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ORF26029 - Equipment type tender 2026 (framework agreement)

ORF26029 - Gerätetypenausschreibung 2026 (Rahmenvereinbarung) — original title

ATAustria · Wien

Your path to submission

  1. Deadline: 19 November at 10:00 — 27 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 — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
Compiled automatically from notice and documents — no guarantee; the procedure's wording is binding.

What the buyer is looking for

ORF operates an extensive broadcast infrastructure, in particular on the basis of hardware from different manufacturers. ORF intends to reallocate framework agreements from various equipment manufacturers after an open procedure has been carried out in order to ensure regular new and replacement procurement. One lot is to be awarded per manufacturer with a maximum of 1 framework agreement partner; in total this tender includes 10 lots. · Supply of KVM systems from the manufacturer IHSE GmbH · Framework agreement on the supply of products from the manufacturer Guntermann & Drunck GmbH. · Framework agreement on the supply of products from the manufacturer Yellowtec GmbH. · Framework agreement on the supply of products from the manufacturer RTW GmbH & Co. KG. · Framework agreement on the supply of products from the manufacturer Audio AG. · Framework agreement on the supply of products from…

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… the manufacturer Yamaha Corporation. · Framework agreement on the supply of products from the manufacturer d& audiobtechnik GmbH & Co. KG. · Framework agreement on the supply of products from the manufacturer DHD audio GmbH.

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

Contract

TypeSupplies
Estimated valuevalue not published
Published16 Oct 2026
ProcedureOpen procedure
Framework agreement10 lotsReserved for SMEs

Type of service

32 · Radio, TV & communications
CPV 32000000

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (26 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around January 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to DAVID Systems GmbH.n = 26
  • The median procedure drew 4 bids (221 procedures with a bid count); 34% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 221
  • 21% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (322 awards since 2015, spread over 146 companies). 79% went to new names.n = 322 awards since 2015
  • 29% of awards went to companies from abroad (322 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 34%.n = 322

From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 18/10/2026.

Clement
In this buyer's last 6 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.

Selection criteria — in the procurement documents

The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on this page), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in German.

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
Lexon GmbH62024–2026
FB Consulting & Trade GmbH62024–2026
CANCOM Austria AG62024–2026
sowemo GmbH62024–2026
pro.media Medien- und Studiotechnik GmbH52024–2026
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this kind of work

12
2024
10
2025
8
2026
30 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.

Contracting authority contact

Websiteder.orf.at
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Deadline — Thursday 19 November at 10:00

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 6 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)

This procedure allows 34 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 453 procedures). A normal window for this market.

Foreign bidders

In Austria · Radio, TV & communications, 59 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 209 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Italy, Belgium.

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
Goes directly to this tender on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily. The full specification and all annexes are there.
Put together the evidence — in German
Certificates, references and your price — as set out in the notice.
Submit via TED — Tenders Electronic Daily before the deadline
Electronic submission — allow time for the portal registration the first time.
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