ACME
PROCUREMENT INTELLIGENCE
DashboardD-TX-2026-0047Phase 5 · Selection

Final selection · 10 shortlisted vendors

Each card distils 35–80 pages of bid into the decision-grade view. Tick vendors to select them for confirmation — use Compare to view side-by-side.

NP
#01tier 1

Nexara Power Systems

United Arab Emirates · 11y on AVL

Composite
91.7/ 100
Price
13.18M
+3.4%
Lead
24w
on time
ICV
52.3%
Top strengths
  • ✓Tier-1 UAE local manufacturer with 11 years on the AVL and the only fully Emirati-owned bidder.p.3
  • ✓Lowest losses in the cohort (26.4 kW NLL / 158 kW LL @ 75 °C) — beats spec by ~5%.p.9
  • ✓ICV score 52.3% — highest in cohort by a wide margin.p.20
Risk flags
  • ·Slight price premium over benchmark — ~3.4% above engineer's estimate.p.15
ZHV
#02tier 1

Zenith HV

Germany · 10y on AVL

Composite
88.7/ 100
Price
14.12M
+10.7%
Lead
22w
on time
ICV
39%
Top strengths
  • ✓Lowest losses in the cohort by some margin — 25.2 kW NLL / 153.5 kW LL — 9% under spec.p.9
  • ✓Lead time 22 weeks — 4 weeks ahead of requirement; manufacturing slot confirmed.p.17
  • ✓5-year warranty + 24h critical-fault response + on-line monitoring included in base scope.p.27
Risk flags
  • ·Highest absolute price in the cohort — 10.7% above engineer's estimate.p.15
SE
#03tier 1

Solara Electric

South Korea · 8y on AVL

Composite
86.3/ 100
Price
13.61M
+6.7%
Lead
24w
on time
ICV
41%
Top strengths
  • ✓Best technical performance in cohort — 25.9 kW NLL / 156 kW LL — 7% under spec.p.9
  • ✓Recent type tests (Jan 2025) at KERI Changwon — most current in cohort; full IEC 60076-5 SC pass.p.11
  • ✓ICV at 41% via local partner Mubadala-linked subcontractor — comfortably above threshold.p.20
Risk flags
  • ·Quoted price 6.7% above engineer's estimate — premium positioning.p.15
CTW
#04tier 1

Calix Transformer Works

India · 9y on AVL

Composite
82.9/ 100
Price
12.41M
-2.7%
Lead
26w
on time
ICV
38%
Top strengths
  • ✓Strong UAE delivery track record: 8 × 40 MVA at ACME Eastern Grid (2023) and 12 × 25 MVA at DEWA (2022).p.18
  • ✓Best balanced price/technical position — 2.7% below benchmark with 91% technical compliance.p.15
  • ✓Lead time exactly at the 26-week target; FAT witness welcomed in Bangalore.p.17
Risk flags
  • ·ICV certificate expires 30 August 2026 — re-validation required before contract execution.p.20
CEI
#05tier 1

Calibra Electric Industries

India · 6y on AVL

Composite
71.6/ 100
Price
11.72M
-8.1%
Lead
36w
+10w
ICV
33%
Top strengths
  • ✓Best price among delivery-late bids — 8.1% below benchmark.p.15
  • ✓ICV at 33% — meets threshold; UAE local partner declared.p.20
Risk flags
  • ▲Lead time 36 weeks — 10 weeks beyond requirement.p.17
SPG
#06new entrant

Stelar Power Group

Türkiye · 1y on AVL

Composite
70.8/ 100
Price
12.79M
+0.4%
Lead
28w
+2w
ICV
32%
Top strengths
  • ✓Recent investment in 132 kV testbay and copper-strip winding facility — modern plant.p.3
  • ✓ICV at 32% — meets threshold; price within 0.4% of benchmark.p.20
Risk flags
  • △No UAE or GCC reference projects in the last 7 years — first-time ACME bidder.p.18
  • △Type tests are for the 110 kV class — extrapolated to 132 kV; voltage-class match not direct.p.11
AR
#07tier 1

Arctus Power

Türkiye · 7y on AVL

Composite
69.8/ 100
Price
12.87M
+0.9%
Lead
38w
+12w
ICV
34%
Top strengths
  • ✓Solid technical compliance with TÜRKAK-accredited type tests; full IEC 60076-5 short-circuit pass.p.11
  • ✓ICV at 34% — meets the Sec. 8 threshold; UAE local partner (Al-Futtaim Engineering) named.p.20
Risk flags
  • ▲Lead time 38 weeks — 12 weeks beyond requirement; would slip Northern Grid commissioning by one quarter.p.17
  • ·Single-source bushings (Trench Türkiye) — supply-chain concentration risk.p.8
ST
#08tier 2

Stratos Transformator

Romania · 5y on AVL

Composite
69.8/ 100
Price
12.13M
-4.8%
Lead
26w
on time
ICV
12%
Top strengths
  • ✓Competitive price — 4.8% below benchmark — with full IEC compliance.p.15
Risk flags
  • ▲ICV at 12% — well below the mandatory 30% threshold; no UAE local partner named.p.20
  • ·Reference base limited to European utilities; no UAE or GCC track record.p.18
ATG
#09new entrant

Atlas Transformer Group

Azerbaijan · 1y on AVL

Composite
68.3/ 100
Price
12.48M
-2.1%
Lead
30w
+4w
ICV
30%
Top strengths
  • ✓ICV exactly at 30% — meets threshold; price within 2.1% of benchmark.p.20
Risk flags
  • △No UAE or GCC reference projects in the last 7 years — first-time bidder for ACME.p.18
  • △Type tests for 115 kV class — qualified to 132 kV by analysis only.p.11
  • ·Lead time 30 weeks — 4 weeks beyond requirement.p.17
SG
#10tier 2

Sigma Switchgear

Pakistan · 5y on AVL

Composite
67.1/ 100
Price
12.29M
-3.6%
Lead
42w
+16w
ICV
38%
Top strengths
  • ✓ICV at 38% — meets threshold via local partner Emirates National Industries.p.20
  • ✓Full IEC 60076 type-test set including SC withstand at NIPER.p.11
Risk flags
  • ▲Lead time 42 weeks — 16 weeks beyond requirement; the worst delivery in the cohort.p.17