How to bid in this country: portals, deadlines, thresholds →
Parking machines
Parkautomaten — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 20 November at 12:00 — 19 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
In addition to the delivery and commissioning, the service includes the provision and operation of the necessary back-office software in hosting (including access for the municipal employees), the provision of SIM cards for the vending machines, the supply of spare parts (1 spare parts package for initial equipment), training courses including documents.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The award came in at a median 44% of the estimated value (17 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 98%.n = 17
- 57% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (894 awards since 2021, spread over 384 companies). That is well above the sector norm (40%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 894 awards since 2021
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (893 procedures with a bid count); 28% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 1 bid.n = 893
- 4% of the bids received came from other countries (338 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 16%.n = 338
- 83% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (338 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 60%.n = 338
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ACP IT Solutions GmbH · München | 17 | 2021–2026 |
| Bechtle GmbH | 17 | 2021–2026 |
| SAAD Facility Management GmbH · Leonberg | 16 | 2024–2025 |
| Malteser Hilfsdienst gGmbH | 14 | 2021–2025 |
| Novum Hotels Süd GmbH · Hamburg | 12 | 2025 |
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 33 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.
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