only on money spent.

  1. Every award in the three streams (tenders, direct purchases and offline purchases) since 2018 is taken.
  2. Each award gets its CPV group (three digits), supplier and year: the contract date for tenders, the finalisation date for the others. A contract over several lots is split by estimated value; an association's contract is split among its members.
  3. Money is added up by authority, CPV group, year and supplier. Each market is also tested once over the whole period, on the money of every year together, where a supplier present in three years holds one share.
  4. The index is the sum of the squared supplier shares, times 10,000. The lowest possible value is 10,000 divided by the number of awards.
  5. Only markets large enough are included: above the money and award thresholds. A market with three awards cannot go below 3,333, however fairly it was shared.
  6. Markets with an index above the threshold are flagged, if the country had enough suppliers in the CPV group for a choice to exist.

Thresholds

  • Flagging threshold: an HHI of at least 7,000
  • At least 10 awards in a year, 30 over the whole period
  • At least 500,000 RON in a year, 3,000,000 RON over the whole period
  • At least 20 suppliers active in the CPV group nationally

The index says nothing about lawfulness: a concentrated market can come from fair tenders won by the same bidder every time. Markets below the thresholds above are left out, and framework agreements are excluded.

The CPV group approximates the market. Some groups are local monopolies (waste, water, district heating), where the national supplier count overstates the buyer's real choice, and the indicator will flag them. The Suppliers in the market column helps recognise them.

The full explanation, on the methodology page

The whole period is not the sum of the years. Each market is tested once more, on the money of every year together: supplier shares are taken over the whole period, and the floors are higher (30 awards and 3,000,000 RON). A market can be flagged in a year without being flagged over the whole period, for example when one supplier took everything in one year but shared the market in the others. Choose a year to see the markets flagged in it.

Supplier concentration (HHI)
Contracting authority CPV group Year Spent Awards Suppliers used Suppliers in market HHI Leading supplier
MUNICIPIUL BOTOSANI CUI: 3372882 301 MASINI, ECHIPAMENT SI ACCESORII DE BIROU, CU EXCEPTIA COMPUTERELOR, A IMPRIMANTELOR SI A MOBILIERULUI Whole period 11,533,395 10,724,604 791,207 17,584 81 14,127 8,669 QUARTZ MATRIX SRL CUI: 5150840 93.0%
The market's suppliers: The suppliers of the market on the row above, with each one's share: the five largest, and the rest added into one entry.
QUARTZ MATRIX SRL CUI: 5150840 93.0% DIMI SRL CUI: 14192011 4.5% PAPER ROLPROD SRL CUI: 34446548 1.2% DNS BIROTICA SRL CUI: 16310679 0.6% ICE COMPUTERS SRL CUI: 4523550 0.1% 20 further suppliers 0.6%
MUNICIPIUL CALARASI CUI: 4445370 301 MASINI, ECHIPAMENT SI ACCESORII DE BIROU, CU EXCEPTIA COMPUTERELOR, A IMPRIMANTELOR SI A MOBILIERULUI Whole period 10,892,880 9,507,208 875,126 510,546 148 14,127 7,650 P-SEVENTEEN SOLUTIONS SRL CUI: 25001532 87.3%
The market's suppliers: The suppliers of the market on the row above, with each one's share: the five largest, and the rest added into one entry.
P-SEVENTEEN SOLUTIONS SRL CUI: 25001532 87.3% MEDIA PRINT SRL CUI: 7171695 4.2% VEM SRL CUI: 7428757 3.5% ARIENTA SRL CUI: 7607361 0.9% BAREX SERV CONSTRUCT SRL CUI: 31240631 0.7% 30 further suppliers 3.4%
OFICIUL NATIONAL AL VIEI SI PRODUSELOR VITIVINICOLE CUI: 26318890 301 MASINI, ECHIPAMENT SI ACCESORII DE BIROU, CU EXCEPTIA COMPUTERELOR, A IMPRIMANTELOR SI A MOBILIERULUI Whole period 6,800,696 6,465,000 329,971 5,725 62 14,127 9,047 ELTRONIS SRL CUI: 15290190 95.1%
The market's suppliers: The suppliers of the market on the row above, with each one's share: the five largest, and the rest added into one entry.
ELTRONIS SRL CUI: 15290190 95.1% MIDA SOFT BUSINESS SRL CUI: 16005870 2.7% BRING SOLUTIONS SRL CUI: 35746888 1.2% ETA2U SRL CUI: 1801821 0.6% RTC PROFFICE EXPERIENCE SRL CUI: 6562512 0.4% 3 further suppliers 0.1%
MUNICIPIUL FALTICENI CUI: 5432522 301 MASINI, ECHIPAMENT SI ACCESORII DE BIROU, CU EXCEPTIA COMPUTERELOR, A IMPRIMANTELOR SI A MOBILIERULUI Whole period 6,420,612 5,866,490 554,122 135 14,127 8,866 NEXT EXPERT SRL CUI: 34166505 94.1%
The market's suppliers: The suppliers of the market on the row above, with each one's share: the five largest, and the rest added into one entry.
NEXT EXPERT SRL CUI: 34166505 94.1% AUSTRAL TRADE SRL CUI: 3738836 1.8% ASOCIATIA DERZELAS CUI: 30747335 1.4% ALIEN CHARGING ELECTRONICS SRL CUI: 39421250 0.9% INPRIDE SOLUTION SRL CUI: 40322900 0.6% 16 further suppliers 1.2%
COMPANIA NATIONALA DE CAI FERATE CFR SA BUCURESTI SUCURSALA REGIONALA DE CAI FERATE CLUJ CUI: 15586731 301 MASINI, ECHIPAMENT SI ACCESORII DE BIROU, CU EXCEPTIA COMPUTERELOR, A IMPRIMANTELOR SI A MOBILIERULUI Whole period 5,416,453 5,019,944 37,674 358,835 297 14,127 8,608 MIDA SOFT BUSINESS SRL CUI: 16005870 92.7%
The market's suppliers: The suppliers of the market on the row above, with each one's share: the five largest, and the rest added into one entry.
MIDA SOFT BUSINESS SRL CUI: 16005870 92.7% SUPREMOFFICE SRL CUI: 15241139 4.2% SAMARTICOM SRL CUI: 11163755 0.5% MIRROR GROUP PRINT SRL CUI: 35371761 0.4% GENERAL PREST SRL CUI: 18869490 0.3% 43 further suppliers 1.9%
SALUBRIZARE SECTOR 5 SA CUI: 42049930 301 MASINI, ECHIPAMENT SI ACCESORII DE BIROU, CU EXCEPTIA COMPUTERELOR, A IMPRIMANTELOR SI A MOBILIERULUI Whole period 3,769,755 2,068,869 1,700,886 130 14,127 7,751 PARTENER IMPEX SRL CUI: 3212652 87.9%
The market's suppliers: The suppliers of the market on the row above, with each one's share: the five largest, and the rest added into one entry.
PARTENER IMPEX SRL CUI: 3212652 87.9% ECE DUARD SYSTEM SRL CUI: 43742518 4.4% CUBIX IT SRL CUI: 37616388 2.2% CE TECHNOLOGY SRL CUI: 51350051 1.5% CONTENT&MORE SRL CUI: 43540241 1.4% 16 further suppliers 2.8%
ORASUL VICOVU DE SUS CUI: 4327073 301 MASINI, ECHIPAMENT SI ACCESORII DE BIROU, CU EXCEPTIA COMPUTERELOR, A IMPRIMANTELOR SI A MOBILIERULUI Whole period 3,326,689 3,131,213 195,476 76 14,127 8,877 QUARTZ MATRIX SRL CUI: 5150840 94.1%
The market's suppliers: The suppliers of the market on the row above, with each one's share: the five largest, and the rest added into one entry.
QUARTZ MATRIX SRL CUI: 5150840 94.1% SDG TECHNOLOGY SRL CUI: 39222649 4.0% STINOR PROD-COM SRL CUI: 5193999 0.8% HERALD SRL CUI: 7384634 0.7% MICONSUM SERV SRL CUI: 8072894 0.3% 1 further suppliers 0.1%
ORAS BORSA CUI: 3627544 301 MASINI, ECHIPAMENT SI ACCESORII DE BIROU, CU EXCEPTIA COMPUTERELOR, A IMPRIMANTELOR SI A MOBILIERULUI Whole period 3,218,069 2,872,729 345,340 37 14,127 7,913 UNION CO SRL CUI: 16591086 88.5%
The market's suppliers: The suppliers of the market on the row above, with each one's share: the five largest, and the rest added into one entry.
UNION CO SRL CUI: 16591086 88.5% TOMIS SECURITY COMPUTERS SYSTEM SRL CUI: 15213767 9.2% ELCOM INTERNATIONAL SRL CUI: 5124328 0.8% ASOCIATIA DERZELAS CUI: 30747335 0.6% GETUSA SRL CUI: 15818548 0.6% 2 further suppliers 0.4%
MUNICIPIUL CODLEA CUI: 4777108 301 MASINI, ECHIPAMENT SI ACCESORII DE BIROU, CU EXCEPTIA COMPUTERELOR, A IMPRIMANTELOR SI A MOBILIERULUI Whole period 3,201,514 2,738,338 277,564 185,612 144 14,127 7,361 GBC EXIM SRL CUI: 14916025 85.5%
The market's suppliers: The suppliers of the market on the row above, with each one's share: the five largest, and the rest added into one entry.
GBC EXIM SRL CUI: 14916025 85.5% MULTICORAL SRL CUI: 21472324 6.2% ADVANCETECH SRL CUI: 19924053 1.4% RTBCOM SRL CUI: 8566138 1.4% DNS BIROTICA SRL CUI: 16310679 1.1% 30 further suppliers 4.5%

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Contracting authority
The authority that spent. The name leads to its profile.
CPV group
The three-digit CPV group: the market the index is computed on.
Year
The year the market was tested in. Whole period is a separate test on the money of every year together, with higher floors; it is not the sum of the years, and a market flagged in a year can be missing from it.
Spent
The money spent in this market. Underneath, by stream (tenders, direct, offline), each linked to the listing it was computed from.
Awards
How many awards the market holds. The lowest possible index depends on it: 10,000 divided by this number.
Suppliers used
How many suppliers were paid. Click the figure to list them under the row, with each one's share.
Suppliers in market
How many suppliers sold in this CPV group across the country that year. A high index with five suppliers nationally is the market; with nine hundred, it is a choice.
HHI
The sum of the squared shares, times 10,000: 10,000 means a single supplier. The hint beside the figure shows the lowest possible value for the number of awards.
Leading supplier
The supplier with the largest share, and its share. The supplier filter searches every supplier in the market.

The same data, through the API

Every figure on this page comes from the public API, through the endpoints below. The parameters each one takes are in the documentation; each needs an access key.

  • /api/v1/red-flags/concentrare/distribution
  • /api/v1/red-flags/concentrare
  • /api/v1/red-flags/concentrare/years
  • /api/v1/red-flags/overview/years
  • /api/v1/red-flags/concentrare/cpv-spend

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