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Procurement of remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROV) for the DFKI Robotics Innovation Center

Beschaffung von ferngesteuerten Unterwasserrobotern (ROV) für das DFKI Robotics Innovation Center

Germany · Kaiserslautern · how to bid here →

Your path to submission

  1. Deadline: 9 October at 12:00 — 5 days left.
  2. The submission point is stated in the notice (link on the right).
  3. Offer and evidence in: DEU.
  4. Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis above: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
Compiled automatically from notice and documents — no guarantee; the procedure's wording is binding.
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Foreign bidders

In Germany · Industrial machinery, 229 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 6,799 recorded awards) — mostly from Switzerland, Italy, France.

Submission language: DEU.

Typical field: median 1 (from 6,569 awards).

Measured from linked award data; foreign winners bidding through a local subsidiary count as domestic — the true share is higher.

What the buyer is looking for

This call for tenders concerns the procurement of two similar remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) including the associated control and display units (topside systems), power supply, tether, transport and accessories, spare parts and documentation.

Machine translation (EU eTranslation) — official wording via the PDF link.

What you must prove — eligibility criteria

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Other economic requirement
Nachweis einer bestehenden Produkthaftpflichtversicherung über mindestens EUR 5 Mio. oder die Zusage des Produkthaftpflichtversicherers, dass im Falle der Auftragserteilung die Versicherungssumme auf EUR 5 Mio. angehoben wird.
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Other economic requirement
Bestätigung eines zugelassenen Kreditinstituts, aus der hervorgeht, dass das Kreditinstitut bereit ist, im Falle der Zuschlagserteilung eine selbstschuldnerische Vorauszahlungsbürgschaft zugunsten des Auftraggebers entsprechend dem den Vergabeunterlagen beigef… ▸▾
Bestätigung eines zugelassenen Kreditinstituts, aus der hervorgeht, dass das Kreditinstitut bereit ist, im Falle der Zuschlagserteilung eine selbstschuldnerische Vorauszahlungsbürgschaft zugunsten des Auftraggebers entsprechend dem den Vergabeunterlagen beigefügten Bürgschaftsmuster (Anlage V1) zu übernehmen. Die Kosten der Bürgschaftsstellung trägt der jeweilige Auftragnehmer.
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References: supplies
Nachweis von hinreichender Erfahrung bei der Lieferung von vergleichbaren Produkten durch Vorlage von mindestens drei Referenz (Kundenübersicht, Vertragsleistungen und Vertragsvolumen (Einheiten/Umsatz) aus den letzten drei Jahren.
Requirement texts are quoted in the notice's original language — the official wording is binding.

Contract

BuyerDeutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH (DFKI)
TypeSupplies
Estimated valuevalue not published
Published22 September 2026
CategoryIndustrial machinery · CPV 42900000
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days until the deadline — Friday 9 October at 12:00

How to bid

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Tender documents — direct download

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Procurement of remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROV) for the DFK — Friedrich & Clement