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Redesign of the permanent exhibition of the National Socialist Documentation Centre of the City of Cologne - new call for tenders
Neugestaltung der Dauerausstellung des NS-Dokumentationszentrums der Stadt Köln - Neuausschreibung — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 26 November at 14:00 — 26 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.
- You submit on Vergabemarktplatz (cosinex) — 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
Design and planning of a new permanent exhibition on 1,780 square meters including structural and technical measures in the listed building. The Nazi Documentation Centre of the City of Cologne (NS-DOK), founded in 1979, is a contemporary history museum, one of the largest municipal memorials for the victims of National Socialism in Germany and by far the most visited Nazi historical site in North Rhine-Westphalia (2025: 95,546 visitors). In the course of various expansions, an exhibition that is no longer up-to-date and necessary conversions, the so-called EL-DE-Haus is now to be fundamentally renovated in terms of construction, content and audience. In this context, a scenographic planning office or a suitable group of bidders is sought, which implements a large part of these measures in terms of design and planning. This involves both structural and technical measures in the listed…
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… inventory, as well as the exhibition design as a whole. A total of around 1,780 square metres of land are to be worked on in terms of monument preservation, construction design and technical building equipment and set up as a completely new permanent exhibition. A total budget of a maximum of €6,119,580 (gross) is available for the measures. The measures include construction measures, technical installations and outdoor facilities including fees (based on HOAI) of €1,280,504 (gross) and €4,839,076 (gross) for the design, planning and implementation of the exhibition (accountable budget, based on HOAS (2). The design, planning and project management services are awarded as part of an EU-wide call for tenders as a negotiated procedure with an upstream competition on the basis of §17 VgV. Applicants can be exhibition planners who have experience with the design of memorials and/or contemporary exhibitions related to National Socialism and who have planning experience and expertise in the field of conversions, dismantling and dismantling in the field of monument protection in museums or exhibition buildings. Groupings are allowed. The deadline for submitting requests to participate can be found in the awarding platform. Four (possibly a maximum of five) tenderers are then invited to submit conceptual sketches for partial aspects of the project and a price offer in accordance with HOAS (2). The concept sketches are remunerated with 6.000,-€ (net). Further details on the project, the conditions for participation and procedures are described in this document and its annexes.
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Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 56% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (858 awards since 2019, spread over 370 companies). That is well above the sector norm (40%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 858 awards since 2019
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (857 procedures with a bid count); 35% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 857
- 97% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (377 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 85%.n = 377
- Across 45 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Professional liability insurance (26 of 45), References: services (20 of 45), Share of subcontractors (16 of 45), Staff qualifications (16 of 45).n = 45
- 3% of the bids received came from other countries (377 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 6%.n = 377
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 29/10/2026.
What you must prove — eligibility criteria
Mindestens 3 über alle Leistungsphasen geplante Ausstellungsvorhaben in den letzten 10 Jahren (inklusive 2015), darunter mindestens eine Dauerausstellung und mindestens zwei mit mehr als 500.000€ (netto) Budget; Mindestens eine Dauerausstellung im Zusammenhang… read in fullcollapse
Bewertung der Ausstellungsreferenzen/Arbeitsproben (maximal 40 Punkte) - Die Arbeitsproben zeigen auf, dass der/die Bietende erfahren ist, eine Gedenkstätte sensibel und angemessen gestalten zu können. Gewichtung der Punkte mit Faktor 2. (0-10) - Die Arbeitspr… read in fullcollapse
Mindestens 4 Mitarbeiter/-innen im Bereich Ausstellungen in Vollzeit (beziehungsweise entsprechendes Vollzeit-Äquivalent in Teilzeit), einschließlich des oder der Inhaber/-innen, mit abgeschlossener Ausbildung in den Bereichen Szenographie, Ausstellungsgestalt… read in fullcollapse
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Siegfried Hof Gebäudereinigung & Dienstleistungs-Service GmbH · Köln | 17 | 2022–2026 |
| Drees & Sommer SE · Stuttgart | 13 | 2024–2026 |
| HS-Gebäudereinigung GmbH · Köln | 13 | 2023–2026 |
| Deutsche Post AG · Berlin | 13 | 2023–2026 |
| GSA Gesellschaft für Straßenanalyse mbH · Kaiserslautern | 12 | 2023–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 3 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 31 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 · Culture & sport, 31 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,863 recorded awards) — mostly from Italy, Belgium, Spain.
Submission language: German.
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