Vertex Pharmaceuticals Unipessoal: public contracts won without a rival in Portugal

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Unipessoal won 21 of its 21 public contract awards in Portugal without a rival from 2024-10-29 to 2026-06-09: 0 without a competition and 21 after a competition that drew a single bid. 1 buyer awarded it without a rival, the largest Unidade Local de Saúde Santa Maria, E.P.E with 21.

An award is uncontested when the buyer had no rival offer to weigh: it was made without a competition (direct award, negotiated procedure without a call for tenders, sole-source or advance-notice contract), or a competition was held and only one bid arrived. Every count below is built award by award from the official notices. Awards to individuals are not included.

Source: Tenders Electronic Daily (TED), Publications Office of the European Union, contract award notices. Awards are matched to their buyer and supplier as published. Values in these notices often state a framework ceiling rather than a contract amount, so awards are counted, not summed. Updated 17 October 2026.