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Replacement F5 load balancer due to EoL
Austausch F5 Loadbalancer wegen EoL — 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
Exchange F5 Loadbalancer due to EoL · The F5 BIG-IP platform must be suitable for providing business-critical applications and services reliably even in the event of increased user traffic, technical faults or security-relevant events. Only new equipment is to be offered. A maintenance contract is to be concluded for the hardware with a term of 4 years from the date of delivery. Hardware exchange with pre-delivery NBD:
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 98% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (25 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 54%.n = 25
- 50% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (110 awards since 2019, spread over 55 companies). 50% went to new names.n = 110 awards since 2019
- The award came in at a median 100% of the estimated value (11 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually about right here. Sector: 83%.n = 11
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (110 procedures with a bid count); 46% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 110
- Across 8 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: References: services (5 of 8), Quality management (5 of 8), Minimum annual turnover (2 of 8), Independent environmental certificate (ISO 14001 / EMAS) (2 of 8).n = 8
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 |
|---|---|---|
| sic architekten gmbh | 6 | 2025 |
| Bechtle Network & Security Solutions GmbH · Ettlingen | 5 | 2025–2026 |
| Profi Engineering Systems AG | 5 | 2025 |
| Oracle Deutschland B.V. & Co. KG, | 4 | 2025 |
| Apleona Südost GmbH | 4 | 2025–2026 |
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 12,887 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 · Office & computing machinery, 100 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 13,262 recorded awards) — mostly from Austria, France, Estonia.
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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