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Ballistic Undershirt Protective Vests including modular outer carrying cover
Ballistische Unterziehschutzwesten inkl. modulare Außentragehülle — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 11 November at 12:00 — 10 days left. The buyer has extended the deadline — previously 30 September.
- You submit on Vergabemarktplatz (cosinex) — not here and not by e-mail. ↗ Free bidder account on the cosinex platform required (created instantly); offers go through the bidding tool, usually plain text form suffices — no qualified signature. Sort out account and signature first — not on submission day.
- Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
What the buyer is looking for
The LZN is responsible for procuring goods and services for the direct administration of Lower Saxony (cf. § 2 of the LZN’s operating instructions). With the approval of its supervisory authority, the LZN may assume further tasks for public-law stakeholders within and outside the Land administration of Lower Saxony as well as for private-law companies wholly owned by the public authorities (cf. § 3 Operating Instructions). In this jurisdiction, the contract includes the conclusion of a framework agreement with a company (§ 21 VgV) for the supply of ballistic undercover vests including modular outer carrier shell (mATH) for the police in Thuringia. A partial allocation of individual components of the BUZSW set does not take place. Offers for individual components of the BUZSW set are not evaluated. Further details on the nature and scope of the order can be found in the technical terms of…
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… delivery and the offer form. Scope of procurement Estimated value excluding VAT EUR Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system Duration in months Duration in months 24 The contract can be extended Please wait... More information about the extension 2 times 12 months Maximum extensions 2
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Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (60 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Recon Company by Ranger Outdoor GmbH Krätzschmar.n = 60
- 65% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (159 awards since 2021, spread over 57 companies). 35% went to new names.n = 159 awards since 2021
- 23% of the bids received came from other countries (19 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 9%.n = 19
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (159 procedures with a bid count); 45% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 1 bid.n = 159
- 99% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (19 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 81%.n = 19
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 25/10/2026.
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
Tender documents — direct download
Who has won at this buyer so far
Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Ziegler Textil GmbH | 11 | 2022–2026 |
| Goldeck Textil GmbH · Seeboden | 9 | 2022–2026 |
| Wunsch&Rudolph e.K. · Limbach-Oberfrohna | 9 | 2023–2025 |
| Comazo GmbH & Co. KG | 7 | 2022–2026 |
| Quambusch Sport + Textil GmbH · Hessisch Lichtenau | 7 | 2022–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 61 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 129 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 20,496 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
Foreign bidders
In Germany · Security & defence, 110 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 4,697 recorded awards) — mostly from Austria, France, Netherlands.
How to bid
Guide: how to apply on cosinex Vergabemarktplatz / DTVP → Registration, signature, fees — from the operator's bidder manual.
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