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Acquisition of a multifunctional caterpillar for cross-territorial use in the state-owned forestry operation of the Lower Rhine Regional Forestry Office of the state enterprise Wald und Holz Nordrhein-Westfalen
Anschaffung einer Multifunktionsraupe für den revierübergreifenden Einsatz im landeseigenen Forstbetrieb des Regionalforstamtes Niederrhein des Landesbetriebes Wald und Holz Nordrhein-Westfalen — 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.
- 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
Acquisition of a multifunctional caterpillar for cross-district use in the state-owned forestry operation of the Lower Rhine Regional Forestry Office of the state enterprise Wald und Holz Nordrhein-Westfalen 1. Multifunctional caterpillar, new 2. Winch, new 3. Forest milling machine, new 4. optional auxiliary winch, new main fulfillment location
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Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 6 months (13 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around April 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to AGRAVIS Technik Lenne-Lippe.n = 13
- The median procedure drew 7 bids (538 procedures with a bid count); 14% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 538
- 63% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (545 awards since 2018, spread over 200 companies). That is well above the sector norm (47%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 545 awards since 2018
- 95% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (23 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 81%.n = 23
- Across 20 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Quality management (14 of 20), Quality control by institutes (13 of 20), Staff qualifications (12 of 20), Independent quality certificate (e.g. ISO 9001) (8 of 20).n = 20
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 30/10/2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| D.u. C. Koppenburg GbR Forstbetrieb · Euskirchen | 13 | 2021–2025 |
| Forstbetrieb Uelhoff GmbH & Co. KG · Drolshagen | 11 | 2020–2025 |
| C. Janssen Rondhout Boxmeer b.v. · Boxmeer | 10 | 2020–2026 |
| Forstbetrieb Walczok · Lohmar | 10 | 2024–2025 |
| Christian Bunse · Marsberg | 9 | 2022–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, there was usually a single bid in the end. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 14 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 31 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 20,071 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 · Agricultural machinery, 9 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,511 recorded awards).
How to bid
Guide: how to apply on cosinex Vergabemarktplatz / DTVP → Registration, signature, fees — from the operator's bidder manual.
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