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Summary
Machine-generated summaryThe city of Bielefeld is procuring two new firefighting vehicles (LF 10). The tender is divided into two lots. Lot 1 covers delivery of two chassis, including the technical fire brigade superstructure of an LF 10 fire engine. The contractor is responsible for compatibility and the necessary interfaces between chassis and superstructure. Lot 2 covers delivery of the equipment load for the vehicles. The equipment must be delivered to the Lot 1 contractor about six months before vehicle delivery, in a single delivery, on a date set during the design meeting. Any storage costs must be included in the offer. Intermediate storage at the contracting authority is not possible.
Description
2 lots
- Lot 1
- 2 Löschgruppenfahrzeuge LF10 - Fahrgestell & Auf-/Ausbau 36 months
- Lot 2
- Beladung 36 months
- How tenders are scored
- Angebotspreis; Kundendienst Fahrgestell - Standort; Kundendienst Fahrgestell - Telefonische Erreichbarkeit; Ersatzteilversorgung Fahrgestell; Garantiezeit Fahrgestell; Kundendienst Aufbau - Standort; Kundendienst Aufbau - Telefonische Erreichbarkeit; Kundendienst Aufbau - Vor-Ort-Verfügbarkeit; Kundendienst Aufbau - Quantität; Ersatzteilversorgung Aufbau; Garantiezeit Aufbau; Lieferzeit; Erfüllungsgrad der technischen Leistungsbeschreibung; Preis The lots are scored differently: the official notice gives each lot its own criteria.
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As the official notice states them.
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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 buyer has paid before
Based on 9 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- Median award
- €259,351
- Middle half of past awards
- €51,514 to €637,590
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.
Most recent awards
- Straßenkehrmaschinen - Lieferung von zwei Kompaktkehrmaschinen mit einem Behältervolumen der Kategorie 4 cbm als Neufahrzeuge für den Umweltbetrieb der Stadt Bielefeld
- Simulatoren - Beschaffung eines neuen Fahrschul-LKW Simulators auf Anhänger
- Feuerwehrfahrzeuge - Feuerwehrtechnischer Ausbau eines Fahrgestells mit Kofferaufbau zu einem Gerätewagen Logistik (GW-L) €51,514
- Feuerwehrfahrzeuge - Beschaffung eines Gerätewagens Logistik (GW-L) €137,919
- Müllfahrzeuge - Beschaffung von 7 Pressmüll-Fahrzeugen aufgeteilt in zwei Lose: Los 1: Ein Drei-Achs Fahrgestell, 26 t zGM., inkl. Pressmüllaufbau und Automatik-Lifter für die Abfuhr von Rest-, Biomüll, Wertstoff €2,496,429
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 profileStadt Bielefeld - Amt für Zentrale Leistungen
- notices in the register
- 349
- awards
- 131
- awarded in total
- €58.5M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 111
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 7%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 0%
Based on 122 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)
- 6.4
- of those lots received a single tender
- 9%
- of the awards went to companies based in 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.
One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.
Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAUN Umwelttechnik GmbH & Co. KG | 2 | €3.1M | Feb 2026 |
| RKF-Bleses GmbH | 1 | €689,678 | Jan 2026 |
| Autocenter Gaus GmbH & Co. KG | 1 | €605,834 | Feb 2026 |
| LUF Deutschland GmbH | 1 | €259,351 | Aug 2025 |
| Daimler Truck AG | 1 | €137,919 | Feb 2026 |
Based on 10 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 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 Transport equipment & vehicles
- 4,423
- median open notice
- €258,417
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersGermany · Transport equipment & vehicles
- different companies won awards here
- 1,728
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 10%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 1,638
Based on 3,804 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)
- 2.9
- 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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