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Planning Track and switch renewal Track 2600 (construction section 2) Cologne - Aachen
Planung Gleis- und Weichenerneuerung Oberbausanierung Strecke 2600 (Bauabschnitt 2) Köln - Aachen — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 3 November at 10:00 — 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
Planning Track and switch renewal Track 2600 (construction section 2) Cologne - Aachen · Lot 1 Düren (station and forecourt) Oberbau · Lot 2 free line between Düren and Langerwehe Oberbau · Lot 3 Langerwehe (incl. free line between Langerwehe and BA border) Oberbau
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The award came in at a median 150% of the estimated value (9 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too low here. Sector: 88%.n = 9
- 85% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (8,019 awards since 2024, spread over 1,170 companies). That is well above the sector norm (45%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 8,019 awards since 2024
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (7,945 procedures with a bid count); 46% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 7,945
- Across 441 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Security of supply required (427 of 441), Technical staff for execution (15 of 441), Trade register enrolment (9 of 441), Professional register enrolment (8 of 441).n = 441
- 2% of awards went to companies from abroad (8,019 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 0%.n = 8,019
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 |
|---|---|---|
| DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH · Berlin | 682 | 2024–2026 |
| Siemens Mobility GmbH | 539 | 2024–2026 |
| Hitachi Rail GTS Deutschland GmbH | 365 | 2024–2026 |
| DB Bahnbau Gruppe GmbH · Berlin | 222 | 2024–2026 |
| GTU Mobility GmbH & Co. KG · Hannover | 130 | 2024–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 3,369 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.
Foreign bidders
In Germany · Architecture & engineering, 404 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 111,169 recorded awards) — mostly from Austria, Switzerland, Poland.
Submission language: German.
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