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X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer (XRF)
Röntgenfluoreszenz-Spektrometer (RFA) — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 10 November at 12:00 — 9 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
- Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
What the buyer is looking for
The IAM - ESS - Institute for Applied Materials - Energy Storage Systems at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is planning to purchase an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (RFA) - a compact wavelength dispersive RFA. This is done as part of the installation of CELEST - CERL (Circular Economy Recycling Lab) for qualitative, semi-quantitative and quantitative element analysis. · The main field of application is the analysis of powdered battery materials and battery waste. The mass fractions of F, Na, Mg, Al, Si, P, K, Ca, Cr, Fe, Ni, Co, Mn, Cu, Ti, Zr, Pb, V and Nd in solids should be quantitatively determined. In particular, the device should be able to quantitatively determine the mass fraction of F in a solid matrix of ni-, co-, Mn- oxides and graphite. · For integration into the existing laboratory system, the waste heat of the spectrometer must be minimal and, in particular, must…
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… not require additional water cooling. The cooling against the space run must be sufficient. However, extraction of the exhaust air is possible. · For more details see Appendix "Technical Specification"
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (71 awards, most recently September 2025) — by that rhythm the next award was due around November 2025. The last award went to VON ARDENNE GmbH.n = 71
- 45% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (257 awards since 2018, spread over 141 companies). 55% went to new names.n = 257 awards since 2018
- 0% of the bids received came from other countries (8 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 16%.n = 8
- 94% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (8 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 60%.n = 8
- The median procedure drew just one bid (255 procedures with a bid count); 59% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 1 bid.n = 255
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.
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
Tender documents — direct download
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 |
|---|---|---|
| pro-com DATENSYSTEME GmbH | 12 | 2020–2025 |
| FEI Deutschland GmbH | 10 | 2022–2025 |
| DALCO AG · 8832 CH | 9 | 2011–2025 |
| Babcock Noell GmbH · Würzburg | 7 | 2011–2023 |
| STOE & Cie GmbH | 7 | 2011–2022 |
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 114 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 15 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.
How to bid
Guide: how to apply on cosinex Vergabemarktplatz / DTVP → Registration, signature, fees — from the operator's bidder manual.
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