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Based on 17 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 tender covers the supply of a FLIM system (fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy) in accordance with the attached technical specifications. The system is destined for the Ruhr University Bochum, Chair of Physical Chemistry II. The purchase is carried out under a DFG project reference (EXC 2033/2026, A 180), indicating funding in the context of an excellence cluster.
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What this buyer has paid before
Based on 7 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- Median award
- €0
- Middle half of past awards
- €0 to €0
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
- Chromatografen - DFG-GZ: EXC 3018_1_1 (A 175) SEC MALS System
- Laborgeräte, optische Geräte und Präzisionsgeräte (außer Gläser) - DFG-Az.: HO 6830/3-1 (A 158) Beschaffung eines Closed-cycle 4K cryostaten
- Mikroskope - DFG-Gz: UG 79/1-1 (A 148) Lieferung eines "Hyperspektralen Imaging-Mikroskopiesystems"
- Apparate und Geräte zum Prüfen und Testen - DFG-GZ: EXC 2033_2_TP03 (A 166) Lab Automation Instrumentation
- Laborgeräte, optische Geräte und Präzisionsgeräte (außer Gläser) - DFG-Az.: TRR 402/1 B01 (A 118) Beschaffung eines Endlosfaserapplikators
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 profileDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft e.V.
- notices in the register
- 60
- awards
- 28
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 23
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 13%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 0%
Based on 23 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)
- 2.6
- of those lots received a single tender
- 33%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 20%
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, Laboratory & precision equipment - Germany
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thermo Fisher Scientific GmbH | 53 | €13.4M | Sep 2026 |
| Carl Zeiss Microscopy Deutschland GmbH | 44 | €13.8M | Oct 2026 |
| Agilent Technologies Deutschland GmbH | 32 | €5.6M | Sep 2026 |
| KEYENCE Deutschland GmbH | 25 | €769,435 | Sep 2026 |
| Bruker Daltonics GmbH & Co. KG | 20 | €7.1M | Sep 2026 |
Based on 1490 awards with a linked company profile over the last 2 years.
12 open tenders right now
- Mass spectrometers - DFG ref: EXC 2180_2_1 (A 193) Two mass spectrometers 22 days left
- Laboratory, optical and precision equipment (excluding glass) - DFG ref.: EXC 3115/1 TP3 (A 194) Procurement of a mobile serial robot 27 days left
- X-ray therapy equipment - DFG reference: EXC 3115/1 TP 2 (A 160) Procurement of an SPI 3D Laboratory Printer No deadline published
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 Laboratory & precision equipment
- 2,326
- median open notice
- €250,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersGermany · Laboratory & precision equipment
- different companies won awards here
- 805
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 9%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 449
Based on 1,490 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
- 48%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 16%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 18%
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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