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Overhead contact lines for high throughput/Catenary systems for high throughput
Fahrleitungen für großen Durchsatz/Catenary systems for high throughput — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 9 November at 10:00 — 8 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 — 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 P8 in Lampoldshausen is a test facility for research on high-pressure combustion in rocket engines, as well as the required turbopump testing. For this purpose, the special designed test cell P8.3 is used. On the P8.3 there are contact lines for low/medium mass currents and they are needed for high mass currents. These lines are the subject of this invitation to tender. This specification covers the complete design, manufacture and supply of two contact line parts, including turbine flow meter and interface valve, for the LOX and fuel supply line in P8.3 in DN100 for an interface pressure of 14.5 bar. Since the media are deep cold, the cables must be vacuum insulated. The P8 facility in Lampoldshausen is a test site for research into high-pressure combustion in rocket engines and the associated testing of turbopumps. The specially designed P8.3 test cell is used for this purpose.…
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… While supply lines for low and medium mass flow rates already exist at P8.3, lines for high mass flow rates are required. These lines are the subject of this tender. The scope of work covers the complete design, manufacturing and delivery of two supply line sections including turbine flow meters and interface valves - for the LOX and fuel feed lines at P8.3 (DN100 size, designed for an interface pressure of 14.5 bar). As the media involved are cryogenic, the lines must be vacuum-insulated. Further information can be found in the tender documents.
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Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 43% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (22 awards since 2024, spread over 13 companies). 57% went to new names.n = 22 awards since 2024
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (20 procedures with a bid count); 45% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 1 bid.n = 20
- 5% of awards went to companies from abroad (22 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 3%.n = 22
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
Nachweis über die Eintragung ins Handelsregister: Aktueller Auszug aus dem Handelsregister oder eine Kopie desselben (der Auszug soll zum Zeitpunkt des Fristendes nicht älter als drei Monate sein) oder ein vergleichbares Dokument. Ausländische Bieter können di… 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ZwickRoell GmbH & Co.KG · Ulm | 3 | 2025 |
| Oxford Instruments GmbH | 3 | 2024–2025 |
| Schneider Präzisionstechnik GmbH · Schöntal | 3 | 2025 |
| Baker Hughes Digital Solutions GmbH · Wunstorf | 2 | 2024 |
| HORIBA Jobin Yvon GmbH | 2 | 2024 |
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, there was usually a single bid in the end. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 6,656 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 31 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 · Industrial machinery, 230 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 6,872 recorded awards) — mostly from Switzerland, Italy, France.
Submission language: German.
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