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DFG-GZ: EXC 3094/1 TP 05 (A 228) Delivery of a "SIM microscope system"
DFG-GZ: EXC 3094/1 TP 05 (A 228) Lieferung eines "SIM-Mikroskopsystems" — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 20 November at 09:00 — 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
Delivery of a "SIM microscope system" in accordance with the attached specifications for the Goethe University Frankfurt, Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences - Imaging Facility iCALM
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (133 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Light Conversion UAB.n = 133
- 46% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (223 awards since 2018, spread over 118 companies). 54% went to new names.n = 223 awards since 2018
- The median procedure drew just one bid (199 procedures with a bid count); 75% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 1 bid.n = 199
- The award came in at a median 97% of the estimated value (5 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually about right here. Sector: 98%.n = 5
- Across 19 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: References: supplies (6 of 19), Staff qualifications (5 of 19), Professional liability insurance (1 of 19), Minimum annual headcount (1 of 19).n = 19
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 |
|---|---|---|
| attocube systems AG · Haar | 10 | 2023–2026 |
| Carl Zeiss Microscopy Deutschland GmbH | 10 | 2022–2025 |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific GmbH | 6 | 2021–2026 |
| TOPAG Lasertechnik GmbH · Darmstadt | 5 | 2019–2024 |
| Oxford Instruments GmbH | 5 | 2019–2024 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, there was usually a single bid in the end. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 136 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 25 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 20,071 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
Foreign bidders
In Germany · Laboratory & optical equipment, 578 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 12,560 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Netherlands, United Kingdom.
Submission language: German.
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