Summary
Machine-generated summaryKölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG intends to procure 78 purely battery-electric low-floor buses with related ancillary services, comprising 38 battery-electric articulated buses and 40 solo low-floor buses. Optionally, 13 further battery-electric low-floor buses may be procured for Schilling Omnibusverkehr GmbH, of which 7 articulated and 6 solo buses, each with corresponding spare parts supply. The vehicles will replace diesel buses currently in service and operate on scheduled routes in the Cologne network. Charging is mainly via a rooftop pantograph, while a CCS Combo 2 inlet is also required. Minimum requirements include a 10-year high-voltage battery warranty, turning circle limits, and minimum passenger and seat counts. The contract includes a spare parts supply agreement covering the vehicles' service life.
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What this market pays
The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 1,709 awards for Transport equipment & vehicles in Germany.
- This notice
- €78.4M
- Median award
- €440,000
- Middle half of past awards
- €264,700 to €661,640
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
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 profileKölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG
- notices in the register
- 136
- awards
- 30
- awarded in total
- €1.2B
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 25
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 12%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 0%
Based on 25 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
- 6%
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.
One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.
This buyer has no award history in this sector yet. Usual winners, Transport equipment & vehicles - Germany
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siemens Mobility GmbH | 147 | €807,056 | Oct 2026 |
| Hitachi Rail GTS Deutschland GmbH | 115 | €658,193 | Sep 2026 |
| MAN Truck & Bus Deutschland GmbH | 103 | €37.7M | Oct 2026 |
| Rosenbauer Deutschland GmbH | 89 | €54.6M | Sep 2026 |
| Daimler Buses GmbH | 49 | €176.9M | Sep 2026 |
Based on 3768 awards with a linked company profile over the last 2 years.
33 open tenders right now
Market context
Larger than 95% of the open notices in Transport equipment & vehicles across Europe.
- open now in Transport equipment & vehicles
- 6,328
- median open notice
- €300,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersGermany · Transport equipment & vehicles
- different companies won awards here
- 1,761
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 10%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 1,629
Based on 3,768 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)
- 3.0
- of those lots received a single tender
- 37%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 3%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 6%
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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