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Framework contract HPE/Aruba
Rahmenvertrag HPE/Aruba — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 2 November at 14:00 — 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
As part of the open procedure, a framework agreement will be concluded for the supply of active HPE/Aruba network components for the expansion of the WLAN network. The Technical University of Dresden (TU Dresden) intends to conclude a framework agreement for the supply of active network components for the expansion of the WLAN network. Discounts on Switch Hardware are also offered for Mittweida University of Applied Sciences and Dresden University of Applied Sciences. The purpose of the call for tenders is to conclude a framework agreement with a duration of 48 months. The contractual partner is the Technical University of Dresden. The framework contract for the framework agreement also designates Saxon universities entitled to call. The retrieval or order is carried out independently by the respective university at the contractual partner. According to the manufacturer’s currently valid…
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… list prices, the estimated net demand is approximately EUR 15.3 million, including a security surcharge of 20%. There is no allocation of requirements among the respective universities. Due to the uncertain market situation and the obligation to set ceilings for framework contracts, the maximum amount for this framework agreement is set at EUR 31 million net and thus also published in the notice. There is no allocation of requirements among the respective universities. The framework agreement shall not create any obligation on the part of the contracting authority and the institutions entitled to call up the services to place specific orders or any entitlement on the part of the contractor to purchase certain quantities of the services listed.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 5 months (18 awards, most recently June 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to CampusGenius GmbH.n = 18
- 40% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (336 awards since 2018, spread over 199 companies). 60% went to new names.n = 336 awards since 2018
- The median procedure drew just one bid (332 procedures with a bid count); 63% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 332
- The award came in at a median 95% of the estimated value (49 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 80%.n = 49
- 6% of awards went to companies from abroad (336 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 1%.n = 336
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 30/10/2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| interface systems GmbH · Dresden | 8 | 2020–2025 |
| Profi Engineering Systems AG | 7 | 2021–2026 |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific GmbH | 6 | 2019–2021 |
| MEDIA Logistik GmbH · Köln | 5 | 2019–2026 |
| platomo GmbH · Karlsruhe | 5 | 2025–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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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 19 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 29 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 · Radio, TV & communications, 50 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 6,378 recorded awards) — mostly from Austria, Netherlands, Italy.
Submission language: German.
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