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Gymnasium Wolfskuhle, Pinxtenweg 8, 45276 Essen - Replacement procurement ENS headquarters
Gymnasium Wolfskuhle, Pinxtenweg 8, 45276 Essen - Ersatzbeschaffung ENS-Zentrale — original title
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- Deadline: 10 November at 10:00 — 9 days left.
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What the buyer is looking for
Type of service Renewal of the ENS centre including rack Scope of service A new ENS centre is required for the school building Gymnasium Wolfskuhle, Pinxtenweg 6, due to age-related problems with the existing ENS centre. For this purpose, the central office and the intercoms (2 pcs. Desks and 1 pcs. Fire brigade intercom) are renewed. The existing infrastructure (approximately 12 power lines with around 260 loudspeakers) will be retained and taken over 1:1. The current load is about 1600W (measured). The real estate industry of the city of Essen has stipulated that only the following manufacturers will be admitted to the offer: RCS-Audio SIMAX VARIODYN
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Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 7 months (5 awards, most recently March 2023) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2023. The last award went to Elektro Decker GmbH.n = 5
- The median procedure drew 6 bids (283 procedures with a bid count); 19% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 283
- < 1% of the bids received came from other countries (13 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 17%.n = 13
- 95% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (13 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 59%.n = 13
- 40% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (286 awards since 2017, spread over 171 companies). 60% went to new names.n = 286 awards since 2017
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rütten Lüftungsbau GmbH & Co. KG | 6 | 2015–2024 |
| Alfred Pieper GmbH · Hamm | 6 | 2024–2026 |
| Portawin GmbH | 5 | 2025–2026 |
| Heep GmbH · Essen | 5 | 2022–2026 |
| Portawin Kriege GmbH · Essen | 5 | 2007–2023 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 7 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 21 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 20,496 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
Foreign bidders
In Germany · Electrical machinery, 225 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 5,970 recorded awards) — mostly from Italy, Austria, Netherlands.
How to bid
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