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Reutlingen University of Applied Sciences - Rotational rheometer

Hochschule Reutlingen - Rotationsrheometer — original title

DEGermany · Reutlingen

Your path to submission

  1. Deadline: 14 November at 12:00 — 13 days left.
  2. The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
  3. Offer and evidence in: German.
  4. 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

1. A rotational rheometer for the analysis of rheological properties and for the mechanical characterization of soft materials is to be procured. 2. The system is used in particular for research on biological samples, hydrogels, soft polymers and elastomers. The focus is on measurements of very soft materials in the low force and torque range. 3. Functional requirements The system must be particularly suitable for: - Oscillatory and rotational measurements - Determination of viscoelastic parameters such as G', G"? and tan - Gelierungkinetik - Creep/Recovery measurements - Flow curves and stationary measurements - Low measurement range measurements with high torque and angular resolution 4. Basic Technical Requirements A system with the following basic characteristics is required: - high torque resolution - high angular and position resolution - controlled temperature control - effective…

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… evaporation protection - suitable measurement geometries for small sample volumes - normal force measurement - control and evaluation software - modular expandability, so that additional measurement geometries and other measurement methods, in particular tribological applications, can be supplemented by manufacturer-designed expansion modules or technically equivalent solutions without having to replace the base unit 5. Scope of services The scope of services includes in particular: - Free-of-use delivery - Installation and commissioning - Functional testing - Instruction and training - Complete documentation in German and English - Ready-to-use handover with the measuring systems and accessories required in the specifications6. Special notes - The system should be suitable for use in a non-air-conditioned laboratory. - Requirements for external media, compressed air, cooling, power supply, vibration decoupling or other specific infrastructure must be specified separately by the tenderer.

Machine translation (EU eTranslation) — official wording via the PDF link.

Contract

TypeSupplies
Estimated valuevalue not published
Published16 Oct 2026
ProcedureOpen procedure
Place of performanceReutlingen
Reserved for SMEs

Type of service

38 · Laboratory & optical equipment
CPV 38428000

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • The median procedure drew 3 bids (19 procedures with a bid count); 37% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 1 bid.n = 19
  • 33% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (19 awards since 2019, spread over 13 companies). 67% went to new names.n = 19 awards since 2019
  • Not one of the 19 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 5%.n = 19
  • Across 6 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Professional liability insurance (6 of 6), Professional register enrolment (6 of 6), Technical staff for execution (6 of 6), Independent quality certificate (e.g. ISO 9001) (5 of 6).n = 6

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 comparable contracts in this sector nationwide (12,104 with a known bid count), 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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Professional register enrolment
Aktueller Auszug aus dem Handelsregister (nicht älter als 3-6 Monate) oder Nachweis der Eintragung in ein Berufsregister.
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Independent quality certificate (e.g. ISO 9001)
Nachweis von Qualitätsmanagement-Zertifikaten (z. B. ISO 9001 oder vergleichbar).
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Minimum turnover in the contract field
Nachweis eines spezifischen Umsatzes des Bieters in den letzten drei abgeschlossenen Geschäftsjahren im Bereich der Labor- oder Analysentechnik.
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Professional liability insurance
Nachweis einer bestehenden Betriebshaftpflichtversicherung mit einer Deckungssumme von mindestens 5 Mio. EUR für Personenschäden und Sach-/Vermögensschäden.
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References: supplies
Nachweis von mindestens 2 bis 3 vergleichbaren Lieferungen und Inbetriebnahmen von Rotationsrheometern in den letzten 3 Jahren an universitären oder vergleichbaren Einrichtungen.
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Technical staff for execution
Nachweis, dass der Bieter über geschultes Fachpersonal (Applikationsspezialisten und Servicetechniker) für die Einweisung, Wartung und Kalibrierung verfügt.
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.

CompanyAwardsPeriod
inett GmbH · Saarbrücken32025
Fujitsu · Laatzen32024–2025
Reform Design Grafik GmbH · Stuttgart32025
Ostermeier H2ydrogen Solutions GmbH32024
toolcraft AG12022
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
2022
2
2025
5
2026
8 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.

Contracting authority contact

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Deadline — Saturday 14 November at 12:00

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 12,104 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 · Laboratory & optical equipment, 578 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 12,560 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Netherlands, 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

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Read the full notice — Original + documents
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Put together the evidence — in German
The 6 criteria on the left, plus your price.
Submit via TED — Tenders Electronic Daily before the deadline
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