A public notice is a calendar problem before it is a pricing problem

Position as at 8 October 2026

A public notice is a calendar problem before it is a pricing problem.

Four questions I settle before I read the technical annexes:

1. Who signs the offer, and are they reachable in the last 48 hours?
2. Which document in the file takes longest to obtain, and who owns it?
3. Does the estimated value fit the size of what we can deliver?
4. Is the notice really about energy? A keyword is not a relevance test.

The note on the Sol page today puts the median window across the notices we captured at about 18 days. Two and a half weeks is easy to say and hard to schedule.

None of this says whether to bid. It says whether the calendar allows a good bid to exist.

Source: SEAP public procurement notices captured 15 September to 2 October 2026, aggregate counts.

If you are weighing a public tender in Romanian energy and want a second opinion, write to me.

Originally posted on LinkedIn: view the original post.

Day counts and deadlines are as of the post date; check the regulatory calendar for the current position. General information prepared from public sources, not legal advice. Read the disclaimer.