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2026-0601 Framework agreement for the procurement of FIDO2 sticks for the city of Duisburg
2026-0601 Rahmenvereinbarung über die Beschaffung von FIDO2-Sticks für die Stadt Duisburg — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 10 November at 10:00 — 9 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
Framework agreement on the procurement of FIDO2 sticks for the city of Duisburg · The city of Duisburg concludes a framework agreement for the Office for Innovation and Central Services on the supply of FIDO2 sticks within the framework of an open procedure in accordance with GWB in conjunction with the VgV. The city of Duisburg uses multi-factor authentication to secure online services. To provide a smartphone-independent alternative to Microsoft Authenticator, hardware-based FIDO2 security sticks are to be procured. The requirements are based on the characteristics of current, marketable enterprise security keys of the device class, as they are designed for public administrations and KRITIS operators.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (14 awards, most recently June 2025) — by that rhythm the next award was due around August 2025. The last award went to Kern GmbH.n = 14
- 3% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (38 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 54%.n = 38
- 53% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (214 awards since 2022, spread over 102 companies). That is well above the sector norm (40%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 214 awards since 2022
- The award came in at a median 103% of the estimated value (6 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually about right here. Sector: 83%.n = 6
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (211 procedures with a bid count); 30% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 211
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 |
|---|---|---|
| August Jütte GmbH · Oberhausen | 9 | 2024–2026 |
| Metropol Personenbeförderung GmbH · Essen | 8 | 2025–2026 |
| wittler visuelle einrichtungen gmbh | 6 | 2024–2025 |
| HDC-Reisen GmbH · Duisburg | 6 | 2023–2026 |
| Europa-Reiseverkehr Nierfeld GmbH · Essen | 4 | 2025–2026 |
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 14 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 · Office & computing machinery, 100 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 13,262 recorded awards) — mostly from Austria, France, Estonia.
Submission language: German.
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