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Maintenance contract for sprinkler systems as well as creation of temporary sprinkler systems

Wartungsvertrag für Sprinkleranlagen sowie Erstellung temporärer Sprinkleranlagen — original title

DEGermany · EssenBELOW THRESHOLD — NOT ON TED

Your path to submission

  1. Deadline: 2 November at 10:00 — 1 day left. The buyer has extended the deadline — previously 28 October.
  2. 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.
  3. Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
Compiled automatically from notice and documents — no guarantee; the procedure's wording is binding.

What the buyer is looking for

The subject of the tender is the conclusion of a maintenance contract for the existing sprinkler systems as well as the creation, modification and dismantling of temporary sprinkler systems as required. Scope of the service The services include in particular the regular maintenance and servicing of the sprinkler systems including the necessary testing, inspection and documentation services as well as the elimination of faults and defects. In addition, if necessary, temporary sprinkler systems must be professionally erected, adapted and dismantled. The test intervals and the scope of the sprinkler systems are based on the specifications of the procurement documents and are based on VdS CEA 4001. The semi-annual and annual maintenance must be carried out by a VdS-approved installer company for sprinkler systems in accordance with the insurer's risk-technical requirements. The required VdS…

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… recognition must be demonstrated. The contractor must also ensure the readiness specified in the procurement documents, including the required availability, response and deployment times during the duration of the contract.

Machine translation (EU eTranslation) — official wording via the PDF link.

Contract

BuyerMesse Essen GmbH
TypeServices
Estimated valuenot published — common for below-threshold procedures
Published30 Sept 2026
ProcedureUVgO
Place of performanceEssen

Type of service

50 · Repair & maintenance
CPV 50700000

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • 25% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (9 awards since 2019, spread over 7 companies). That is well below the sector norm (52%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 9 awards since 2019
  • The median procedure drew 3 bids (9 procedures with a bid count); 22% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 9

From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 01/11/2026.

Clement
References and certificates from your home country count fully across the EU — that is what European procurement law is for.
You don't need a GmbH or Ltd for this procedure — sole traders and freelancers may bid (Art. 19 Dir. 2014/24/EU). Eligibility counts, not legal form. More in the guide →

Eligibility analysis from the tender documents

Tender documents — direct download

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30209 Bewerbungsbedingungen.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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321 04-2026 - Anfrage zur Angebotsabgabe.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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Musterwartungsprotokoll VDS CEA 4001.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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Technische Unterlagen temporäre Sprinkleranlagen.zip
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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Zeichnungen zur Wartung.zip
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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124_LD.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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2024-01-30 Integritäts- und Geheimhaltungserklärung.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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30209 Leistungsverzeichnis Wartungsvertrag Sprinkler und temporäre Sprinkleranlagen.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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30209 Leistungsverzeichnis Wartungsvertrag Sprinkler und temporäre Sprinkleranlagen.X83
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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30209 Preisblatt zur Gesamtkostenermittlung.xlsx
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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324 04-2026 - Angebotsschreiben.docx
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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521 04-2026 - Eigenerklaerung Ausschlussgruende.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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531 02-2024 - Bewerber-_Bietergemeinschaftserklaerung.docx
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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533a 02-2024 - Informationen zu Unterauftraegen bei Angebotsabgabe.docx
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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534a 04-2026 - Erklaerung Eignungsleihe.docx
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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534b 04-2026 - Erklaerung Eignungsleihe_Haftungserklaerung.docx
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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513 10-2018 - Besondere Vertragsbedingungen TVgG NRW.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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Wartungsvertrag Sprinkler und temporäre Sprinkleranlagen.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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325 04-2021 - Zusammenstellung Angebotsunterlagen.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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Formular 312_322 - Hinweise Einreichung Teilnahmeanträge_Angebote.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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messe-essen_2020_datenschutzhinweise-fuer-kunden-und-lieferanten-2.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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Referenzblatt_124_LD_UVgO_VgV.docx
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration

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.

CompanyAwardsPeriod
ECONVENT SERVICE GmbH22026
Gelszus Messe-Marktforschung GmbH · Hamburg22026
GVO Personal GmbH · Osnabrück22026
WISAG Gebäude- und Industrieservice Nord-West GmbH & Co. KG · Langenfeld22010–2019
BMP Baumanagement GmbH · Köln12015
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this kind of work

2
2020
2
2023
6
2024
4
2025
1
2026
15 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.

Contracting authority contact

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Deadline — Monday 2 November at 10:00

Tactics

When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 4 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)

This procedure allows 33 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 20,496 procedures). A normal window for this market.

The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.

Foreign bidders

In Germany · Repair & maintenance, 74 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 12,861 recorded awards) — mostly from Austria, Netherlands, Poland.

Measured from linked award data; foreign winners bidding through a local subsidiary count as domestic — the true share is higher.

How to bid

Guide: how to apply on cosinex Vergabemarktplatz / DTVP → Registration, signature, fees — from the operator's bidder manual.

Read the full notice — Original + documents
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Vergabemarktplatz (cosinex)Submission portalevergabe.NRWSubmission portal
Put together the evidence
Certificates, references and your price — as set out in the notice.
Submit via Vergabemarktplatz (cosinex) before the deadline
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