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Based on 29 comparable awards by this buyer in this sector over 5 years. Every verdict is recorded before the outcome and graded against the award notice. How we score ourselves.
Summary
Machine-generated summaryThe Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is seeking a specialist planning office for a framework agreement covering HLSK building services design and site supervision. Services cover HOAI service phases 2-4 and 5-8, awarded in stages, for new builds, extensions, conversions, modernisation, repair and maintenance work. Most projects take place in existing, continuously operating buildings, typically special-purpose research, laboratory and office facilities of varying age with highly technical equipment. The contract covers Fraunhofer institutes in region 20_02, including the Freiburg site, and new institutes may also call on it. Total project costs range from 200 to 700 (excluding initial equipment), with each call-off capped at 999,999.00 EUR net. The basic term is 2 years with one optional 2-year extension. Fees follow HOAI at the basic fee rate, fee zones 1 to 3, using RBBau model contracts, as a fixed-price contract.
Description
Terms of the procedure
- How tenders are scored
- Qualitätskriterium: 50 points; Qualitätskriterium: 20 points; Qualitätskriterium: 25 points; Qualitätskriterium: 5 points; Preiskriterium: 0 points
- Small firms
- The buyer marks this procedure as suitable for small and medium-sized firms.
As the official notice states them.
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Can I bid?
- Negotiated procedure: the buyer negotiates the terms with the suppliers it admits. Above the EU threshold: open to companies from any EU country.
- The notice is written in German.
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Official source
Source: TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU)
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Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €800,000
- €616,000 to €824,000
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 97% of their published estimate, half of them between 77% and 103%, based on 711 awards of the last 3 years.
Each award is compared with the estimate of the same lots, framework agreements excluded. A published estimate may include options and renewals, so an award under it is not always a discount.
What this buyer has paid before
Based on 6 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €800,000
- Median award
- €268,098
- Middle half of past awards
- €197,799 to €277,500
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Dienstleistungen von Ingenieurbüros - Fraunhofer IPK Berlin - 70-00530-2200-E Fachplanung ELT AG 4,5 €280,000
- Dienstleistungen von Architekturbüros - Fraunhofer IPK Berlin - 70-00530-2200-A Objektplanung Gebäude €280,000
- Beratung im Bereich Brand- und Explosionsschutz und -überwachung - Fraunhofer ISE Freiburg im Breisgau - 70-00003-2350-K Brandschutzplanung / Ex-Schutz
- Dienstleistungen von Ingenieurbüros - Fraunhofer IBMT / IZFP Saarbrücken - 70-00421-2250-704_E Technische Ausrüstung ELT_FördA AG 4,5,6,7 €266,197
- Dienstleistungen in der Tragwerksplanung - Fraunhofer ZSI Saarbrücken - 70-00421-2250-C Fachplanung Tragwerksplanung €175,000
Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.
The buyer
Full buyer profileFraunhofer-Gesellschaft e.V. - Vergabestelle Bau
- notices in the register
- 97
- awards
- 33
- awarded in total
- €1.3M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 25
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 21%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 79%
Based on 29 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
Competition
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 0%
As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.
Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISP-Scholz Beratende Ingenieure AG | 2 | €270,000 | Feb 2026 |
| AEC3 Deutschland GmbH | 2 | Feb 2026 | |
| Assmann Beraten + Planen GmbH | 2 | Apr 2026 | |
| REHATEC Planungsgesellschaft mbH | 2 | Jul 2025 | |
| Dr.-Ing Formazin & Partner mbB | 1 | €280,000 | Jul 2026 |
Based on 29 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
5 open tenders right now
- IAF Freiburg - Supply of cleanroom ceilings and walls 91-60000-2050-350 3 days left
- Engineering services - Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft 80-00031-2800-E Specialist planning ELT groups 4, 5, 6 - framework agreement Reg 20_02 7 days to request
- Architectural services - Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft framework agreement for building design services 15 days to request
Market context
Larger than 70% of the open notices in Architecture & engineering services across Europe.
- open now in Architecture & engineering services
- 7,804
- median open notice
- €300,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersGermany · Architecture & engineering services
- different companies won awards here
- 6,839
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 3%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 3,456
Based on 12,387 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
Competition
- tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
- 5.5
- of those lots received a single tender
- 11%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 1%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 5%
As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.
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