The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 15 different companies have won the last 15 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 15 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 LZN, the central service provider for the direct Lower Saxony state administration and the only body entitled to place call-offs, concludes framework agreements with one company per lot for the delivery of LF 20 KatS fire fighting vehicles. Lot 1 covers chassis and superstructure for the Eastern region, Lot 2 chassis and superstructure for the Western region, and Lot 3 covers specialist service equipment for the LF 20 KatS. Individual orders are placed by and in the name of the LZN for the Lower Saxony Ministry for the Interior, Sport and Digitalisation, the Lower Saxony State Office for Fire and Disaster Protection, and carriers of fire and rescue services in Lower Saxony under the NBrandSchG, particularly municipalities, joint municipalities, districts and the Hannover region that have concluded delivery agreements with the LZN.
Description
3 lots
- Lot 1
- Fahrgestell und Aufbau Region Ost estimated €18,200,000
- Lot 2
- Fahrgestell und Aufbau Region West estimated €20,500,000
- Lot 3
- Fachdienstausstattung für LF 20 KatS estimated €10,000,000 · Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment
- How tenders are scored
- Gesamtsumme (netto) gem. Angebotsvordruck: 100 percent
- Small firms
- The buyer marks this procedure as suitable for small and medium-sized firms.
- Tenders go to
- vergabe.niedersachsen.de/Satellite/notice/CXQ6YYHRK5K
As the official notice states them.
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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 €48,700,000
- €44.3M to €51.6M
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 100% of their published estimate, half of them between 91% and 106%, based on 185 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 5 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €48.7M
- Median award
- €1
- Middle half of past awards
- €1 to €1
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Kraftfahrzeuge - Lieferung eines LKW mit allradgetriebenem Fahrgestell, Kofferaufbau und EX/III-Zulassung
- Kraftfahrzeuge - Beschaffung von zwei Tankstellenprüffahrzeugen für das Mess- und Eichwesen Niedersachsen
- Fahrzeuge für den Transport von Häftlingen - Lieferung von sechs Gefangenentransportwagen
- Kraftfahrzeuge - Lieferung von 16 Funkkrädern
- Fahrzeuge mit Allradantrieb - Beschaffung von drei Allrad-Doppelkabinern der 5-5,5t-Klasse mit Kofferaufbau
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 profileLogistik Zentrum Niedersachsen Landesbetrieb - Außenstelle Hannover
- notices in the register
- 151
- awards
- 61
- awarded in total
- €611,740
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 44
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 11%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 58%
Based on 46 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)
- 2.0
- of those lots received a single tender
- 49%
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Ziegler GmbH | 1 | Sep 2025 | |
| Bietergemeinschaft (Ahlborn GmbH Nutzfahrzeuge, RKF Bleses GmbH, Schelling Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH | 1 | May 2026 | |
| BMW Motorrad | 1 | Mar 2026 | |
| Bott GmbH & Co. KG | 1 | Jul 2025 | |
| Edelstahlbau Tannroda GmbH | 1 | Jun 2026 |
Based on 15 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
6 open tenders right now
Market context
Larger than 97% of the open notices in Transport equipment & vehicles across Europe.
- open now in Transport equipment & vehicles
- 4,502
- median open notice
- €250,000
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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