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CDE 2026
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 2 November at 23:59 — 2 days 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
MaxIT needs a common data environment solution ("CDE") as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) public cloud, including the necessary implementation, support, training and documentation services. Further details can be found in the procurement documents, in particular in the tender specifications (Annex heading A) and in the EVB-IT Cloud contract (Annex heading B). The subject of the tendered service is the provision of a common data environment (CDE) as a browser-based public cloud software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution, including the project-related services required for implementation, operation and use. The CDE solution must be provided in such a way that the customer and the internal and external users authorized by him can use the contractually agreed functions via standard browsers and end devices without the need for local client installations, browser add-ins or other additional runtime environments. Further information can be found in Annex A.1 Tender Specifications
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (8 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH.n = 8
- 50% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (9 awards since 2026, spread over 5 companies). 50% went to new names.n = 9 awards since 2026
- The median procedure drew just one bid (9 procedures with a bid count); 56% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 1 bid.n = 9
- 33% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (7 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 51%.n = 7
- 0% of the bids received came from other countries (7 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 6%.n = 7
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 25/10/2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH | 3 | 2026 |
| Bechtle AG · Neckarsulm | 2 | 2026 |
| SoftwareONE Deutschland GmbH | 2 | 2026 |
| STATCON GmbH | 2 | 2026 |
| OPTiVATiON Mainz GmbH · Mainz | 1 | 2026 |
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 9 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 · Software & IT systems, 347 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 16,515 recorded awards) — mostly from Switzerland, Italy, Austria.
Submission language: German.
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