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General Departmental Research (ReFo) - Framework contract of the BMWSB for short-term expertise on economic issues of housing, construction and urban development
Allgemeine Ressortforschung (ReFo) - Rahmenvertrag des BMWSB für Kurzexpertisen zu ökonomischen Fragen des Wohnens, Bauens und der Stadtentwicklung — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 17 November at 10:00 — 16 days left.
- You submit on e-Vergabe des Bundes — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- 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
The Federal Government pursues the objective of systematically and effectively strengthening affordable housing construction, urban and regional development and innovations in building construction. The BMWSB relies on scientific expertise for the conceptual preparation of political decisions and the implementation of key areas of action. The BMWSB relies on comprehensive studies and long-term research projects as well as on the expertise of the BBSR to fundamentally work on policy-relevant research topics in the areas of housing, urban development and construction. On the other hand, there is also a need for short-term scientific expertise in order to be able to act flexibly and on the basis of evidence in current social debates. Through this framework contract, such short-term economic issues of the BMWSB and its departmental research institution, the Federal Institute for Building,…
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… Urban and Spatial Research (BBSR), are to be examined ad hoc by scientists. The aim of the framework contract is the flexible, demand-oriented retrieval of short, narrowly defined, ad hoc or short scientific expertise, which is usually to be produced within a few weeks. The framework contract serves to improve the scientifically based basis for political decisions, legislative procedures and future funding and research priorities.
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Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (82 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Institut für Bauforschung e.V.n = 82
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (87 procedures with a bid count); 26% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 1 bid.n = 87
- 36% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (101 awards since 2018, spread over 65 companies). 64% went to new names.n = 101 awards since 2018
- The award came in at a median 78% of the estimated value (55 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 96%.n = 55
- Not one of the 101 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 4%.n = 101
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Institut Wohnen und Umwelt GmbH · Darmstadt | 5 | 2020–2025 |
| Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. | 4 | 2026 |
| Bietergemeinschaft Kiel Economics und Ingenieurbüro Prof. Dr. Hauser GmbH · Kiel | 3 | 2025–2026 |
| EINSATEAM Eidner & Merker GbR · Berlin | 3 | 2020–2022 |
| Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln e.V. · Köln | 3 | 2021–2023 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 78 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 20,496 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In Germany · R&D services, 161 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 4,002 recorded awards) — mostly from Netherlands, Italy, Spain.
Submission language: German.
How to bid
Guide: how to apply on e-Vergabe des Bundes (evergabe-online.de) → Registration, signature, fees — from the operator's bidder manual.
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