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RV 75 Supply of newspapers and periodicals (framework agreement 75)
RV 75 Lieferung von Zeitungen und Zeitschriften (Rahmenvereinbarung 75) — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 9 November at 14:00 — 8 days left.
- You submit on Vergabemarktplatz (cosinex) — not here and not by e-mail. ↗ Free bidder account on the cosinex platform required (created instantly); offers go through the bidding tool, usually plain text form suffices — no qualified signature. Sort out account and signature first — not on submission day.
- 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
The City of Cologne, hereinafter referred to as the contracting authority, intends to conclude a framework agreement on the supply of newspapers and periodicals. The contract covers the procurement of all periodicals / newspapers from Germany and abroad that are kept on an ongoing basis by the City Library of Cologne as well as other departments and institutions of the City of Cologne. · Newspapers and magazines for the municipal library · Newspapers and magazines for the other departments
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (81 awards, most recently July 2025) — by that rhythm the next award was due around August 2025. The last award went to Buchhandlung bökers am Markt.n = 81
- 56% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (858 awards since 2019, spread over 370 companies). That is well above the sector norm (39%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 858 awards since 2019
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (857 procedures with a bid count); 35% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 857
- Across 45 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Professional liability insurance (26 of 45), References: services (20 of 45), Share of subcontractors (16 of 45), Staff qualifications (16 of 45).n = 45
- 2% of awards went to companies from abroad (858 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 0%.n = 858
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
•Leistungs- und Preisblankett (Anlage 2) •Unterschriebene Erklärung cMarket (Vereinbarung zur Einstellung von Produkten in cMarket) •Los 1: Testzugang zur webbasierten Online-Plattform zur Überprüfung der im Leistungsverzeichnis beschriebenen Anforderungen und… read in fullcollapse
•Übersicht in Form einer Referenzliste über die in den letzten drei Jahren erbrachten Leistungen, die mit der zu vergebenden Leistung vergleichbar sind. Vergleichbar sind Leistungen mit mindestens 100 Abonnements für Zeitungen und Zeitschriften, die an mindest… read in fullcollapse
•Leistungs- und Preisblankett (Anlage 2) •Unterschriebene Erklärung cMarket (Vereinbarung zur Einstellung von Produkten in cMarket) •Los 1: Testzugang zur webbasierten Online-Plattform zur Überprüfung der im Leistungsverzeichnis beschriebenen Anforderungen und… read in fullcollapse
•Übersicht in Form einer Referenzliste über die in den letzten drei Jahren erbrachten Leistungen, die mit der zu vergebenden Leistung vergleichbar sind. Vergleichbar sind Leistungen mit mindestens 100 Abonnements für Zeitungen und Zeitschriften, die an mindest… read in fullcollapse
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Siegfried Hof Gebäudereinigung & Dienstleistungs-Service GmbH · Köln | 17 | 2022–2026 |
| HS-Gebäudereinigung GmbH · Köln | 13 | 2023–2026 |
| Drees & Sommer SE · Stuttgart | 13 | 2024–2026 |
| Deutsche Post AG · Berlin | 13 | 2023–2026 |
| Hanke GmbH & Co.KG | 12 | 2023–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 35 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 81 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 34 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 · Printed matter, 11 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 2,707 recorded awards).
Submission language: German.
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