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Service to verify compliance with the criteria of the public service framework contract for an environmentally friendly Christmas construction in the forest

Dienstleistung zur Überprüfung der Einhaltung der Kriterien des öffentlich-rechtlichen Rahmenvertrags über einen umweltverträglichen Weihnachtsbaumanbau im Wald — original title

DEGermany · MünsterBELOW THRESHOLD — NOT ON TED

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What the buyer is looking for

The Landesbetrieb Wald und Holz Nordrhein-Westfalen intends, in the course of the present proceedings, to conclude a framework agreement with a contractor for the regular technical review of compliance with the criteria of the "public-law framework contract for an environmentally friendly Christmas construction in the forest". The subject matter is the annual inspections of the establishments participating in the contractual procedure and their Christmas tree and jewellery rice crops covered by the contract, including the necessary operational documentation. Christmas tree and jewelry rice cultures are collectively referred to as Christmas tree cultures in the performance documents. The details of the test services owed, the test cycle, the test types, the documentation, the reporting and the other performance obligations can be found in the attached schedule of services including its…

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… annexes. This is an integral part of the procurement documents and the framework agreement. Scope of the service The scope of services includes in particular: - annual inclusion in the test procedure of each establishment designated by the contracting authority for inspection; - carrying out the checks every three years with an on-the-spot check in the first year and a questionnaire and documentary check in the second and third years of the audit; - complete testing of the relevant test points according to the mandatory test logic; - annual collection and review of changes in farm and contract area data; - organisation, contact, scheduling, follow-up requests and re-verifications in the ongoing audit; - creation and continuous transmission of checklists, audit reports and related documentation; - separately commissioned documentary and on-the-spot post-verifications; - technical annual feedback, annual overview and participation in the annual calibration meeting of the contracting authority with PEFC in accordance with the specifications. In principle, the regular audits must be completed by 30 September of the respective audit year. For the 2026 audit year, the specific dates will be agreed between the contracting authority and the contractor immediately after the contract has been awarded. The quantities indicated in the scaffolding and price sheet are estimated or evaluated quantities. A certain minimum or maximum quantity is not guaranteed. The remuneration is based on the services actually commissioned and provided in full at the agreed flat rates

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Contract

TypeServices
Estimated valuenot published — common for below-threshold procedures
Published21 Oct 2026
ProcedureÖffentliche Ausschreibung

Type of service

77 · Agricultural services
CPV 77230000 · 77231900 · 77231400

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (454 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Johannes Martin.n = 454
  • 63% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (545 awards since 2018, spread over 200 companies). 37% went to new names.n = 545 awards since 2018
  • The median procedure drew 7 bids (538 procedures with a bid count); 14% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 6 bids.n = 538
  • Across 20 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Quality management (14 of 20), Quality control by institutes (13 of 20), Staff qualifications (12 of 20), Independent quality certificate (e.g. ISO 9001) (8 of 20).n = 20
  • 1% of awards went to companies from abroad (545 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 2%.n = 545

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
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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.

CompanyAwardsPeriod
D.u. C. Koppenburg GbR Forstbetrieb · Euskirchen132021–2025
Forstbetrieb Uelhoff GmbH & Co. KG · Drolshagen112020–2025
C. Janssen Rondhout Boxmeer b.v. · Boxmeer102020–2026
Forstbetrieb Walczok · Lohmar102024–2025
Christian Bunse · Marsberg92022–2026
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this kind of work

7
2019
55
2020
83
2021
138
2022
91
2023
147
2024
258
2025
165
2026
944 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.

Contracting authority contact

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Deadline — Wednesday 18 November at 10:00

Tactics

When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 9 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 464 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)

This procedure allows 28 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 · Agricultural services, 222 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 12,697 recorded awards) — mostly from Austria, Poland, Netherlands.

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

How to bid

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