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Maintenance extension of HPE hardware and software (HPC cluster)
Wartungsverlängerung von HPE Hard- und Software (HPC-Cluster) — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 20 November at 11:00 — 19 days left.
- 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.
- 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 aim of the tender is to extend the maintenance of the existing Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) infrastructure of the medical HPC of the UKD. The University Hospital Düsseldorf (UKD) operates a modern high-performance cluster for research purposes. As part of the UKD's IT strategy, it is necessary to extend the duration until 31 May 2031 for reasons of operational safety, risk minimisation, reduction of training effort and economic efficiency. The maintenance extension may only be offered via the official HPE channel of the A maintenance via third party service provider is excluded. The maintenance must be available in the HPE customer portal under the name of the organization "Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf". · For detailed information, please refer to the list of services.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (34 awards, most recently June 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2026. The last award went to Wolfgang Oberhoff GmbH.n = 34
- 46% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (1,109 awards since 2018, spread over 602 companies). 54% went to new names.n = 1,109 awards since 2018
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (1,098 procedures with a bid count); 34% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 1,098
- From notice to award takes a median 128 days here (264 procedures). Sector: 83 days.n = 264
- Across 37 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Minimum turnover in the contract field (36 of 37), Trade register enrolment (36 of 37), Professional register enrolment (35 of 37), References: supplies (21 of 37).n = 37
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 26/10/2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| CMS IT-Consulting GmbH | 25 | 2011–2025 |
| Siemens AG | 17 | 2011–2025 |
| Philips GmbH | 15 | 2012–2026 |
| Holthausen Kälte-, Klima- und Lüftungstechnik GmbH | 14 | 2025–2026 |
| Honeywell Building Solutions GmbH · Offenbach am Main | 10 | 2016–2022 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 31 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 20,071 procedures). A normal window for this market.
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.
How to bid
Guide: how to apply on cosinex Vergabemarktplatz / DTVP → Registration, signature, fees — from the operator's bidder manual.
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