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Strategic communication support
Strategische Kommunikationsbegleitung — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 23 November at 12:00 — 22 days left. Two-stage procedure: by this deadline you submit a request to participate (proof of eligibility). Only shortlisted firms are then invited to submit a tender.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
- Offer and evidence in: German.
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
What the buyer is looking for
A service contract is awarded (§ 7 ‘Bundesgesetz über die Vergabe von Vergaben’ [Federal Law on the award of contracts] [BGBl I 65/2018 as amended by BGBl I 8/2026; ‘BVergG 2018’]). The subject of the call for tenders are services in the field of strategic communication support.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (31 procedures with a bid count); 39% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 8 bids.n = 31
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 11 months (5 awards, most recently June 2025) — by that rhythm the next award was due around May 2026. The last award went to ILLUMINA Lichtergarten GmbH.n = 5
- 0% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (50 awards since 2015, spread over 28 companies). That is well below the sector norm (37%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 50 awards since 2015
- 16% of awards went to companies from abroad (50 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 15%.n = 50
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.
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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| pla.net architects ZT GmbH / Inszenierte Kommunikation Marketing GmbH | 1 | 2022 |
| WKE Konzert- & Eventveranstaltungs GmbH | 1 | 2026 |
| "Grünbau" JAKEL Gesellschaft m.b.H. | 1 | 2024 |
| Best in Parking Garagen GmbH & Co KG | 1 | 2026 |
| Lanzfeld B.V. | 1 | 2024 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually 8 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 1,665 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 29 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 488 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 Austria · Business services, 262 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 2,568 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Italy, Belgium.
Submission language: German.
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