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Locksmith work
Schlosserarbeiten — original title
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- Deadline: 18 November at 10:00 — 17 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
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Vergabeunterlagen Schlosserarbeiten – Deutsch-Französische Grundschule Stuttgart
The input text contains extracts from German public tender documents (VHB-Bund form sheets with Stuttgart-specific additions) for “Schlosserarbeiten” (metal works) in the project “Umstrukturierung – Umbau Ganztagesbetrieb Deutsch-Französische Grundschule” in Stuttgart.
The framework is German procurement law for construction contracts (VOB/A, VOB/B), with references to Baden‑Württemberg’s Landestariftreuegesetz (LTMG) and EU sanctions law (Art. 5k VO (EU) 833/2014).
The point of view is that of a German municipal contracting authority (Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart) operating under German and EU rules.
The documents specify in detail what bidders must submit and how they prove their qualification.
Such as: the use of standard forms (213 Angebotsschreiben, 233 Nachunternehmerleistungen, 234 Bietergemeinschaft, 235 Kapazitäten anderer Unternehmen, 248 Holzprodukte) with the offer, plus the priced bill of quantities (Leistungsverzeichnis) and any product data required by the specification.
Qualification for non‑prequalified firms is via “Eigenerklärung zur Eignung” (Form 124), including turnover in the last three years and a commitment to provide at least three detailed references from the last five years if the bid comes into closer consideration.
On separate request, bidders must submit formal certificates and registrations, such as Gewerbeanmeldung, Handelsregisterauszug, Handwerkskarte (Metallbauer or equivalent), PQ number if applicable, insolvency plan (if declared), tax and social fund clearance certificates, Freistellungsbescheinigung §48b EStG, and a qualified certificate from the Berufsgenossenschaft including wage sums.
References must be evidenced using Form 444 or equivalent.
The scope of the contract is the execution of metal/locksmith works for the restructuring/extension to full-day operation of the Deutsch‑Französische Grundschule in Stuttgart (postal code 70619), measure number 3712_0810_181126, award number 01750603.
Such as: performance is on the school site in Stuttgart; the detailed quantities and technical requirements are in the Leistungsverzeichnis and NBBW sustainability annexes (e.g. material declarations, VOC limits, certified timber and concrete recycling requirements).
The tender timetable is fixed: bid submission and opening on 18.11.2026 at 10:00, with a binding period until 18.12.2026.
Special contractual time frames are set in the Besondere Vertragsbedingungen: start of works on 19.01.2027 and completion on 22.02.2027, with these dates defined as contractual deadlines under §5 VOB/B, possibly supplemented by milestones from an attached Bauzeitenplan.
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Award criteria are centred on price.
Such as: Form 211 states “Zuschlagskriterium Preis”, with the evaluated price being the “Wertungssumme” derived from the recalculated offer including unconditional discounts, effects of any agreed Lohngleitklausel (Form 224), and potential maintenance offers.
Where multiple criteria exist, they are governed by Form 227, but no detailed alternative criteria are shown in the extract.
A specific social policy rule applies: Werkstätten für Behinderte receive a 15% bonus in the evaluation; if their offer is equally economical compared to another bid, the award goes to the workshop for disabled persons, provided they prove this status with the offer.
Discounts are only evaluable if unconditional, expressed as a percentage on the total settlement sum, and entered at the designated place in the digital Form 213.
The documents highlight several risks and special conditions for bidders.
Such as: strict exclusion for late or non‑conforming offers, for “Mischkalkulation” across LV positions, for unpermitted side offers, or for electronic offers lacking the required signature.
Security for performance and defects may either be waived or required depending on contract sum; for contracts from 250,000 EUR net, 5% performance security and 3% defects security from the interim total of progress payments can be requested, typically via standard guarantee forms (Vertragserfüllungsbürgschaft, Mängelansprüchebürgschaft).
Subcontracting must be clearly declared: Form 213 (item 7) requires a statement on own performance vs. subcontractors; Form 233 and 235 must list OZ and the concrete scope and firms, avoiding vague wording.
Finally, the documents address how to resolve contradictions and unclarities.
Such as: the participation conditions (Form 212) require bidders to promptly notify the contracting authority in text form before bid submission if the tender documents seem unclear, incomplete, or erroneous; clarifications must be requested at least three working days before the bid deadline via the stated email or platform (meinauftrag.rib.de).
A separate instruction sheet warns that “clarifying” remarks in a cover letter that effectively change the tender conditions can cause exclusion under §13 and §16 VOB/A; bidders must not unilaterally correct documents but instead use formal bidder questions.
Where there is a potential clash (e.g. the general rule that side offers are allowed vs. the specific statement in Form 211 that for this tender “Nebenangebote sind nicht zugelassen”), the specific instruction in the Aufforderung zur Angebotsabgabe (Form 211) prevails.
Only the contracting authority's tender documents are binding. As of: 25/10/2026
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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 230,061 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 41 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 20,071 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
Foreign bidders
In Germany · Construction work, 687 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 244,229 recorded awards) — mostly from Austria, France, Poland.
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