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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

649

Money in flagged markets

51.28 Bn.

Mean index (money-weighted)

9,013

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
COMPANIA AQUASERV SA CUI: 10755074 441 MATERIALE DE CONSTRUCTII SI ARTICOLE CONEXE Whole period 14,142,627 12,096,704 1,050,325 995,598 117 20,522 7,367 UNICHEM SRL CUI: 17470821 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.
UNICHEM SRL CUI: 17470821 85.5% ORDEA PRODCOM SRL CUI: 9991233 5.2% SABISOR SRL CUI: 16839050 4.5% MOLDVIOCOM SRL CUI: 5076190 1.5% TERMO TOOLS SRL CUI: 23806978 1.1% 16 further suppliers 2.1%
MUZEUL NATIONAL AL SATULUI DIMITRIE GUSTI CUI: 4754848 797 SERVICII DE INVESTIGATIE SI DE SIGURANTA Whole period 14,117,104 13,856,921 260,183 33 2,022 7,228 BLUE CORP SECURITY SRL CUI: 19262401 83.8%
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.
BLUE CORP SECURITY SRL CUI: 19262401 83.8% ARROW SECURITY SRL CUI: 18011894 14.4% EMPO SYSTEMS SRL CUI: 27895862 1.8%
FEDERATIA ROMANA DE TENIS DE MASA CUI: 5194331 551 SERVICII HOTELIERE Whole period 14,090,901 14,087,151 3,750 232 3,284 9,843 TTW SPORT DESIGN GRUP SRL CUI: 38224749 99.2%
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.
TTW SPORT DESIGN GRUP SRL CUI: 38224749 99.2% RIN HOSPITALITY COMPANY SRL CUI: 23733531 0.4% MEGALOS TURISM REZIDENTIAL SRL CUI: 36856820 0.3% KLIMA SRL CUI: 4075162 0.1% ADRIAN SPIRESCU SI MIHAELA PELTEACU SCPA CUI: 28697278 0.0% 6 further suppliers 0.1%
COMPANIA NATIONALA POSTA ROMANA SA CUI: 427410 604 SERVICII DE TRANSPORT AERIAN Whole period 14,037,006 14,037,006 40 544 10,000 COMPANIA NATIONALA DE TRANSPORTURI AERIENE ROMANE TAROM SA CUI: 477647 100.0%
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.
ECOAQUA SA CUI: 16730672 243 PRODUSE CHIMICE ANORGANICE SI ORGANICE DE BAZA Whole period 13,999,050 13,970,740 22,174 6,136 61 3,820 9,013 KEMCRISTAL SRL CUI: 11390391 94.8%
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.
KEMCRISTAL SRL CUI: 11390391 94.8% PRISPACHIM SRL CUI: 48399420 5.0% ATENEUM SRL CUI: 13149463 0.1% LINDE GAZ ROMANIA SRL CUI: 8721959 0.1% TEKNOLEB LABORATORY SRL CUI: 29025445 0.0% 10 further suppliers 0.0%
ACET SA CUI: 713519 384 INSTRUMENTE DE VERIFICARE A PROPRIETATILOR FIZICE Whole period 13,992,475 12,827,036 1,165,439 95 5,086 8,499 VESTRA INDUSTRY SRL CUI: 15969249 92.1%
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.
VESTRA INDUSTRY SRL CUI: 15969249 92.1% HACH LANGE SRL CUI: 17610720 3.1% PROCESS ENGINEERING SRL CUI: 16217333 1.9% APLISENS SRL CUI: 33350720 1.1% SIEMENS SRL CUI: 7614474 0.4% 16 further suppliers 1.4%
UNITATEA DE LOGISTICA SI ACHIZITII CENTRALIZATE A POLITIEI PENITENCIARE CUI: 4193079 391 MOBILIER Whole period 13,963,339 13,889,425 72,389 1,525 169 12,698 9,894 PLAST TEX INDUSTRIAL SRL CUI: 23927155 99.5%
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.
PLAST TEX INDUSTRIAL SRL CUI: 23927155 99.5% VOYATZOGLOU ROMANIA SRL CUI: 11447595 0.2% TGV TRADE SRL CUI: 38880425 0.1% ZENIT INVEST GRUP SRL CUI: 17500655 0.1% DNS BIROTICA SRL CUI: 16310679 0.1% 12 further suppliers 0.1%
BANCA NATIONALA A ROMANIEI CUI: 361684 351 ECHIPAMENT DE URGENTA SI DE SIGURANTA Whole period 13,963,334 13,275,067 77,020 611,247 73 8,974 7,386 GLOBAL OPERATION CENTER SA CUI: 38481947 85.7%
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.
GLOBAL OPERATION CENTER SA CUI: 38481947 85.7% DATA CORE SYSTEMS SA CUI: 30366560 5.9% CASIDO SRL CUI: 4183377 1.4% OPTIMA GROUP SRL CUI: 14735487 1.2% ABAU TEHNIK CONSULT SRL CUI: 33543097 1.2% 40 further suppliers 4.7%
SALUBRIZARE SI SERVICII PUBLICE FOCSANI SA CUI: 25616767 905 SERVICII PRIVIND DESEURILE MENAJERE SI DESEURILE Whole period 13,847,745 13,847,745 72 1,525 9,980 TRACON SRL CUI: 2266522 99.9%
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.
TRACON SRL CUI: 2266522 99.9% SANMARC IMPEX SRL CUI: 4061353 0.1%
APA SERV VALEA JIULUI SA CUI: 7392416 429 DIVERSE UTILAJE DE UZ GENERAL SI SPECIAL Whole period 13,818,692 13,532,000 270,085 16,607 225 10,396 9,359 SIEMENS SRL CUI: 7614474 96.7%
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.
SIEMENS SRL CUI: 7614474 96.7% GRUNDFOS POMPE ROMANIA SRL CUI: 427690 1.2% VALMA PIESE AUTO SRL CUI: 29056620 0.5% INSERV AQUA SRL CUI: 14681280 0.5% HIDROMET SRL CUI: 14044619 0.4% 26 further suppliers 0.7%
COMUNA BURLA CUI: 16388180 452 LUCRARI DE CONSTRUCTII COMPLETE SAU PARTIALE SI LUCRARI PUBLICE Whole period 13,797,316 11,758,325 2,038,991 31 29,228 9,636 TEST PRIMA SRL CUI: 744639 98.2%
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.
TEST PRIMA SRL CUI: 744639 98.2% IABER OIL SRL CUI: 30196066 0.6% CRIVOL LINE TRANS SRL CUI: 17355083 0.5% CONSTRUCT SA CUI: 740750 0.4% SMART ENERGY SRL CUI: 19030541 0.2% 4 further suppliers 0.2%
SOCIETATEA NATIONALA DE TRANSPORT FEROVIAR DE CALATORI - CFR - CALATORI SA CUI: 11054545 724 SERVICII DE INTERNET Whole period 13,684,154 13,136,539 306,383 241,232 30 3,681 8,354 INFORMATICA FEROVIARA SA CUI: 14966210 91.0%
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.
INFORMATICA FEROVIARA SA CUI: 14966210 91.0% ORANGE ROMANIA SA CUI: 9010105 8.7% ROT SYSTEMS SRL CUI: 3211428 0.3% CLAUS WEB SRL CUI: 17759260 0.0% ROMEDCHIM INTERNATIONAL SRL CUI: 14186613 0.0% 1 further suppliers 0.0%
AQUABIS SA CUI: 566787 384 INSTRUMENTE DE VERIFICARE A PROPRIETATILOR FIZICE Whole period 13,504,116 12,252,342 1,251,774 122 5,086 9,002 FLUID GROUP HAGEN SRL CUI: 13430603 94.8%
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.
FLUID GROUP HAGEN SRL CUI: 13430603 94.8% TOTAL EDIL SRL CUI: 6776079 2.0% SIEL GRUP SRL CUI: 14209431 1.2% NIVELCO TEHNICA MASURARII SRL CUI: 17748333 0.9% SIEMCROM GRUP SRL CUI: 23367040 0.4% 21 further suppliers 0.7%
UNIVERSITATEA OVIDIUS DIN CONSTANTA CUI: 4301332 797 SERVICII DE INVESTIGATIE SI DE SIGURANTA Whole period 13,389,383 12,740,133 579,250 70,000 58 2,022 8,371 ALFARO SECURITY SRL CUI: 18164600 91.3%
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.
ALFARO SECURITY SRL CUI: 18164600 91.3% DIALFA SECURITY SRL CUI: 13818436 5.4% TOTAL PRIVATE GUARD SRL CUI: 5739609 2.0% ATLAS RESEARCH SRL CUI: 24341951 0.7% I&P PROJECT & CONSULTING SRL CUI: 38473880 0.5% 1 further suppliers 0.1%
AEROPORTUL INTERNATIONAL GEORGE ENESCU BACAU RA CUI: 4278841 349 DIVERSE ECHIPAMENTE DE TRANSPORT SI PIESE DE SCHIMB Whole period 13,377,295 11,655,970 1,717,009 4,316 97 18,115 7,318 UTI CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT SA CUI: 18165761 85.4%
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.
UTI CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT SA CUI: 18165761 85.4% MIHAI MARIA CUI: 124416 2.7% STARCKROM TEHNOLOGII SRL CUI: 15400498 2.7% TRUST GP SRL CUI: 42618660 2.2% RAVCOM GLOBAL SOLUTIONS SRL CUI: 44091345 1.9% 28 further suppliers 5.2%
SALUBRIS SA CUI: 14816433 441 MATERIALE DE CONSTRUCTII SI ARTICOLE CONEXE Whole period 13,358,439 12,092,055 1,255,125 11,259 327 20,522 7,789 STRUNGARIU & CO RIGAMS L M SRL CUI: 6856089 88.1%
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.
STRUNGARIU & CO RIGAMS L M SRL CUI: 6856089 88.1% DEDEMAN SRL CUI: 2816464 3.8% EMAD SERV MILENIUM SRL CUI: 19078108 3.6% ARBUILD SRL CUI: 47135845 1.1% VFM INTERCOM SRL CUI: 36325070 1.0% 18 further suppliers 2.5%
DIRECTIA GENERALA DE POLITIE A MUNICIPIULUI BUCURESTI CUI: 4221160 323 RECEPTOARE DE TELEVIZIUNE SI DE RADIO SI APARATE DE INREGISTRARE SAU DE REDARE A SUNETULUI SAU A IMAGINII Whole period 13,347,472 11,901,463 1,446,009 79 7,198 7,344 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS ROMANIA SRL CUI: 16241790 85.6%
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.
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS ROMANIA SRL CUI: 16241790 85.6% MESSYSTECH SRL CUI: 11471879 2.5% MICRO WORLD SRL CUI: 7474133 1.9% GBC EXIM SRL CUI: 14916025 1.5% ALWAYS AROUND SRL CUI: 40839770 1.4% 25 further suppliers 7.0%
UNITATEA MILITARA NR01836 CUI: 27036839 092 PETROL, CARBUNE SI PRODUSE PETROLIERE Whole period 13,337,907 12,687,765 650,142 232 4,580 9,285 AEROCHEM SRL CUI: 16072941 96.4%
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.
AEROCHEM SRL CUI: 16072941 96.4% UBIMEDIA SRL CUI: 14526588 1.0% HIDROSERVCO SRL CUI: 10240566 0.6% LUBCOM SA CUI: 13438615 0.4% HBG PETROCHEMICALS SRL CUI: 42090327 0.3% 16 further suppliers 1.4%
INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE BOLI INFECTIOASE PROFDRMATEI BALS CUI: 9524980 241 GAZE Whole period 13,234,758 12,774,447 459,921 390 46 1,197 9,337 LINDE GAZ ROMANIA SRL CUI: 8721959 96.6%
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.
LINDE GAZ ROMANIA SRL CUI: 8721959 96.6% EYECON MEDICAL SRL CUI: 14923065 2.1% AIR PRODUCTS ROMANIA SRL CUI: 35261416 0.6% CONEXIUNI PROFESSIONAL SERVICE SRL CUI: 33213072 0.5% DEDEMAN SRL CUI: 2816464 0.2% 2 further suppliers 0.0%
UNITATEA MILITARA 01764 CUI: 27124086 502 SERVICII DE REPARARE SI DE INTRETINERE SI SERVICII CONEXE PENTRU MIJLOACELE DE TRANSPORT AERIAN, FEROVIAR, RUTIER SI MARITIM Whole period 13,071,378 12,788,233 283,145 67 2,163 9,573 PROMEX SA CUI: 2265683 97.8%
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.
PROMEX SA CUI: 2265683 97.8% BMV OLIMPIA SRL CUI: 5362249 1.2% VOLTA MARINE SRL CUI: 23271475 0.4% DUNAV SRL CUI: 6074082 0.3% TEHNONAV - SANTIER NAVAL DE CONSTRUCTII SI REPARATII NAVE SA CUI: 2268922 0.2% 1 further suppliers 0.1%
MINISTERUL AFACERILOR INTERNE CUI: 4267095 642 SERVICII DE TELECOMUNICATII Whole period 13,022,489 12,823,015 199,474 77 1,123 8,333 ORANGE ROMANIA SA CUI: 9010105 91.0%
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.
ORANGE ROMANIA SA CUI: 9010105 91.0% ORANGE ROMANIA COMMUNICATIONS SA CUI: 427320 7.5% DIGI ROMANIA SA CUI: 5888716 0.8% DENDRIO INNOVATIONS SRL CUI: 27895927 0.7% VODAFONE ROMANIA SA CUI: 8971726 0.0% 2 further suppliers 0.0%
ORAS NAVODARI CUI: 4618382 502 SERVICII DE REPARARE SI DE INTRETINERE SI SERVICII CONEXE PENTRU MIJLOACELE DE TRANSPORT AERIAN, FEROVIAR, RUTIER SI MARITIM Whole period 12,975,087 9,645,285 3,326,062 3,740 41 2,163 9,994 LUCRIS SERVCOM SRL CUI: 18083580 100.0%
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.
LUCRIS SERVCOM SRL CUI: 18083580 100.0% EXPERT TOOLS SRL CUI: 23406548 0.0%
UNITATEA MILITARA 02210 BUCURESTI CUI: 4193176 395 ARTICOLE TEXTILE Whole period 12,970,745 12,452,418 518,327 123 12,458 9,470 COMGAR INTERNATIONAL SRL CUI: 8096966 97.3%
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.
COMGAR INTERNATIONAL SRL CUI: 8096966 97.3% CONFEXIMP MOD ELO V SRL CUI: 14714638 0.7% ROMAT MAGNIFIC SRL CUI: 39731146 0.4% P & M GRAVURA SRL CUI: 13321045 0.4% A&B INVEST SERVICE SRL CUI: 15849684 0.3% 12 further suppliers 0.9%
GARDA DE COASTA CUI: 29521430 665 SERVICII DE ASIGURARE SI DE PENSIE Whole period 12,855,713 12,758,081 97,632 150 1,049 8,080 OMNIASIG VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP SA CUI: 14360018 89.7%
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.
OMNIASIG VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP SA CUI: 14360018 89.7% FAST BROKERS SRL CUI: 14785760 4.0% ALLIANZ-TIRIAC UNIT ASIGURARI SA CUI: 18892336 3.2% ASIGURAREA ROMANEASCA - ASIROM VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP SA CUI: 336290 1.6% ALLIANZ - TIRIAC ASIGURARI SA CUI: 6120740 1.0% 5 further suppliers 0.5%
DIRECTIA GENERALA DE ASISTENTA SOCIALA SI PROTECTIA COPILULUI CUI: 17300924 151 PRODUSE DE ORIGINE ANIMALA, CARNE SI PRODUSE DIN CARNE Whole period 12,763,934 12,702,344 61,590 593 1,457 7,867 COMSORADI SRL CUI: 6202149 88.2%
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.
COMSORADI SRL CUI: 6202149 88.2% MATRA SRL CUI: 6287579 9.4% RADICSTAR SRL CUI: 4917490 2.2% FERMA COCOSU ROSU SRL CUI: 33316655 0.2% RETACOM SRL CUI: 3209240 0.1%

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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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