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TWD Procurement Suite
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 2 November at 12:00 — 1 day left. Two-stage procedure: by this deadline you submit a request to participate (proof of eligibility). Only shortlisted firms are then invited to submit a tender.
- 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 subject of the tender is the provision, implementation and operation of an integrated, cloud-based procurement suite to support procurement and supplier management processes within the Group of Technische Werke Dresden GmbH (TWD). The solution is to be provided as a standardized SaaS application of a manufacturer and create a uniform platform for the digitization, standardization and efficient control of the procurement processes. As part of the first wave of introductions, the scope of services includes the functions of Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) as well as catalog management and the processing of catalog orders. The solution should enable end-to-end support of the processes from supplier registration, qualification, evaluation and risk assessment to ordering from approved catalogues. In addition, the suite offered should form the basis for a later expansion of further…
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… procurement functions. These include, in particular, functions of the source-to-contract (S2C), other procure-to-pay (P2P) processes and guided buying. The goal is the long-term establishment of an integrated, future-proof and largely standard-oriented procurement platform with a common database, a uniform user interface and a consistent role and authorization concept. The contracting authority explicitly follows the principle of ‘standard before individualisation’. Individual developments should be limited to the technically and technically necessary minimum in order to ensure a high release capability, low operating costs and a sustainable further development of the solution.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 0% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (17 awards since 2025, spread over 17 companies). That is well below the sector norm (49%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 17 awards since 2025
- 96% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (9 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 41%.n = 9
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (17 procedures with a bid count); 6% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 17
- Not one of the 17 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 3%.n = 17
- Across 3 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Professional liability insurance (2 of 3), Trade register enrolment (2 of 3), Quality management (1 of 3), References: works (1 of 3).n = 3
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prinzing Elektrotechnik GmbH Aalen · Aalen | 1 | 2026 |
| Karl Köhler Bauunternehmung GmbH & Co.KG | 1 | 2025 |
| Walther-Technik GmbH · Crimmitschau | 1 | 2025 |
| BTS Müller & Olschok GmbH · Bröthen | 1 | 2025 |
| Malerfachbetrieb Scholz | 1 | 2026 |
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 22,065 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 · IT services, 597 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 22,964 recorded awards) — mostly from Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria.
Submission language: German.
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