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BIG - Incident Response Retainer (IRR) - Support in the event of a cybersecurity incident
BIG – Incident Response Retainer (IRR) – Unterstützung im Fall eines Cybersicherheitsvorfalls — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 3 November at 12:00 — 7 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 — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
What the buyer is looking for
Qualified incident response, forensic and crisis management support in the event of a cybersecurity incident · Qualified incident response, forensic and crisis management support in the event of a cybersecurity incident
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 13% of awards went to companies from abroad (1,111 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 34%.n = 1,111
- 16% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (1,111 awards since 2015, spread over 318 companies). 84% went to new names.n = 1,111 awards since 2015
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (715 procedures with a bid count); 9% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 715
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| STRABAG AG | 12 | 2015–2026 |
| Fritscher GmbH | 10 | 2015–2026 |
| Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft mbH. Wien | 10 | 2024 |
| PORR Bau GmbH · 8141 AT | 9 | 2022–2026 |
| Ing. August Lengauer GmbH & Co KG | 9 | 2024–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually 5 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 888 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 30 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 475 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In Austria · IT services, 477 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,646 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, Belgium.
Submission language: German.
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