Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE

How to win their contracts

Measured from Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE's own published record — no estimates, no generic advice.

• Plan for about 29 days to prepare a bid — that is the median gap between publication and deadline across 12 of their tenders.
• They publish about 30.3 tenders a month, measured over 8 months of history.
• Half of their 244 awarded contracts are worth €9,772 or less — size your bid to that range.
• Most of their buying falls in construction work, sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services, office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies.
• Their most frequent suppliers are ARMINDO E PORTUGAL LDA (22), MESI – Manutenção e Serviços Industriais, Lda. (13), Snegabloco Comércio e Indústria LDA (8) — expect to bid against incumbents who already know this buyer.