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Acquisition and recycling of plastics in the city of Gelsenkirchen
Übernahme und Verwertung von Kunststoffen im Stadtgebiet Gelsenkirchen — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 4 November at 10:00 — 3 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
The tendered service includes the takeover and material recycling of plastics, which covers LENDING SERVICES in the city area of Gelsenkirchen. Recycling shall take precedence over energy recovery. The call for tenders is divided into two lots:
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (117 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to ERA Gladbeck GmbH.n = 117
- The award came in at a median 51% of the estimated value (24 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 81%.n = 24
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (216 procedures with a bid count); 33% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 216
- 59% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (216 awards since 2018, spread over 88 companies). 41% went to new names.n = 216 awards since 2018
- Across 16 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Trade register enrolment (15 of 16), References: services (11 of 16), Share of subcontractors (9 of 16), Professional liability insurance (8 of 16).n = 16
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Weber Gebäudereinigung und Gebäudedienste GmbH & Co. KG · Essen | 11 | 2010–2025 |
| Fahrzeug-Werke Lueg AG · Bochum | 10 | 2018–2025 |
| HAKO | 10 | 2018–2025 |
| KURT-SERVICE Gebäudedienst GmbH | 9 | 2019–2023 |
| Hako GmbH · Stade | 9 | 2024–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 166 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 15 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 · Cleaning, environment & waste, 45 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 43,631 recorded awards) — mostly from Netherlands, Austria, Belgium.
How to bid
Guide: how to apply on cosinex Vergabemarktplatz / DTVP → Registration, signature, fees — from the operator's bidder manual.
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