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167 - Electrolyser

167 - Elektrolyseur — original title

DEGermany · Aachen

Your path to submission

  1. Deadline: 23 November at 11:00 — 22 days left.
  2. You submit on evergabe.NRW — not here and not by e-mail. ↗ Free bidder account on the cosinex platform required (created instantly); offers go through the bidding tool, usually plain text form suffices — no qualified signature. Sort out account and signature first — not on submission day.
  3. Offer and evidence in: German.
  4. Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
Compiled automatically from notice and documents — no guarantee; the procedure's wording is binding.

What the buyer is looking for

1 x ready-to-use modular electrolysis system according to the PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) method for the production of hydrogen from water with a nominal electrical power of electrolysis of 45 kW. The scope of delivery includes at least: - Electrolysis module(s) in closed cabinet or frame module - integrated water treatment with conductance measurement of the ion exchangers - integrated coolant pump for the process cooling circuit - system control with touch control panel and main switch - integrated forced ventilation (inlet air openings with air filter, exhaust air pipe) - interfaces for external emergency stop, gas warning system and superordinate control - all clamping ring fittings required for connection

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

Contract

TypeSupplies
Estimated valuevalue not published
Published22 Oct 2026
ProcedureOpen procedure
Place of performanceAachen
EU-fundedReserved for SMEs

Type of service

24 · Chemical products
CPV 24111600

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (8 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around January 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to Nippon Gases Deutschland GmbH.n = 8
  • 31% of the bids received came from other countries (6 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 7%.n = 6
  • 40% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (588 awards since 2016, spread over 341 companies). 60% went to new names.n = 588 awards since 2016
  • 75% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (6 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 40%.n = 6
  • The median procedure drew just one bid (454 procedures with a bid count); 66% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 454

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
References and certificates from your home country count fully across the EU — that is what European procurement law is for.

What you must prove — eligibility criteria

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References: supplies
Angabe von 3 Referenzen gem. Dok 12 (Mit dem Angebot; Mittels Eigenerklärung): Angabe von 3 Referenzen: Bitte geben Sie vergleichbare PEM-Elektrolysesysteme, inkl. Angabe des Verwendungszwecks, an, welche in den vergangenen 3 Jahren in Betrieb genommen wurden.… read in fullcollapse
Angabe von 3 Referenzen gem. Dok 12 (Mit dem Angebot; Mittels Eigenerklärung): Angabe von 3 Referenzen: Bitte geben Sie vergleichbare PEM-Elektrolysesysteme, inkl. Angabe des Verwendungszwecks, an, welche in den vergangenen 3 Jahren in Betrieb genommen wurden. Die Referenzen müssen folgende Mindestanforderungen erfüllen: - Referenzen deutsch- oder englischsprachig - Angabe der Nennleistung des Gesamtsystems (>=5kW, <=80kW) - Verwendung von PEM Technologie - Angabe der erwarteten Lebensdauer (>20.000h) - Mindestens Wasseraufbereitung, Elektrolysestacks und Wasserstoffreinigung sind Teil des Referenzsystems Die Darstellung der Referenz muss in nachprüfbarer Weise durch Namen des Kunden, Ansprechpartner beim Kunden, Anschriften, E-Mail-Adresse und Telefonnummer des Ansprechpartners beim Kunden erfolgen. Die RWTH behält sich vor, die Referenzen zu überprüfen. Die Angaben werden vertraulich behandelt. Der Bieter wird gebeten, das Einverständnis der angegebenen Referenzkunden vor Ablauf der Angebotsfrist einzuholen. Nichtüberprüfbare Referenzen führen zum Ausschluss des Verfahrens.
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Other economic requirement
Dok 2.1 Eigenerklärung Ausschlussgründe (bei Abgabe in VMP keine Unterschrift notwendig) (Mit dem Angebot; Mittels Eigenerklärung):
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Environmental management
Dok 2.2 Stellungnahme Umweltschutz (bei Abgabe in VMP keine Unterschrift notwendig) (Mit dem Angebot; Mittels Eigenerklärung): alternativ: Zertifikat ISO 14001
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Other economic requirement
Dok 2.3 Eigenerklärung-Sanktionen-EU (bei Abgabe in VMP keine Unterschrift notwendig) (Mit dem Angebot; Mittels Eigenerklärung):
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Professional liability insurance
Eigenerklärung über den Abschluss einer Bieterhaftpflichtversicherung (in Dok 3) (Mit dem Angebot; Mittels Eigenerklärung): Die Mindestdeckungssumme für Sach-, Personen- und Vermögensschäden beträgt kumuliert 600.000,00 EUR pro Jahr für alle Schadensfälle.
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Other economic requirement
Eigenerklärung über die Mitgliedschaft in einer Berufsgenossenschaft (in Dok 3) (Mit dem Angebot; Mittels Eigenerklärung):
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Trade register enrolment
Kopie eines Handelsregisterauszugs (nicht älter als 30.04.2026) (Mit dem Angebot; Mittels Eigenerklärung):
Requirement texts are quoted in the notice's original language — only the official wording is binding.

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
Keysight Technologies Deutschland GmbH · Böblingen102020–2026
H & G Hansen & Gieraths IT Solutions GmbH102022–2026
itiso GmbH · Hamburg82021–2026
Carl Zeiss Microscopy Deutschland GmbH82021–2026
The MathWorks GmbH82021–2026
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this kind of work

2
2022
4
2023
14
2024
4
2025
14
2026
38 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 — Monday 23 November at 11:00

Tactics

When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 8 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.

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 · Chemical products, 43 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,943 recorded awards) — mostly from Italy, Switzerland, Belgium.

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 cosinex Vergabemarktplatz / DTVP → Registration, signature, fees — from the operator's bidder manual.

Read the full notice — Original + documents
Goes directly to this tender on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily. The full specification and all annexes are there.
This procedure is published on 3 portals
Bids are submitted on evergabe.NRW — TED carries the same notice, usually with the more detailed specification. Read both.
Put together the evidence — in German
The 7 criteria on the left, plus your price.
Submit via TED — Tenders Electronic Daily before the deadline
Electronic submission — allow time for the portal registration the first time.
To the procurement portal →Official notice on TED →
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