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Your path to submission

  1. Deadline: 2 November at 09:00 — 29 days left.
  2. The submission point is stated in the notice (link on the right).
  3. Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed above; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
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Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (41 awards, most recently December 2025) — by that rhythm the next award was due around March 2026. The last award went to Critical Manufacturing S.A..n = 41
  • 40% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (1,792 awards since 2011, spread over 1,077 companies). 60% went to new names.n = 1,792 awards since 2011
  • The median procedure drew 3 bids (1,762 procedures with a bid count); 37% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 1,762
  • The award came in at a median 88% of the estimated value (118 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 88%.n = 118
  • Across 12 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Staff qualifications (6 of 12), References: services (5 of 12), Professional liability insurance (2 of 12), Environmental management (2 of 12).n = 12

From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 04/10/2026.

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When comparable contracts were last awarded here, usually just a single offer was on the table — a solid bid has real chances.
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Foreign bidders

In Germany · IT services, 592 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 22,711 recorded awards) — mostly from Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria.

Typical field: median 1 (from 50 awards).

Measured from linked award data; foreign winners bidding through a local subsidiary count as domestic — the true share is higher.

What the buyer is looking for

To support market development, our algorithms must be implemented on standard PC platforms, ported to embedded hardware, and sometimes demonstrated and tested in real time. The modular structure of the software libraries and their development across organisational units, as well as the complex and prototypical nature of the project work with frequently changing requirements, requires close cooperation between the contractor and the project managers of the various working groups. Therefore, the described tasks are to be carried out in part at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits in Erlangen-Tennenlohe in order to enable direct coordination with project management and the contractor. As a rule, planning meetings are held in person once a week in the institute building. Flexibility in working hours is also required in order to be able to react promptly to urgent adjustments and…

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… to be prepared for national and international missions. Further information can be found in the terms of reference. To support product development, new algorithms must be integrated into existing software environments, in particular Fraunhofer upHear Voice Quality Enhancement Software, implemented on PC platforms, ported to embedded hardware, and tested. The modular structure of the software libraries and their development across organisational units, as well as the complex and prototypical nature of the project work with frequently changing requirements, requires close cooperation between the contractor and the project managers of the working group. Therefore, the described tasks are to be carried out in part at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits in Erlangen-Tennenlohe in order to enable direct coordination with project management and the contractor. As a rule, planning meetings are held in person once a week in the institute building. Flexibility of working hours is also needed in order to be able to react promptly to urgent adjustments, as well as readiness for national and international missions. Further information can be found in the terms of reference.

Machine translation (EU eTranslation) — official wording via the PDF link.

Contract

BuyerFraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e. V.
TypeServices
Estimated valuevalue not published
Published30 September 2026
CategoryIT services · CPV 72212100

Who has won here before

CompanyAwardsPeriod
Caverion Deutschland GmbH · Stuttgart262018–2025
Weigerstorfer GmbH202023
TM Ausbau GmbH182013–2024
Pleitz GmbH162011–2020
Siemens AG152011–2021
From 18.0M documented awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this

20212
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2025103
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days until the deadline — Monday 2 November at 09:00

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