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Procurement of fire brigade bus
Beschaffung Feuerwehr Bus — original title
DEGermany · Pforzheim
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 11 November at 10:00 — 10 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.
Compiled automatically from notice and documents — no guarantee; the procedure's wording is binding.
What the buyer is looking for
Procurement Fire brigade bus · Delivery of a ready-to-use low-floor interurban bus (Low Entry) including all on-board facilities, preparations and electrical infrastructures required in the specifications. · The subject of Lot 2 is the fire-fighting installation of the base vehicle procured in Lot 1.
Machine translation (EU eTranslation) — official wording via the PDF link.
Contract
TypeSupplies
Estimated valuevalue not published
Published29 Oct 2026
ProcedureOpen procedure
Place of performancePforzheim
2 lots
Type of service
34 · Transport equipment
CPV 34144210 · 34139000
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (29 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around January 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to Knoblauch GMBH.n = 29
- 43% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (393 awards since 2018, spread over 220 companies). 57% went to new names.n = 393 awards since 2018
- 88% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (117 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 57%.n = 117
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (387 procedures with a bid count); 29% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 387
- Across 21 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Minimum annual turnover (20 of 21), Trade register enrolment (19 of 21), Professional register enrolment (18 of 21), Professional liability insurance (15 of 21).n = 21
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 30/10/2026.
Clement
In this buyer's last 29 comparable contracts (same sector), usually only a single offer came in — a solid bid has real chances.
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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Study and research facilities
Nachweis Firmensitz sowie relevante Tochterfirmen (getrennt nach Losen)
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Equipment, plant and technical facilities
für das Fahrzeug sind alle Normen- und Vorschriften in der Ausführung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland zu berücksichtigen: DIN EN 1846 in allen Teilen, EN 14043, DIN 14502 - und 3 sowie alle mitgetelnden Normen
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Quality management
für das Fahrzeug sind alle Normen- und Vorschriften in der Ausführung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland zu berücksichtigen. Das Fahrzeug und die Aufbauart muss durch durch einen zugelassenen Sachverständigen gemäß Feuerwehr - Geräteprüfordnung (DGUV Grundsatz 305-002) abgenommen werden.
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Quality control by institutes
für das Fahrzeug sind alle Normen- und Vorschriften in der Ausführung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland zu berücksichtigen. Nachweis der Zertifizierung nach ISO 9001 und ISO 14001 ist zu erbringen
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References: supplies
Der Bieter hat drei repräsentative Referenzen mit vergleichbarer Leistung (siehe Vordruck EigE zur Eignung) beizubringen
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References: works
Der Bieter hat drei repräsentative Referenzen mit vergleichbarer Leistung (siehe Vordruck EigE zur Eignung) beizubringen
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Staff qualifications
Nachweis Berufshaftpflichtversicherung, Eigenerklärung zur Tariftreue Der Auftragnehmer haftet für Personen-, Sach- und Vermögensschäden im Rahmen der gesetzlichen Bestimmungen. Er ist verpflichtet eine Betriebshaftpflichtversicherung mit einer Deckungssumme v… read in fullcollapse
Nachweis Berufshaftpflichtversicherung, Eigenerklärung zur Tariftreue Der Auftragnehmer haftet für Personen-, Sach- und Vermögensschäden im Rahmen der gesetzlichen Bestimmungen. Er ist verpflichtet eine Betriebshaftpflichtversicherung mit einer Deckungssumme von mindestens fünf Millionen Euro pauschal je Schadensfall bei Personen-, Sach- und Vermögensschäden, abzuschließen.
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Minimum annual headcount
Angaben gem. der Anforderungen aus dem Vordruck der Eigenerklärung zur Eignung
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Independent environmental certificate (ISO 14001 / EMAS)
Sofern weitere Produkte im Leistungsverzeichnis mit entsprechenden Umweltzertifizierungen angeboten werden können, sind auch hierfür die Nachweise (z.B. FSC, EU-Ecolabel) mit dem Angebot vorzulegen.
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Independent quality certificate (e.g. ISO 9001)
Sofern weitere Produkte im Leistungsverzeichnis mit entsprechenden Umweltzertifizierungen angeboten werden können, sind auch hierfür die Nachweise (z.B. FSC, EU-Ecolabel) mit dem Angebot vorzulegen.
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Professional liability insurance
Nachweis Berufshaftpflichtversicherung, Eigenerklärung zur Tariftreue
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Average minimum annual turnover
die Angaben sind anhand des Vordrucks der Eingerklärung zur Eignung abzugeben
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Minimum annual turnover
aus den letzten drei abgeschlossenen Geschäftisjahren.
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Minimum turnover in the contract field
aus den letzten drei abgeschlossenen Geschäftisjahren.
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.
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| TIP-TOP Dienstleistungen GmbH | 11 | 2025–2026 |
| Grötz Bauunternhemung GmbH · Nürtingen | 9 | 2025 |
| BAI Sonderfahrzeuge GmbH | 6 | 2020–2025 |
| Alucom AG · Ludwigshafen | 5 | 2025–2026 |
| Lohe Gebäudedienste GmbH · Pforzheim | 5 | 2019–2025 |
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
14
2019
12
2020
6
2023
20
2024
18
2025
20
2026
90 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.
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Deadline — Wednesday 11 November at 10:00
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 29 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 13 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 · Transport equipment, 456 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 37,968 recorded awards) — mostly from Poland, Austria, Czechia.
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
Read the full notice — Original + documents
Goes directly to this tender on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily. The full specification and all annexes are there.
Put together the evidence — in German
The 14 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.
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