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Framework contract for the purchase and delivery of copy paper for the Wuppertal schools.
Rahmenvertrag über den Kauf und die Lieferung von Kopierpapier für die Wuppertaler Schulen. — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 16 November at 09:45 — 15 days left.
- You submit on RIB meinauftrag.de — not here and not by e-mail. ↗ Free account on meinauftrag.rib.de required; submission is electronic via the platform, signature requirements are stated in the procedure details. 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 contract for the purchase and delivery of copy paper for the Wuppertal schools. Under this framework contract, the schools belonging to the City of Wuppertal are entitled to call.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (281 procedures with a bid count); 14% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 281
- 45% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (355 awards since 2017, spread over 194 companies). 55% went to new names.n = 355 awards since 2017
- From notice to award takes a median 216 days here (16 procedures). Sector: 82 days.n = 16
- The award came in at a median 84% of the estimated value (26 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 83%.n = 26
- Across 64 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Professional liability insurance (59 of 64), Professional register enrolment (44 of 64), References: works (39 of 64), Minimum annual turnover (35 of 64).n = 64
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
- Der Bieter bestätigt seine technische und berufliche Leistungsfähigkeit durch die Vorlage von einer Eigenerklärung über zwei gleichwertige Referenzaufträge innerhalb der letzten drei Jahre. Mindestens eine der genannten Aufträge muss von einer Kommune (z. B.… read in fullcollapse
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| SDH Bau GmbH · Dortmund | 7 | 2025–2026 |
| Kempen Krause Ingenieure GmbH | 6 | 2025 |
| Vennes Erd- u. Tiefbau, Abbruch · Ratingen | 6 | 2025 |
| Gotthilf Benz Turngerätefabrik GmbH & Co. KG · Winnenden | 6 | 2025 |
| VGR RheinRuhr GmbH · Essen | 5 | 2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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 4 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.
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 · 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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