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Framework contract for bicycle leasing
Rahmenvertrag Fahrradleasing — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 10 November at 09:00 — 9 days left.
- 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 subject of the framework agreement is the provision of bicycles by way of leasing in accordance with TV bicycle leasing for the purpose of making them available to the employees of the Municipality of Schmalkalden for official and private use. Under this agreement, the tariff employees of the Municipality of Schmalkalden are to be given the opportunity to use bicycles through leasing for both official and private purposes, including the associated insurance, training and services, in accordance with TV Fahrradleasing. This includes in particular the processing of order, return and claims processing processes, maintenance and repair services, incident management and the provision of an online portal. With the introduction of bicycle leasing, the municipality of Schmalkalden wants to contribute to the promotion of the health of its employees as well as to climate and environmental…
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… protection and to create incentives for sustainable and environmentally friendly mobility. The client employs approximately 200 employees who are in principle entitled to the tariff. A minimum purchase quantity is not agreed. On the basis of a pre-examination of interests, an estimated purchase quantity of 30 bicycles is assumed. The maximum binding acceptance limit of the framework agreement is 95 bicycles in total. The Contractor shall not be entitled to have a certain number of bicycles called up or to have the estimated purchase quantity reached. Similarly, the framework agreement does not confer any right to call a given annual quantity.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 59% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (65 awards since 2018, spread over 27 companies). That is well above the sector norm (35%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 65 awards since 2018
- 78% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (23 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 34%.n = 23
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (62 procedures with a bid count); 39% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 62
- Not one of the 65 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 3%.n = 65
- From notice to award takes a median 70 days here (19 procedures). Sector: 87 days.n = 19
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bickhardt Bau Thüringen GmbH | 9 | 2023–2025 |
| Dachdeckerfirma Frank Tautenhain GmbH · Steinbach-Hallenberg | 6 | 2025 |
| Rosenbauer Deutschland GmbH | 5 | 2013–2025 |
| Dorfner menü Catering-Service + Organisations GmbH & Co. KG · Nürnberg | 4 | 2024 |
| magoda GmbH | 3 | 2025 |
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 2,651 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 20,496 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In Germany · Financial & insurance services, 74 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 2,805 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Spain, Liechtenstein.
Submission language: German.
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