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RV 75 Supply of newspapers and periodicals (framework agreement 75)
RV 75 Lieferung von Zeitungen und Zeitschriften (Rahmenvereinbarung 75) — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 9 November at 14:00 — 8 days left.
- 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.
- Offer and evidence in: German.
- 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 summary in English is being prepared. The official description below is in the original language (DE).
Show original description (DE)
Die Stadt Köln, nachstehend Auftraggeberin genannt, beabsichtigt eine Rahmenvereinbarung über die Lieferung von Zeitungen und Zeitschriften abzuschließen. Der Vertrag umfasst die Beschaffung aller von der Stadtbibliothek Köln sowie sonstiger Dienststellen und Einrichtungen der Stadt Köln laufend gehaltenen Zeitschriften / Zeitungen aus dem In- und Ausland. · Zeitungen und Zeitschriften für die Stadtbibliothek · Zeitungen und Zeitschriften für die sonstigen Dienststellen
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 60% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (186 awards since 2019, spread over 73 companies). That is well above the sector norm (39%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 186 awards since 2019
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (185 procedures with a bid count); 35% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 185
- 82% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (73 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 95%.n = 73
- From notice to award takes a median 131 days here (53 procedures). Sector: 83 days.n = 53
- Across 11 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Professional liability insurance (11 of 11), Trade register enrolment (10 of 11), Minimum annual turnover (9 of 11), References: works (6 of 11).n = 11
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.
What you must prove — eligibility criteria
From the notice of the same procedure on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily.
•Leistungs- und Preisblankett (Anlage 2) •Unterschriebene Erklärung cMarket (Vereinbarung zur Einstellung von Produkten in cMarket) •Los 1: Testzugang zur webbasierten Online-Plattform zur Überprüfung der im Leistungsverzeichnis beschriebenen Anforderungen und… read in fullcollapse
•Übersicht in Form einer Referenzliste über die in den letzten drei Jahren erbrachten Leistungen, die mit der zu vergebenden Leistung vergleichbar sind. Vergleichbar sind Leistungen mit mindestens 100 Abonnements für Zeitungen und Zeitschriften, die an mindest… read in fullcollapse
•Leistungs- und Preisblankett (Anlage 2) •Unterschriebene Erklärung cMarket (Vereinbarung zur Einstellung von Produkten in cMarket) •Los 1: Testzugang zur webbasierten Online-Plattform zur Überprüfung der im Leistungsverzeichnis beschriebenen Anforderungen und… read in fullcollapse
•Übersicht in Form einer Referenzliste über die in den letzten drei Jahren erbrachten Leistungen, die mit der zu vergebenden Leistung vergleichbar sind. Vergleichbar sind Leistungen mit mindestens 100 Abonnements für Zeitungen und Zeitschriften, die an mindest… read in fullcollapse
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Christoph Latz GmbH | 6 | 2025 |
| Franzen Dachtechnik GmbH · Kottenheim | 5 | 2025–2026 |
| Geschwister Balter Bauunternehmung GmbH · Hellenthal-Losheim | 5 | 2025–2026 |
| Linkamp GmbH | 5 | 2023–2025 |
| Grünbau GmbH Garten- u. Landschaftsbau | 5 | 2024–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 2,625 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 · Printed matter, 11 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 2,707 recorded awards).
Submission language: German.
How to bid
Guide: how to apply on cosinex Vergabemarktplatz / DTVP → Registration, signature, fees — from the operator's bidder manual.
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