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Radial Tires Variobahn
Radreifen Variobahn — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 12 November at 14:00 — 12 days left. The buyer has extended the deadline — previously 2 November.
- 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
In order to ensure reliable and safe public transport in Potsdam, it is necessary to keep the spare parts required for the prescribed maintenance and servicing intervals as required. This also includes wheel tires for the tram type Variobahn. In the context of this invitation to tender, a total of 100 wheel tyres are to be procured in one delivery batch in order to ensure the foreseeable need for the necessary maintenance and servicing measures. Official name ViP Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam GmbH Postal address Fritz-Zubeil-Straße 96 Postcode 14482 Location Potsdam Supplementary / Different information about the main place of performance Other
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 5 months (7 awards, most recently August 2026) — the next award is due around January 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to RTB Lange GmbH.n = 7
- 26% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (35 awards since 2017, spread over 26 companies). That is well below the sector norm (50%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 35 awards since 2017
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (34 procedures with a bid count); 38% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 34
- Across 3 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Trade register enrolment (3 of 3), Independent environmental certificate (ISO 14001 / EMAS) (3 of 3), Independent quality certificate (e.g. ISO 9001) (3 of 3), Professional liability insurance (3 of 3).n = 3
- Not one of the 35 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 1%.n = 35
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo Busse Deutschland GmbH · Ismaning | 3 | 2007–2010 |
| HDI Global SE · Hannover | 2 | 2025 |
| Günter Anger Güterverkehrs GmbH & Co. Omnibusvermietung KG · Potsdam | 2 | 2025 |
| RTB Lange GmbH · Görzke | 2 | 2026 |
| AC Busreisen Potsdam GmbH | 2 | 2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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 13 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 48 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 20,071 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
Foreign bidders
In Germany · Transport equipment, 456 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 37,968 recorded awards) — mostly from Poland, Austria, Czechia.
How to bid
Guide: how to apply on cosinex Vergabemarktplatz / DTVP → Registration, signature, fees — from the operator's bidder manual.
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