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High risk #05 Single bidder

Tender lots with a single bidder

Tender lots that drew a single offer and on which money has already been spent.

Lots in publicly advertised tenders that drew a single offer and on which contracts have already been signed. It is the risk indicator most used in European procurement research: no competition in an open procedure can mean a closed market or specifications written for one bidder. Computed on tenders only, counting only money spent.

Single-bidder lots

48

Money spent without competition

70.28 Mn.

Average spent per lot

1.46 Mn.

Single-bidder lots by year of spending

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

Money spent without competition, by CPV group

The 10 largest CPV groups by value; the other 286 are added into a single tile.

How it is computed

Computed on every tender from 2018 to today.

  1. Lots on which money was spent are kept: those with at least one contract or subsequent contract carrying a value and a winner. Framework agreements are left out, because the money is spent through the subsequent contracts.
  2. Only competitive procedures with publication are kept. Negotiation without prior publication is left out: there the authority invites companies directly, so a single offer is normal.
  3. The offers received on a lot are the unacceptable, non-compliant and admissible ones, added up. Withdrawn offers are not counted. For the authority's own procedures, with no count per lot, the contract's count is used.
  4. The lot is flagged when it received a single offer.
  5. A contract covering several lots is split between them by estimated value and booked in the year it was signed. With no year chosen each lot appears once, with its total across all years.
  6. The winner shown is the company with the largest part of the lot's money that year; for an association the contract is shared evenly among members.

Thresholds

  • Single bidder: one offer received on the lot, counting unacceptable, non-compliant and admissible offers together; withdrawn offers are not counted
  • Procedures included: open and accelerated open tender, simplified procedure, restricted and accelerated restricted tender, competitive and accelerated competitive negotiation, competitive dialogue, the authority's own procedures and request for offers
  • Only lots on which at least one contract or subsequent contract has been signed

Tenders only, and money spent only: a framework agreement with no subsequent contract is not counted. Negotiation without prior publication and direct purchases are not included.

The data holds at most 200 contracts per notice. Where a notice has more, the money from the missing contracts is not in the figures.

The offer count is the one the authority reported. On under 1% of lots the contracts report different counts; the largest is kept. A single offer does not prove a breach: in a market with one manufacturer it can be natural. The signal is repetition, at the same authority or with the same winner.

The full explanation, on the methodology page

Tender lots with a single bidder
Notice and lot Contracting authority Winner CPV code Procedure type Year # Estimated value Spent Tender
CAN1009513 lot 2 Lot title: interferon beta 1 a 44 micrograme/ 0.5 ml SPITALUL CLINIC DE RECUPERARE CUI: 4541092
MERCK ROMANIA SRL CUI: 20631065
33661000-1 licitatie deschisa 2019–2022 11 30,884,832 58,704,054 See the tender and its contracts
CAN1014117 implicit lot SPITALUL CLINIC DE RECUPERARE CUI: 4541092
MERCK ROMANIA SRL CUI: 20631065
33661700-8 licitatie deschisa 2019–2023 11 33,063,648 3,803,611 See the tender and its contracts
CAN1013830 lot 6 Lot title: interferonum beta 1a - seringa SPITALUL CLINIC DE NEUROPSIHIATRIE CUI: 12688940
MERCK ROMANIA SRL CUI: 20631065
33661000-1 licitatie deschisa 2019–2021 16 1,722,490 1,620,584 See the tender and its contracts
CAN1013427 lot 9 Lot title: interferon beta 1a 44 micrograme UNITATEA MILITARA NR02482 CUI: 4364594
MERCK ROMANIA SRL CUI: 20631065
33652000-5 licitatie deschisa 2019–2020 7 2,870,100 1,153,339 See the tender and its contracts
CAN1138868 lot 25 Lot title: sistem apa ultrapura MINISTERUL SANATATII CUI: 4266456
MERCK ROMANIA SRL CUI: 20631065
42912330-4 licitatie deschisa 2024 1 1,039,550 1,012,653 See the tender and its contracts
CAN1018840 lot 70 Lot title: interferon beta 1 a 44 micrograme cartuse multidoza UNITATEA MILITARA NR02482 CUI: 4364594
MERCK ROMANIA SRL CUI: 20631065
33652000-5 licitatie deschisa 2019–2021 8 4,120,376 855,802 See the tender and its contracts
CAN1109227 implicit lot SOCIETATEA NATIONALA NUCLEARELECTRICA SA CUI: 10874881
MERCK ROMANIA SRL CUI: 20631065
50411000-9 licitatie deschisa 2023 1 110,459 528,438 See the tender and its contracts
CAN1012080 lot 24 Lot title: interferonum beta 1a 44mcg/0,5ml cartus SPITAL CLINIC JUDETEAN DE URGENTA BIHOR CUI: 4208498
MERCK ROMANIA SRL CUI: 20631065
33661000-1 licitatie deschisa 2019–2020 17 203,210 292,570 See the tender and its contracts
CAN1009958 implicit lot SOCIETATEA NATIONALA NUCLEARELECTRICA SA CUI: 10874881
MERCK ROMANIA SRL CUI: 20631065
50411000-9 licitatie deschisa 2018 1 55,978 258,233 See the tender and its contracts
CAN1075434 lot 49 Lot title: cladribinum 10mg UNITATEA MILITARA NR02482 CUI: 4364594
MERCK ROMANIA SRL CUI: 20631065
33652000-5 licitatie deschisa 2022 2 8,430,839 207,984 See the tender and its contracts
SCNA1027775 lot 1 Lot title: sistem de prelevare aer pentru monitorizare microbiologica: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE MEDICO-MILITARA CANTACUZINO CUI: 15203810
MERCK ROMANIA SRL CUI: 20631065
38341500-2 procedura simplificata 2019 1 240,000 204,331 See the tender and its contracts
CAN1128904 lot 3 Lot title: lot 3 - echipamente de laborator pentru disciplina toxicologie si industria medicamentului /3 UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE VICTOR BABES TIMISOARA CUI: 4269215
MERCK ROMANIA SRL CUI: 20631065
38434000-6 licitatie deschisa 2024 1 166,387 166,121 See the tender and its contracts
SCNA1054396 implicit lot INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU FIZICA LASERILOR PLASMEI SI RADIATIEI - INFLPR RA CUI: 9052135
MERCK ROMANIA SRL CUI: 20631065
38425000-0 procedura simplificata 2021 1 — 146,180 See the tender and its contracts
CAN1026026 lot 1 Lot title: echipament pentru determinarea rapida a incarcaturii microbiene prin filtrare INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE MEDICO-MILITARA CANTACUZINO CUI: 15203810
MERCK ROMANIA SRL CUI: 20631065
33124100-6 licitatie deschisa 2019 1 142,857 136,607 See the tender and its contracts
CAN1067401 lot 6 Lot title: cladribinum 10mg SPITAL CLINIC JUDETEAN DE URGENTA BIHOR CUI: 4208498
MERCK ROMANIA SRL CUI: 20631065
33661000-1 licitatie deschisa 2021 2 1,605,874 103,992 See the tender and its contracts
CAN1012080 lot 23 Lot title: interferonum beta 1a 44mcg ser pre SPITAL CLINIC JUDETEAN DE URGENTA BIHOR CUI: 4208498
MERCK ROMANIA SRL CUI: 20631065
33661000-1 licitatie deschisa 2019 5 174,043 102,286 See the tender and its contracts
CAN1155007 lot 2 Lot title: lot nr.2 - echipament pentru testarea sterilitatii - steritest symbio lfh sau echivalent INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE MEDICO-MILITARA CANTACUZINO CUI: 15203810
MERCK ROMANIA SRL CUI: 20631065
38434000-6 licitatie deschisa 2025 1 94,000 92,726 See the tender and its contracts
SCNA1055771 implicit lot SOCIETATEA NATIONALA NUCLEARELECTRICA SA CUI: 10874881
MERCK ROMANIA SRL CUI: 20631065
42912310-8 procedura simplificata 2021 1 — 92,063 See the tender and its contracts
SCNA1089702 lot 25 Lot title: reactivi 15 UNIVDE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE - CAROL DAVILA CUI: 4192910
MERCK ROMANIA SRL CUI: 20631065
33696500-0 procedura simplificata 2023 1 85,770 84,399 See the tender and its contracts
CAN1149844 lot 10 Lot title: lot 10 - reactivi necesari pentru evaluarea biomarkerilor metastatici circulanti si a statusului inflamatori sistemic INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE IN DOMENIUL PATOLOGIEI SI STIINTELOR BIOMEDICALE VICTOR BABES CUI: 13828251
MERCK ROMANIA SRL CUI: 20631065
33696500-0 licitatie deschisa 2025 1 72,640 68,994 See the tender and its contracts
CAN1159074 lot 10 Lot title: 10 - service aparat de obtinere apa purificata - millipore direct q5 si cromatografe de lichid de inalta presiune - merck UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA FARMACIE STIINTE SI TEHNOLOGIE GEORGE EMIL PALADE DIN TARGU MURES CUI: 4322742
MERCK ROMANIA SRL CUI: 20631065
50400000-9 licitatie deschisa 2025 1 66,000 63,897 See the tender and its contracts
SCNA1113234 lot 10 Lot title: service aparat de obtinere apa purificata - millipore direct q5 si cromatografe de lichid de inalta presiune - merck UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA FARMACIE STIINTE SI TEHNOLOGIE GEORGE EMIL PALADE DIN TARGU MURES CUI: 4322742
MERCK ROMANIA SRL CUI: 20631065
50400000-9 procedura simplificata 2024 1 60,000 57,216 See the tender and its contracts
SCNA1086350 lot 10 Lot title: lot 10 - service aparat de obtinere apa purificata - millipore direct q5 si cromatografe de lichid de inalta presiune - merck UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA FARMACIE STIINTE SI TEHNOLOGIE GEORGE EMIL PALADE DIN TARGU MURES CUI: 4322742
MERCK ROMANIA SRL CUI: 20631065
50400000-9 procedura simplificata 2023 1 60,000 53,242 See the tender and its contracts
SCNA1037019 lot 6 Lot title: service aparat de obtinere apa purificata - millipore direct q5 si cromatografe de lichid de inalta presiune - merck UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA FARMACIE STIINTE SI TEHNOLOGIE GEORGE EMIL PALADE DIN TARGU MURES CUI: 4322742
MERCK ROMANIA SRL CUI: 20631065
50400000-9 procedura simplificata 2020 1 50,000 50,000 See the tender and its contracts
CAN1131528 lot 26 Lot title: reactivi de laborator 26 UNIVDE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE - CAROL DAVILA CUI: 4192910
MERCK ROMANIA SRL CUI: 20631065
33696500-0 licitatie deschisa 2024 1 48,487 47,898 See the tender and its contracts

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Rows per page: 25 50 100
Notice and lot
The award notice number, linked to its record on e-licitatie.ro, with the lot underneath. The lot title appears on hovering over the information sign. A notice without lots has a single implicit lot, with no title.
Contracting authority
The authority that ran the tender.
Winner
The companies that received the lot's money that year. For an association every member is listed, by share; the filter finds the lot through any of them.
CPV code
The lot's CPV code: what was bought. The filter also takes leading digits: 45 covers all works.
Procedure type
The award procedure. The information sign means the offer count comes from the contract, not the lot.
Year
The years the lot's contracts were signed. With no year chosen the span appears; with a year chosen, that year.
#
How many contracts were signed on the lot. With a year chosen, the lot's total appears underneath if it has contracts in other years too.
Estimated value
The value the authority estimated before the tender, for the whole lot.
Spent
The money spent on the lot. A contract over several lots is split by estimated value. The table is ordered by this column by default.
Tender
Opens the tender and its contracts, with the offers received on each lot.

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/reference/years
  • /api/v1/reference/procedure-types
  • /api/v1/red-flags/ofertant-unic
  • /api/v1/red-flags/overview/years
  • /api/v1/red-flags/ofertant-unic/cpv-spend

Open data and API