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Framework agreement for the supply of Cisco infrastructure components
Rahmenvereinbarung zur Lieferung von Cisco-Infrastrukturkomponenten — original title
DEGermany · Saarbrücken
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 18 November at 12:00 — 17 days left.
- You submit on AI Vergabeplattform — not here and not by e-mail. ↗ Free bidder account on the state platform required; electronic submission, usually plain text form. 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.
Compiled automatically from notice and documents — no guarantee; the procedure's wording is binding.
What the buyer is looking for
Framework agreement for the supply of Cisco infrastructure components · see terms of reference
Machine translation (EU eTranslation) — official wording via the PDF link.
Contract
TypeSupplies
Estimated valuevalue not published
Published19 Oct 2026
ProcedureOpen procedure
Place of performanceSaarbrücken
Framework agreement
Type of service
32 · Radio, TV & communications
CPV 32424000
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 9 months (11 awards, most recently August 2026) — the next award is due around May 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to avency GmbH.n = 11
- 65% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (229 awards since 2024, spread over 76 companies). That is well above the sector norm (41%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 229 awards since 2024
- The median procedure drew just one bid (221 procedures with a bid count); 59% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 221
- 82% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (79 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 62%.n = 79
- Across 3 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: References: services (2 of 3), Professional liability insurance (2 of 3), Quality management (1 of 3), References: supplies (1 of 3).n = 3
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 12 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
Der Bieter gewährleistet einen deutschsprachigen 24 Stunden Hotline Support und umfasst die Unterstützung und Beratung bei Störsituationen, Problemen und Fragen mit einer Reaktionszeit von maximal einer Stunde. Entsprechende Nachweise/Erklärungen sind dem Ange… read in fullcollapse
Der Bieter gewährleistet einen deutschsprachigen 24 Stunden Hotline Support und umfasst die Unterstützung und Beratung bei Störsituationen, Problemen und Fragen mit einer Reaktionszeit von maximal einer Stunde. Entsprechende Nachweise/Erklärungen sind dem Angebot beizufügen. https://saarvpsl.vmstart.de/NetServer/TenderingProcedureDetails?function=_Details&TenderOID=54321-Tender-19ff0883bce-638c48712e8acfdd
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References: supplies
- Der Auftragnehmer hat die folgenden Partnerzertifizierungen: • Preferred Cloud and AI Infrastructure Partner • Preferred Collaboration Partner • Preferred Networking Partner • Preferred Security Partner • Preferred Services Partner Sämtliche genannten Untern… read in fullcollapse
- Der Auftragnehmer hat die folgenden Partnerzertifizierungen: • Preferred Cloud and AI Infrastructure Partner • Preferred Collaboration Partner • Preferred Networking Partner • Preferred Security Partner • Preferred Services Partner Sämtliche genannten Unternehmenszertifikate sind als Nachweis in Kopie dem Angebot beizulegen. - Die vertriebliche Betreuung muss durch mindestens drei qualifizierte Mitarbeiter mit dem Zertifikat "Cisco Sales Expert" verfügen - Der Bieter verfügt mindestens über drei zertifizierte deutschsprachige Angestellte für das Zertifikat "Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)" Entsprechende Nachweise sind dem Angebot beizufügen. - Der Bieter verfügt mindestens über drei zertifizierte deutschsprachige Angestellte für das Zertifikat "Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts (CCIE)" Entsprechende Nachweise sind dem Angebot beizufügen. https://saarvpsl.vmstart.de/NetServer/TenderingProcedureDetails?function=_Details&TenderOID=54321-Tender-19ff0883bce-638c48712e8acfdd
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Staff qualifications
- Referenz: Mindestens 3 Referenzen aus dem Bereich der Universitäten. Hier sind nur Referenzen in einer vergleichbaren Umsatzgröße an Cisco-Produkten zur Universität des Saarlandes zugelassen, da sich wegen der Größe und der Ausrichtung der Universitäten ein … read in fullcollapse
- Referenz: Mindestens 3 Referenzen aus dem Bereich der Universitäten. Hier sind nur Referenzen in einer vergleichbaren Umsatzgröße an Cisco-Produkten zur Universität des Saarlandes zugelassen, da sich wegen der Größe und der Ausrichtung der Universitäten ein Komplexitätsgrad ergibt, der in der Industrie so vergleichbar nicht anzutreffen ist. Die Vergleichbarkeit ist gegeben, wenn folgende Anforderungen erfüllt sind: Die Referenzenprojekte haben jeweils ein Auftragsvolumen von mindestens 8 Mio. Euro Netto. https://saarvpsl.vmstart.de/NetServer/TenderingProcedureDetails?function=_Details&TenderOID=54321-Tender-19ff0883bce-638c48712e8acfdd
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Firma Elektro Hoppstädter GmbH | 18 | 2024–2026 |
| Alucon GmbH · Völklingen | 14 | 2024 |
| Erich Freidinger GmbH | 7 | 2024–2025 |
| ComPeri GmbH · Karlsfeld | 7 | 2024–2026 |
| sysGen gmbh · Bremen | 6 | 2025 |
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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2024
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2025
12
2026
39 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.
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Deadline — Wednesday 18 November at 12:00
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 12 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 31 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 · Radio, TV & communications, 50 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 6,378 recorded awards) — mostly from Austria, Netherlands, Italy.
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.
This procedure is published on 3 portals
Bids are submitted on AI Vergabeplattform — TED carries the same notice, usually with the more detailed specification. Read both.
Put together the evidence — in German
The 3 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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