Summary
Machine-generated summaryThe City of Cologne intends to conclude a framework agreement for the supply of newspapers and periodicals. The contract covers the procurement of all newspapers and periodicals regularly held by the Cologne City Library as well as by other departments and establishments of the City of Cologne, with titles coming from Germany and from abroad. The scope is divided into two parts: newspapers and periodicals for the City Library, and newspapers and periodicals for the other municipal departments and establishments. Suppliers would deliver subscriptions covering domestic and international publications for ongoing use across the city administration and library services under the framework agreement.
Description
2 lots
- Lot 1
- Los 1: Zeitungen und Zeitschriften für die Stadtbibliothek
- Lot 2
- Los 1: Zeitungen und Zeitschriften für die sonstigen Dienststellen
- How tenders are scored
- Preis: 100 percent
- Small firms
- The buyer does not mark this procedure as suitable for small and medium-sized firms.
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- Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid. Above the EU threshold: open to companies from any EU country.
- The notice is written in German.
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Source: TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU)
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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 44 awards for Printed matter in Germany.
- Median award
- €302,109
- Middle half of past awards
- €224,157 to €539,090
TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) publishes no value for this notice, so it has no mark on the scale. The official documents may state one.
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 profileAmt für Recht, Vergabe und Versicherungen
- notices in the register
- 390
- awards
- 163
- awarded in total
- €32.5M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 127
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 6%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 4%
Based on 142 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)
- 5.3
- of those lots received a single tender
- 11%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 3%
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.
This buyer has no award history in this sector yet. Usual winners, Printed matter - Germany
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schweitzer Fachinformationen oHG | 5 | Jan 2026 | |
| EBSCO Information Services GmbH | 4 | €1.6M | May 2026 |
| Cornelsen Verlag GmbH | 4 | Jun 2026 | |
| Schweitzer Fachinformationen GmbH & Co. KG | 3 | Aug 2026 | |
| TraffiC Online Print Solutions GmbH | 2 | €973,214 | Jan 2026 |
Based on 184 awards with a linked company profile over the last 2 years.
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Market context
TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) publishes no value for this notice, so it cannot be placed among the open notices of its sector. The official documents may state one.
- open now in Printed matter
- 595
- median open notice
- €60,500
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersGermany · Printed matter
- different companies won awards here
- 161
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 7%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 143
Based on 184 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)
- 27.7
- of those lots received a single tender
- 15%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 4%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 1%
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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