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2 Servers for expanding an existing server cluster
2 Server für die Erweiterung eines vorhandenen Serverclusters — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 6 November at 09:00 — 5 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.
- 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
Type of service 2 Servers for the extension of an existing server cluster Scope of service Server hardware Main place of performance Official name City administration Ahlen Postal address Westenmauer 10 Postcode 59227 Location Ahlen Supplementary / Deviating information on the main place of performance Other places of performance Award criteria Lowest price see award documents The following criteria Execution periods Provisions on the execution period Duration or duration Duration in months Duration in days Start/end Start 01.12.2026 End 31.12.2026 Side offers Side offers Subsidiary offers are allowed Yes Information on the lots Breakdown of the contract into lots No Description Award criteria There is no deviation from the general award criteria (subject matter of the contract) Execution periods There is no deviation from the general execution periods (subject matter of the contract) Provisions on the execution period or duration.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 44% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (100 awards since 2023, spread over 55 companies). 56% went to new names.n = 100 awards since 2023
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (72 procedures with a bid count); 44% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 72
- Across 4 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Share of subcontractors (4 of 4), References: works (2 of 4), Minimum annual headcount (2 of 4), Professional register enrolment (2 of 4).n = 4
- 3% of awards went to companies from abroad (100 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 1%.n = 100
- From notice to award takes a median 62 days here (49 procedures). Sector: 82 days.n = 49
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kommunalfahrzeug Vertrieb Warendorf GmbH · Warendorf | 6 | 2025 |
| ASS-Einrichtungssysteme GmbH · Probstzella | 3 | 2024–2025 |
| Stila Bauprojekt GmbH | 3 | 2026 |
| Eiffage Infra-Nordwest GmbH · Wallenhorst | 3 | 2025 |
| Spindler, Garten- u. Landschaftsbau · Hamm | 3 | 2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 12,887 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 25 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 20,496 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
Foreign bidders
In Germany · Office & computing machinery, 100 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 13,262 recorded awards) — mostly from Austria, France, Estonia.
How to bid
Guide: how to apply on cosinex Vergabemarktplatz / DTVP → Registration, signature, fees — from the operator's bidder manual.
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