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Work and Research Boat
Arbeits- und Forschungsboot — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 2 November at 10:00 — 1 day left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
- 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
The summary in English is being prepared. The official description below is in the original language (DE).
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1 Stück Arbeits- und Forschungsboot
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 33% of the bids received came from other countries (27 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 5%.n = 27
- 39% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (118 awards since 2018, spread over 72 companies). That is well below the sector norm (51%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 118 awards since 2018
- The median procedure drew just one bid (108 procedures with a bid count); 60% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 108
- 4% of awards went to companies from abroad (118 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 1%.n = 118
- 65% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (27 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 57%.n = 27
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.
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on this page), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in German.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| J. Bornhöft Industriegeräte GmbH · Kiel | 13 | 2016–2026 |
| K.U.M. Umwelt- und Meerestechnik Kiel GmbH · Kiel | 8 | 2024–2026 |
| Vater KNS energy GmbH · Schwentinental | 5 | 2019–2026 |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific GmbH | 4 | 2022–2026 |
| ENGIE Deutschland GmbH | 4 | 2019–2022 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 36,120 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 32 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 20,496 procedures). A normal window for this market.
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 · Transport equipment, 456 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 37,968 recorded awards) — mostly from Poland, Austria, Czechia.
Submission language: German.
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