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Rental/management of hot beverage vending machines [aa]
Vermietung/Bewirtschaftung von Heißgetränkeautomaten [aa] — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 16 November at 12:00 — 15 days left. Two-stage procedure: by this deadline you submit a request to participate (proof of eligibility). Only shortlisted firms are then invited to submit a tender.
- 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
Rental of hot beverage vending machines and the provision of related management services on the properties of the Hamburger Hochbahn
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 19% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (641 awards since 2017, spread over 519 companies). That is well below the sector norm (49%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 641 awards since 2017
- The award came in at a median 121% of the estimated value (5 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too low here. Sector: 77%.n = 5
- 16% of the bids received came from other countries (6 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 0%.n = 6
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (516 procedures with a bid count); 26% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 516
- 93% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (6 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 78%.n = 6
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 25/10/2026.
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.
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jürgen Martens GmbH & Co. KG | 14 | 2016–2026 |
| Umbrella City Lines GmbH · Hamburg | 6 | 2023–2024 |
| Bechtle GmbH | 6 | 2024–2026 |
| BDO AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft · Hamburg | 6 | 2025–2026 |
| Heinrich Carstens GmbH · Rotenburg | 5 | 2019–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 3,884 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 29 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 20,071 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 · Hotel & restaurant services, 5 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 4,106 recorded awards).
Submission language: German.
How to bid
Guide: how to apply on cosinex Vergabemarktplatz / DTVP → Registration, signature, fees — from the operator's bidder manual.
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