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Modular Hydrogen Research and Demonstration Plant
Modulare Wasserstoff-Forschungs- und Demonstrationsanlage — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 13 November at 10:00 — 12 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.
What the buyer is looking for
Type of service: Modular hydrogen research and demonstration plant Quantity and scope: Fraunhofer IAO is procuring a compact, modular and safe hydrogen research and demonstration plant for the "Vertical Farming and Hydrogen Lab" module of the Stuttgart Climate Tech Hub. It will generate, store and re-energise hydrogen via electrolysis, as well as battery, power electronics, control, safety, measurement and data interfaces. Scope of services: Detailed planning, delivery, assembly and integration into an overseas container provided by the customer at the Fraunhofer Institute Center Stuttgart, commissioning, trial operation, instruction, documentation and warranty services. The exact delivery address, room number and access conditions are not specified and must be clarified before publication. Place of performance: Fraunhofer IAO Nobelstraße 12 70569 Stuttgart Germany Product key: 42990000-2
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Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every month (738 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to CAMECA SAS.n = 738
- 58% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (2,391 awards since 2020, spread over 965 companies). That is well above the sector norm (37%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 2,391 awards since 2020
- 51% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (893 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 78%.n = 893
- The median procedure drew just one bid (2,364 procedures with a bid count); 68% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 1 bid.n = 2,364
- 6% of awards went to companies from abroad (2,391 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 3%.n = 2,391
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Keysight Technologies | 45 | 2022–2026 |
| EV Group E. Thallner GmbH · Neuhaus am Inn | 25 | 2024–2026 |
| SUSS MicroTec Solutions GmbH & Co. KG | 19 | 2023–2026 |
| Advanced UniByte GmbH · Metzingen | 16 | 2022–2026 |
| Rigaku Europe SE | 16 | 2023–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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 780 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 · Industrial machinery, 230 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 6,872 recorded awards) — mostly from Switzerland, Italy, France.
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