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Studio flash system

Studioblitzsystem — original title

DEGermanyBELOW THRESHOLD — NOT ON TED

Your path to submission

  1. Deadline: 10 November at 12:00 — 9 days left.
  2. The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
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Contract

TypeSupplies
Estimated valuenot published — common for below-threshold procedures
Published20 Oct 2026
ProcedureÖffentliche Ausschreibung
Place of performance14469 Potsdam

Type of service

38 · Laboratory & optical equipment
CPV 38653110

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 14 months (8 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around October 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to Fisher Scientific GmbH.n = 8
  • 28% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (51 awards since 2018, spread over 37 companies). That is well below the sector norm (40%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 51 awards since 2018
  • The median procedure drew 2 bids (44 procedures with a bid count); 45% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 1 bid.n = 44
  • 2% of awards went to companies from abroad (51 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 5%.n = 51
  • From notice to award takes a median 44 days here (7 procedures). Sector: 69 days.n = 7

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.

Tender documents at a glance

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Public Procurement Conditions – Brandenburg (Germany)

The input text concerns a public procurement procedure in the German state of Brandenburg, with specific reference to the University of Potsdam and the application of German public procurement law (UVgO, GWB) and the Brandenburg Public Procurement Act (BbgVergG).

It describes standard bidding conditions, contractual minimum-wage and audit obligations, data protection information under the EU General Data Protection Regulation, and the hierarchy of contract documents.

The perspective is clearly German (Federal Republic of Germany, Land Brandenburg), with references to German statutes and EU law; no other countries’ legal viewpoints are presented.

As background, the documents set out the framework for sub‑threshold public procurement (UVgO) in Brandenburg: offers must be submitted in German and via the electronic tendering platform “Vergabemarktplatz Brandenburg”; email or postal offers are expressly excluded in this procedure.

The “Bewerbungsbedingungen” (VOL 06) specify that bidders must use the provided forms, submit complete offers (all requested declarations and prices), and may not alter the tender documents themselves.

Contractual conditions include German law as the governing law, fixed prices under PR Nr. 30/53, rules on delivery (free to place of use), invoicing, payment deadlines (usually 14 days with skonto or 1 month without), and the hierarchy of contract documents (offer and specification > supplementary conditions > ZVB-Bbg > VOL/B).

Regarding what the bidder must submit and minimum qualification requirements, the input lists a “Zusammenstellung der einzureichenden Nachweise”.

With the offer, bidders must submit: (such as) (i) Form 4.1 Self‑declaration on exclusion grounds (criminal offences, taxes/social security, insolvency, labour/environmental/social law breaches, etc.), including any “self‑cleaning” evidence if relevant; (ii) the completed price sheet / service specification as proof of economic and financial capacity; (iii) Form 5.3 Agreement on compliance with minimum requirements under the BbgVergG (minimum wage and audit obligations); (iv) Form 4.3 Declaration on subcontracts/”Eignungsleihe” (only if applicable); and (v) Form 4.2 Joint bidder declaration (only if applicable).

On request, and only if applicable, Form 4.4 (commitment of other companies for subcontracts or capacity lending) must be provided.

Turnover figures, specific insurance levels or references are not detailed in this excerpt.

Instead, it sets general rules: (such as) deliveries are to be made free to the “Verwendungsstelle” and performance/acceptance usually take place at the receiving office’s seat (Monday–Friday within specified hours); the agreed execution period is binding, and delays must be notified in writing with reasons and remedial measures.

For delivery contracts, all associated services (transport, installation, assembly, instruction, and any commissioned follow‑up services like maintenance) fall under the minimum‑wage obligations; for long‑term contracts, wage‑sliding clauses must accommodate changes in the statutory or Brandenburg minimum wage.

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On award criteria and weighting, the text refers to compliance with UVgO and GWB, and explains information duties on non‑considered bids (§ 46 UVgO, § 134 GWB, § 62 VgV), but it does not spell out concrete award criteria (such as the relative weight of price vs. quality) for this procurement.

It does mention the possibility of preferred bidders (e.g. workshops for disabled persons, blind workshops, or bidders under the Frauenförderverordnung), who must prove eligibility with the offer, and conditions under which such preference can lead to award (e.g. commitments on maintaining women’s share and allowing verification).

However, the specific evaluation matrix or scoring system is not included in the provided text.

Risks and special conditions are described in detail, especially around subcontracting, compliance, penalties, and validity/question deadlines.

Bidders are bound to their offer until expiry of the bid‑binding period; offers can be withdrawn only electronically via the Vergabemarktplatz up to the end of the offer period.

Questions must be submitted in German via the platform’s communication area and “rechtzeitig”, with an indication that queries raised later than one week before the offer deadline may not be answered in time.

Special compliance conditions include: (such as) paying at least the applicable minimum wage (currently BbgVergG: €13.00/hour; federal minimum wage Milog from 1.1.2026: €13.90/hour), monthly bank transfer of wages, keeping verifiable German‑language documentation, and tolerating extensive audit rights (access to payroll, random checks, visits to business premises, employee interviews).

Contractual penalties apply at 1% of the contract value per proven culpable breach (per employee per month or per audit‑refusal), up to €25,000 per case and 5%/€250,000 in total; similar penalty obligations must be imposed on all subcontractors and temporary work agencies.

Breaches of minimum‑wage or posted‑workers law are reported to customs, can lead to exclusion from procurement for up to three years and entry in a central blacklist; the contracting authority also has express termination rights for breaches and for certain serious misconduct (e.g. corruption, violation of VOL/B obligations).

Regarding contradictions or corrections, the documents themselves set a clear hierarchy: in case of discrepancies, the offer with specification and attachments prevails over supplementary conditions, which prevail over the ZVB‑Bbg, which in turn prevail over the general VOL/B terms.

It is explicitly stated that only the contracting authority’s general terms and conditions apply and that attaching the bidder’s own general terms and conditions to the tender/participation application leads to exclusion.

There is no direct contradiction on submission form: both VOL 06 and the minimum‑requirements agreement specify that electronic tenders via Vergabemarktplatz are signed electronically through the bidder tool, whereas written tenders require a handwritten signature; missing signatures on written submissions render declarations (and offers) “not submitted” and thus excludable.

Statements about electronic submission and the prohibition of email offers are consistent: all applications and bids must go via the Vergabemarktplatz Brandenburg in text form with clear company and representative identification.

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Only the contracting authority's tender documents are binding. As of: 24/10/2026

Clement
In this buyer's last 23 comparable contracts (same sector), usually only a single offer came in — a solid bid has real chances.
References and certificates from your home country count fully across the EU — that is what European procurement law is for.

Eligibility analysis from the tender documents

Tender documents — direct download

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Annex
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.

CompanyAwardsPeriod
circular Informationssysteme GmbH42023–2024
Deutsche Post InHaus Services GmbH32024–2025
Coherent Europe B.V. · Dieburg32025
More und Wolf Einrichtungen GmbH · Potsdam32018–2026
RIAG Media GmbH · Potsdam32025
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this kind of work

3
2020
2
2021
69
2022
85
2023
162
2024
132
2025
52
2026
505 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.
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Deadline — Tuesday 10 November at 12:00

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 23 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)

This procedure allows 22 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 · Laboratory & optical equipment, 578 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 12,560 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Netherlands, United Kingdom.

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.

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