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OpenHouse procedure association funds
OpenHouse-Verfahren Verbandmittel — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 31 July 2028 at 12:00 — 638 days left.
- You submit on Vergabemarktplatz (cosinex) — not here and not by e-mail. ↗ Free bidder account on the cosinex platform required (created instantly); offers go through the bidding tool, usually plain text form suffices — no qualified signature. Sort out account and signature first — not on submission day.
- Offer and evidence in: German.
- 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
Conclusion of non-exclusive agreements for the delivery and invoicing of articles of association pursuant to Section 31(1a) SGB V with the possibility of concluding them at any time within the framework of so-called "open house contracts"
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (109 awards, most recently March 2025) — by that rhythm the next award was due around May 2025. The last award went to SMART OTC GmbH.n = 109
- 37% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (209 awards since 2018, spread over 133 companies). That is well below the sector norm (62%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 209 awards since 2018
- The median procedure drew just one bid (204 procedures with a bid count); 72% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 204
- Across 6 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Trade register enrolment (4 of 6), Staff qualifications (2 of 6), References: services (1 of 6), Minimum turnover in the contract field (1 of 6).n = 6
- Not one of the 209 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 1%.n = 209
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.
What you must prove — eligibility criteria
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharma GmbH · Nürnberg | 18 | 2015–2024 |
| Bayer Vital GmbH · Leverkusen | 8 | 2018–2025 |
| s. Beschreibung des Auftrags · s. Beschreibung des Auftrags | 6 | 2017–2019 |
| GlaxoSmithKline GmbH & Co. KG · München | 6 | 2017–2024 |
| Servier Deutschland GmbH · München | 6 | 2015–2023 |
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 256 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 792 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 20,496 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.
Foreign bidders
In Germany · Medical equipment & pharma, 270 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 22,355 recorded awards) — mostly from Austria, Netherlands, France.
Submission language: German.
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