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RV 217 Ref. 25657 Delivery of election notifications for the regional elections 2027 (framework agreement)
RV 217 Az. 25657 Zustellung Wahlbenachrichtigungen für die Landtagswahl 2027 (Rahmenvereinbarung) — original title
DEGermany · Köln
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 10 November at 14:00 — 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.
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What the buyer is looking for
RV 217 Delivery of election notifications for the regional elections 2027 · Maximum amount: 760,000 pieces
Machine translation (EU eTranslation) — official wording via the PDF link.
Contract
TypeServices
Estimated valuevalue not published
Published12 Oct 2026
ProcedureOpen procedure
Contract period10 Feb 2027 → 30 Apr 2027
Place of performanceStadtgebiet Köln
Framework agreement
Type of service
64 · Post & telecom services
CPV 64112000
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (24 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Deutsche Post AG.n = 24
- 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 (44%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 858 awards since 2019
- 97% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (377 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 63%.n = 377
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (857 procedures with a bid count); 35% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 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
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.
Clement
In this buyer's last 27 comparable contracts (same sector), usually only a single offer came in — a solid bid has real chances.
References and certificates from your home country count fully across the EU — that is what European procurement law is for.
What you must prove — eligibility criteria
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Quality management
In Kopie Nachweis Zertifizierung DIN EN ISO 9001:2026 Nachweis der laufenden Ausbildungs-, Schulungs- und Fortbildungsmaßnahmen Anlage 5 Eigenerklärung zur Neuzustellung Konzepte gemäß Anlage 1 Punkt 5 über -Zustellqualität - Personaleinsatz - Umweltmanagement
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References: services
Übersicht in Form einer Referenzliste innerhalb der letzten 5 Jahre. Die Angaben in der Referenzliste sollten sich dabei nur auf die wesentlichsten Aufträge beschränken beziehungsweise auf die, die am ehesten der Größenordnung dieser Ausschreibung entsprechen.… read in fullcollapse
Übersicht in Form einer Referenzliste innerhalb der letzten 5 Jahre. Die Angaben in der Referenzliste sollten sich dabei nur auf die wesentlichsten Aufträge beschränken beziehungsweise auf die, die am ehesten der Größenordnung dieser Ausschreibung entsprechen. Aus der Übersicht müssen die Sendungsmengen, der Leistungszeitraum und die Auftraggeber mit Kontaktdaten ersichtlich sein.
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Staff qualifications
Verweis auf Eintrag im Anbieterverzeichnis (Screenshot / Link zum Eintrag) Erforderliche Entgeltgenehmigungen
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Share of subcontractors
Erklärung über Nachunternehmereinsatz
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Professional liability insurance
Auf besonderes Verlangen: Erklärung, dass zur Auftragsvergabe eine Haftpflicht-Schadensversicherung wie folgt abgeschlossen wird: für Personen- und Sachschäden und über die Deckungssumme von mindestens 3.000.000 € und bei Änderung entsprechend angepasst. Zur A… read in fullcollapse
Auf besonderes Verlangen: Erklärung, dass zur Auftragsvergabe eine Haftpflicht-Schadensversicherung wie folgt abgeschlossen wird: für Personen- und Sachschäden und über die Deckungssumme von mindestens 3.000.000 € und bei Änderung entsprechend angepasst. Zur Auftragsvergabe: Abschluss einer Haftpflicht-Schadensversicherung für Personen- und Sachschäden und über die Deckungssumme von mindestens 3.000.000 € und bei Änderung entsprechend angepasst.
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Other economic requirement
Eigenerklärung _RUS_Sanktionen_Art_5k
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Average minimum turnover in the contract field
Erklärung über den Gesamtumsatz des Unternehmens und Umsatz mit den Leistungen, die Gegenstand der Ausschreibung sind, jeweils bezogen auf die letzten 5 Geschäftsjahre.
Requirement texts are quoted in the notice's original language — only the official wording is binding.
Tender documents — direct download
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Annex 1
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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Administrative conditions
The full notice, official wording
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 |
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
1
2023
20
2024
29
2025
8
2026
58 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.
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Deadline — Tuesday 10 November at 14:00
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, there was usually a single bid in the end. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 27 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 30 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 · Post & telecom services, 127 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 3,928 recorded awards) — mostly from Poland, Italy, United Kingdom.
Submission language: German.
Measured from linked award data; foreign winners bidding through a local subsidiary count as domestic — the true share is higher.
How to bid
Read the full notice — Original + documents
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This procedure is published on 3 portals
Bids are submitted on Vergabemarktplatz (cosinex) — TED carries the same notice, usually with the more detailed specification. Read both.
Put together the evidence — in German
The 7 criteria on the left, plus your price.
Submit via TED — Tenders Electronic Daily before the deadline
Electronic submission — allow time for the portal registration the first time.
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