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Checkpoint Firewall Lab environment
Checkpoint Firewall Lab-Umgebung — original title
DEGermany · KölnBELOW THRESHOLD — NOT ON TED
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 20 November at 23:59 — 20 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.
Compiled automatically from notice and documents — no guarantee; the procedure's wording is binding.
What the buyer is looking for
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Lieferleistung und Dienstleistung Haupterfüllungsort
Contract
BuyerOLG Köln →
TypeServices
Estimated valuenot published — common for below-threshold procedures
Published22 Oct 2026
ProcedureUVgO
Place of performanceDüsseldorf
Type of service
51 · Installation services
CPV 51000000
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 66% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (51 awards since 2022, spread over 18 companies). That is well above the sector norm (45%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 51 awards since 2022
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (51 procedures with a bid count); 41% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 51
- The award came in at a median 105% of the estimated value (5 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too low here.n = 5
- Across 11 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Trade register enrolment (8 of 11), Quality management (2 of 11), References: services (1 of 11).n = 11
- Not one of the 51 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 1%.n = 51
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.
Clement
References and certificates from your home country count fully across the EU — that is what European procurement law is for.
You don't need a GmbH or Ltd for this procedure — sole traders and freelancers may bid (Art. 19 Dir. 2014/24/EU). Eligibility counts, not legal form. More in the guide →
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
Tender documents — direct download
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324_Angebotsschreiben.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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2026_06_30_Bewertungsmatrix_Checkpoint Lab Umgebung_V1.xlsx
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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2026_06_30_Bewertungsmethode_Checkpoint Lab Umgebung_V1.docx
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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Leistungsbeschreibung 1.3.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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2026_06_30_Preisblatt_Checkpoint Lab Umgebung_V1 -geschützt.xlsx
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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321_anfrage_angebot.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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533a_Informationen Unteraufträge Angebotsabgabe.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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533b_Nachweis Unterauftragnehmer.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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534a_Eignungsleihe.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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534b_Eignungsleihe Haftung.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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150-ITD3.1004-2026 Mustervertrag Auftragsdatenverarbeitung.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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511_Bewerbungsbedingungen.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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511a_Bewerbungsbedingungen_E-Mail.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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512_Zusätzliche Vertragsbedinungen NRW.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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513_Besondere_Vertragsbedingungen_TVgG_NRW.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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Entwurf EVB_IT_Kaufvertrag_Kurzfassung.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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312a_322a_Informationen_DSGVO.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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325_Zusammenstellung_Nachweise_Angebotsverfahren.pdf
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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 | 20 | 2022–2026 |
| Crayon Deutschland GmbH | 4 | 2022–2025 |
| Foxit Europe GmbH · Berlin | 3 | 2025 |
| Thax Software GmbH · Berlin | 3 | 2024–2025 |
| MOStron Elektronik · Viersen | 3 | 2024–2025 |
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
7
2025
2
2026
9 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.
Contracting authority contact
Email[email protected]
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Deadline — Friday 20 November at 23:59
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 3 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 29 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 20,496 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In Germany · Installation services, 9 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 902 recorded awards).
Measured from linked award data; foreign winners bidding through a local subsidiary count as domestic — the true share is higher.
How to bid
Guide: how to apply on cosinex Vergabemarktplatz / DTVP → Registration, signature, fees — from the operator's bidder manual.
Read the full notice — Original + documents
Goes directly to this tender on Vergabemarktplatz (cosinex). The full specification and all annexes are there.
This procedure is published on 2 portals
Several portals carry the same procedure: Vergabemarktplatz (cosinex), evergabe.NRW. Check which one the buyer names as the submission point.
Vergabemarktplatz (cosinex)Submission portalevergabe.NRWSubmission portal
Put together the evidence
Certificates, references and your price — as set out in the notice.
Submit via Vergabemarktplatz (cosinex) before the deadline
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