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Framework contract standard software

Rahmenvertrag Standard-Software — original title

DEGermany · Frankfurt am Main

Your path to submission

  1. Deadline: 2 November at 12:00 — 1 day left.
  2. The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
  3. Offer and evidence in: German.
  4. Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
Compiled automatically from notice and documents — no guarantee; the procedure's wording is binding.

What the buyer is looking for

The contract includes the conclusion of a framework contract with a company for the delivery of standard software and, if necessary, associated maintenance. The contract includes the conclusion of a framework contract with a company for a term of 12 months (plus two extension options of 12 months each) for the delivery of standard software from different manufacturers and, if necessary, associated maintenance.

Machine translation (EU eTranslation) — official wording via the PDF link.

Contract

TypeSupplies
Estimated valuevalue not published
Published5 Oct 2026
ProcedureOpen procedure
Framework agreement

Type of service

48 · Software & IT systems
CPV 48000000

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 5 months (13 awards, most recently June 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to GuideCom AG.n = 13
  • 55% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (34 awards since 2020, spread over 16 companies). 45% went to new names.n = 34 awards since 2020
  • The median procedure drew just one bid (33 procedures with a bid count); 52% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 1 bid.n = 33
  • Across 4 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Professional liability insurance (4 of 4), Trade register enrolment (4 of 4), Information security required (3 of 4), Minimum annual headcount (2 of 4).n = 4
  • Not one of the 34 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 2%.n = 34

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.

Clement
In this buyer's last 14 comparable contracts (same sector), usually only a single offer came in — a solid bid has real chances.
References and certificates from your home country count fully across the EU — that is what European procurement law is for.

What you must prove — eligibility criteria

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Trade register enrolment
Der Bieter muss mit dem Angebot einen Handelsregisterauszug oder vergleichbaren Nachweis gem. § 44 Abs. 1 VgV (nicht älter als 3 Monate) einreichen.
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Professional liability insurance
Der Bieter muss mit dem Angebot den Nachweis einer bestehenden Haftpflichtversicherung einreichen zur Deckung von: - Personenschäden (für die einzelne Person) in Höhe von mindestens 1 000 000 EUR je Schadensereignis, insgesamt jedoch mindestens bis zu 1 500 00… read in fullcollapse
Der Bieter muss mit dem Angebot den Nachweis einer bestehenden Haftpflichtversicherung einreichen zur Deckung von: - Personenschäden (für die einzelne Person) in Höhe von mindestens 1 000 000 EUR je Schadensereignis, insgesamt jedoch mindestens bis zu 1 500 000 EUR pro Vertrag, - Sachschäden in Höhe von mindestens 500 000 EUR je Schadensereignis, insgesamt jedoch mindestens bis zu 1 000 000 EUR pro Vertrag, - Vermögensschäden in Höhe von mindestens 100 000 EUR je Schadensereignis, insgesamt jedoch mindestens bis zu 200 000 EUR pro Vertrag. Alternativ kann eine Erklärung des Bieters darüber eingereicht werden, dass aktuell keine entsprechende Versicherung besteht, im Fall der Zuschlagserteilung jedoch abgeschlossen wird. Die Erklärung ist als gesonderte Anlage den Angebotsunterlagen beizufügen und vom Bieter zu unterschreiben bzw. mit einer qualifizierten elektronischen Signatur zu versehen.
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Minimum turnover in the contract field
Der Bieter muss mit dem Angebot eine Eigenerklärung darüber abgeben, dass er in den letzten 3 abgeschlossenen Geschäftsjahren jeweils einen Gesamtumsatz mit Softwareprodukten einschl. Pflege - ohne Microsoft-Produkte - in der Europäischen Union in Höhe von mindestens 600.000 EUR (brutto) erzielt hat.
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Minimum annual headcount
Der Bieter muss mit dem Angebot eine Eigenerklärung darüber abgeben, dass er in den letzten 3 abgeschlossenen Geschäftsjahren jeweils durchschnittlich mindestens 10 fest angestellte Mitarbeiter hatte.
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References: supplies
Der Bieter muss mit dem Angebot mindestens drei Referenzen einreichen über Aufträge, die -ihrer Art nach mit den zu vergebenden Leistungen vergleichbar sind und -von denen mindestens zwei ein vergleichbares oder größeres Auftragsvolumen aufweisen und -die der … read in fullcollapse
Der Bieter muss mit dem Angebot mindestens drei Referenzen einreichen über Aufträge, die -ihrer Art nach mit den zu vergebenden Leistungen vergleichbar sind und -von denen mindestens zwei ein vergleichbares oder größeres Auftragsvolumen aufweisen und -die der Auftragnehmer in der EU innerhalb der letzten drei Jahre über einen Zeitraum von mindestens einem Jahr ausgeführt hat bzw. seit mindestens einem Jahr ausführt.
Requirement texts are quoted in the notice's original language — only the official wording is binding.

Tender documents — direct download

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Annex 1
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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Administrative conditions
The full notice, official wording

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.

CompanyAwardsPeriod
Bechtle GmbH & Co. KG IT-Systemhaus Neckarsulm · Neckarsulm82020–2025
druckerfachmann.de GmbH & CO. KG · Berlin32025
GoodHabitz Germany GmbH · Oberursel (Taunus)32025
IBsolution GmbH · Heilbronn32025
DIGOTEX GmbH · Niederfischbach32025–2026
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this kind of work

9
2021
1
2023
19
2024
28
2025
28
2026
85 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.

Contracting authority contact

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Deadline — Monday 2 November at 12:00

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 14 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 20,071 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.

Measured from linked award data; foreign winners bidding through a local subsidiary count as domestic — the true share is higher.

How to bid

Guide: how to apply on cosinex Vergabemarktplatz / DTVP → Registration, signature, fees — from the operator's bidder manual.

Read the full notice — Original + documents
Goes directly to this tender on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily. The full specification and all annexes are there.
This procedure is published on 3 portals
All known sources are notice services. The buyer names the submission point in the notice itself.
Put together the evidence — in German
The 5 criteria on the left, plus your price.
Submit via TED — Tenders Electronic Daily before the deadline
Electronic submission — allow time for the portal registration the first time.
To the procurement portal →Official notice on TED →
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