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Bunkering of the customs vessel EMDEN with LNG

Bebunkerung des Zollschiffs EMDEN mit LNG — original title

DEGermany · Offenbach a.M.

Your path to submission

  1. Deadline: 19 November at 23:59 — 18 days left.
  2. You submit on e-Vergabe des Bundes — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
  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

Framework agreement for the purchase, supply and bunkering of LNG for the Paying Agency "Emden" · No minimum purchase quantity, estimated purchase quantity 9,100 MWh maximum purchase quantity 10,920 MWh in conjunction with a framework agreement with a term of 24 months with the option of a one-time extension of 12 months

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

Contract

TypeSupplies
Estimated valuevalue not published
Published19 Oct 2026
ProcedureOpen procedure
Contract period28 Feb 2027 → 27 Feb 2029
Framework agreement

Type of service

09 · Petroleum & fuels
CPV 09100000

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 7 months (18 awards, most recently July 2025) — by that rhythm the next award was due around January 2026. The last award went to GasCom-Equipment GmbH.n = 18
  • 65% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (1,847 awards since 2017, spread over 637 companies). 35% went to new names.n = 1,847 awards since 2017
  • From notice to award takes a median 146 days here (301 procedures). Sector: 62 days.n = 301
  • 66% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (534 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 43%.n = 534
  • The median procedure drew 2 bids (1,754 procedures with a bid count); 34% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 1,754

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
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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
BMW AG772018–2026
Ford-Werke GmbH582020–2026
Schiffswerft von Cölln GmbH & Co. · Hamburg562016–2026
Opel Automobile GmbH · Rüsselsheim462017–2026
Volkswagen AG · Wolfsburg462016–2026
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this kind of work

6
2019
2
2020
1
2023
17
2024
1
2025
5
2025
5
2026
37 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.

Contracting authority contact

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Deadline — Thursday 19 November at 23:59

Tactics

When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 23 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)

This procedure allows 32 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 · Petroleum & fuels, 66 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 10,064 recorded awards) — mostly from Netherlands, Austria, United Kingdom.

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

Guide: how to apply on e-Vergabe des Bundes (evergabe-online.de) → Registration, signature, fees — from the operator's bidder manual.

Read the full notice — Original + documents
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Certificates, references and your price — as set out in the notice.
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