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Framework Agreement Switching and installation of meters - Lot 1 Electricity / Lot 2 Gas / Lot 3 Water-30026916

Rahmenvereinbarung Wechsel und Einbau von Zählern - Los 1 Strom / Los 2 Gas / Los 3 Wasser-30026916 — original title

DEGermany · Mainz

Your path to submission

  1. Deadline: 6 November at 13:30 — 5 days left.
  2. The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
  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.
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What the buyer is looking for

30026916 Framework agreement Switching and installation of meters - Lot 1 Electricity / Lot 2 Gas / Lot 3 Water Mainzer Netze GmbH intends to contract the switching and installation of electricity, gas and water meters in its supply area under a framework agreement with several contractors. The regular and ad hoc meter changes are based in particular on the calibration regulations (MessEG, MessEV) and the relevant technical regulations. Lot structure: Lot 1 - Electricity: switching and installation of electricity meters (modern and smart metering equipment), including the collection and transmission of all metering and switching data; from the planned rollout onwards1). Lot 2 - Gas: Change and installation of gas meters (change of turnus due to expired calibration validity, residuals from previous years and collection of sample meters for the responsible inspection body). Lot 3 - Water:…

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… Replacement and installation of water meters (turnus change due to expired calibration validity, residuals from previous years and collection of sample meters. No lot limit / no surcharge limit: Tenderers are free to apply for one, two or all three lots. There is no lot or surcharge limit. The tender, the evaluation and the award of the contract will be made separately for each lot. A tenderer may be awarded one, two or all three lots. Contract type and duration: A stand-alone framework agreement with a fixed duration of four years will be concluded for each lot. It is automatically extended by up to two additional years each time, unless the client terminates in writing with a period of six months to the end of the respective term (maximum total term: eight years). Framework contractor and distribution key per lot: The contracting authority shall conclude the framework agreement with up to three contractors per lot. The allocation of the specific contracts will be based on the price ranking achieved by each contractor in the procurement procedure (rank 1 = most cost-effective tender per lot): • 100 % for one framework contractor, • 70 % / 30 % for two framework contractors, • 60 % / 25 % / 15 % for three framework contractors. Further details are laid down in Section 4 of the framework agreement for each lot. Please note additionally No. 4.3 of these application conditions. Estimated quantities, maximum quantity and maximum value: The estimated quantities shown in the price sheet for each lot are non-binding. The maximum quantities shown in the price sheet and the maximum value shown are binding and constitute the absolute upper limit. Once the declared maximum quantity or value has been reached, the contracting authority’s power of individual retrieval shall lapse. Lot 1 - Electricity: 8.006.640 EUR net Lot 2 - Gas: EUR 1,154,880.00 net Lot 3 - Water: €1,826,400.00 net Technical and contractual basis for the preparation of tenders and performance of services are the framework agreement (Annex A3.1, A3.2, A3.3), the respective specifications (Annex B1.x) and the price sheet (Annex B2.x) for each lot. · switching and installation of electricity meters (modern and smart metering equipment), including the collection and transmission of all metering and switching data; from the planned rollout from calendar year 2028 onwards, additional installation of control boxes (Event No 4 of the Lot 1 price sheet). · Change and installation of gas meters (change of turnus due to expired calibration validity, residuals from previous years and collection of sample meters for the responsible inspection body). · Change and installation of water meters (turnus change due to expired calibration validity, residuals from previous years as well as collection of sample meters.

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

Contract

TypeServices
Estimated value€10,987,920
Published21 Oct 2026
ProcedureOpen procedure
Contract period1 Jan 2027 → 31 Dec 2034
Place of performanceMainz
Framework agreement3 lotsReserved for SMEs

Type of service

50 · Repair & maintenance
CPV 50411300 · 50411200 · 50411100

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • 56% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (62 awards since 2019, spread over 28 companies). 44% went to new names.n = 62 awards since 2019
  • The median procedure drew just one bid (59 procedures with a bid count); 54% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 59
  • 12% of the bids received came from other countries (24 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 0%.n = 24
  • 3% of awards went to companies from abroad (62 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 1%.n = 62
  • 66% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (24 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 68%.n = 24

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 comparable contracts in this sector nationwide (10,795 with a known bid count), usually only 2 offers came in — a solid bid has real chances.
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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
Werner Hartwig GmbH · Mayen52023–2026
SIEMENS ENERGY Global GmbH & Co KG42026
Landis+Gyr GmbH · Nürnberg42025
S&V Bau GmbH42025
EQOS Energie Deutschland GmbH32022–2025
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this kind of work

1
2023
4
2024
3
2025
3
2026
11 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 — Friday 6 November at 13:30

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 10,795 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)

This procedure allows 17 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 20,496 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.

Foreign bidders

In Germany · Repair & maintenance, 74 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 12,861 recorded awards) — mostly from Austria, Netherlands, Poland.

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
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Put together the evidence — in German
Certificates, references and your price — as set out in the notice.
Submit via TED — Tenders Electronic Daily before the deadline
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