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EU-wide call for tenders for a framework agreement on the provision of postal services
EU-weiten Ausschreibung einer Rahmenvereinbarung über die Erbringung von Postdienstleistungen — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 16 November at 10:00 — 15 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
EU-wide call for tenders for a framework agreement on the provision of postal services. Description of procurement (type and scope of service or indication of needs and requirements) The Joint Municipal Data Centre (GKD) Recklinghausen intends to conclude a framework agreement on the provision of postal services. Scope of procurement Estimated value excluding VAT 13.000.000,00 EUR Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system Duration Start / end Start 01.02.2027 End 31.01.2031 The order can be extended Please wait...
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Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 55% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (52 awards since 2018, spread over 22 companies). 45% went to new names.n = 52 awards since 2018
- 16% of the bids received came from other countries (11 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 0%.n = 11
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (52 procedures with a bid count); 44% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 52
- The award came in at a median 75% of the estimated value (14 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 75%.n = 14
- Across 4 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: References: services (4 of 4), Quality control by institutes (3 of 4), Professional liability insurance (2 of 4), Professional register enrolment (1 of 4).n = 4
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.
Der Bieter hat eine berufliche Betriebshaftpflichtversicherung mit einer Deckungssumme für Personen- und Sachschäden in Höhe von 2,0 Mio. EUR nachzuweisen. Wichtiger Hinweis: Die Formblätter befinden sich im Dokument "Unterlagenkatalog zum Angebot". Dabei sind… read in fullcollapse
- Eigenerklärung zu Ausschlussgründen gemäß § 123 GWB (Formular 521 EU ist auszufüllen) - Russlanderklärung (Formular 523 EU ist auszufüllen) Wichtiger Hinweis: Die Formblätter befinden sich im Dokument "Unterlagenkatalog zum Angebot". Dabei sind ausschließlic… read in fullcollapse
Der Bieter hat mindestens drei erfolgreich abgeschlossene Referenzprojekte (ausschließlich öffentliche Auftraggeber) aus den Jahren 2022 bis 2025 nachzuweisen. Die Referenzprojekte müssen hinsichtlich Art, Umfang und Komplexität mit dem ausgeschriebenen Leistu… read in fullcollapse
Angabe des Gesamtumsatzes des Unternehmens für die Geschäftsjahre 2023, 2024 und 2025. Wichtiger Hinweis: Die Formblätter befinden sich im Dokument "Unterlagenkatalog zum Angebot". Dabei sind ausschließlich die für das jeweilige Angebot einschlägigen Formblätt… 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bechtle GmbH | 7 | 2019–2025 |
| GELSEN-NET Kommunikationsgesellschaft mbH | 5 | 2024–2025 |
| 1&1 Versatel Deutschland GmbH · Düsseldorf | 5 | 2025 |
| softgate gmbh · Erlangen | 4 | 2019–2024 |
| IServ GmbH · Braunschweig | 4 | 2021–2025 |
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Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 12,365 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 32 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 · Transport services, 42 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 13,053 recorded awards) — mostly from Poland, Austria, Netherlands.
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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