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Procurement of iPhones

Beschaffung von IPhones

Germany · Gelsenkirchen · how to bid here →

Your path to submission

  1. Deadline: 6 October at 12:00 — 3 days left.
  2. 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.
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Compiled automatically from notice and documents — no guarantee; the procedure's wording is binding.

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • 50% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (21 awards since 2018, spread over 11 companies). 50% went to new names.n = 21 awards since 2018
  • The median procedure drew just one bid (19 procedures with a bid count); 53% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 19
  • 10% of awards went to companies from abroad (21 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 1%.n = 21
  • Across 5 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: References: services (3 of 5), Staff qualifications (3 of 5), Quality management (2 of 5), Financial ratio required (2 of 5).n = 5

From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 27/09/2026.

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When comparable contracts were last awarded here, usually only 2 offers 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.

Foreign bidders

In Germany · Radio, TV & communications, 50 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 6,331 recorded awards) — mostly from Austria, Netherlands, Finland.

Typical field: median 2 (from 6,099 awards).

Measured from linked award data; foreign winners bidding through a local subsidiary count as domestic — the true share is higher.

What the buyer is looking for

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Die VRR AöR beabsichtigt die Beschaffung von 40 Apple iPhones noch in diesem Jahr.

Description as published (DE).

Contract

BuyerVerkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr AöR
TypeSupplies
Estimated valuenot published — common for below-threshold procedures
Published23 September 2026
CategoryRadio, TV & communications · CPV 32250000

Who has won here before

CompanyAwardsPeriod
DB Regio AG52018–2026
VIAS Rail GmbH · Düren52024–2025
TRI Train Rental GmbH22024
Train Charter Services B.V.22025–2026
WVI Prof.Wermuth, Verkehrsforschung und Infrastrukturplanung GmbH12012
From 18.0M documented awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this

20231
20261

Who knows the rhythm prepares instead of reacting.

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days until the deadline — Tuesday 6 October at 12:00

How to bid

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