The Aperlena Verdict
Narrow fieldBechtle GmbH leads with 44.4% of the last 9 comparable contracts, but 5 different suppliers have won here in 5 years. Worth a serious look.
Based on 9 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 Thuringian University and State Library (ThULB) is procuring Ceph storage clusters in a main offer covering delivery of the hardware clusters together with the required ancillary services. The contract concerns the supply of these server-based storage systems for the library's infrastructure in Germany.
Description
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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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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 €214,000
- €196,880 to €218,280
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 100% of their published estimate, half of them between 92% and 102%, based on 66 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 9 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €214,000
- Median award
- €290,995
- Middle half of past awards
- €167,802 to €446,670
The estimate sits inside the usual range.
Most recent awards
- Server - HPC Cluster €1,257,715
- Computerserver - Rechenpartition (HPC-Hardware) €149,685
- Computerserver - Rechenpartition (HPC-Hardware) €290,995
- Server - Storage Erweiterung €558,450
- Lizenzverwaltungssoftwarepaket - Atlassian Subscription €305,286
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 profileFriedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
- notices in the register
- 186
- awards
- 60
- awarded in total
- €22.0M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 47
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 15%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 11%
Based on 53 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
- 22%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bechtle GmbH | 4 | €1.2M | Aug 2026 |
| SysGen | 2 | €440,680 | Aug 2026 |
| MEGWARE Computer Vertrieb und Service GmbH | 1 | €1.3M | May 2026 |
| Seibert Solutions GmbH | 1 | €305,286 | Aug 2026 |
| Seibert Media GmbH | 1 | €219,380 | Sep 2025 |
Based on 9 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
11 open tenders right now
Market context
Larger than 35% of the open notices in Software & IT systems across Europe.
- open now in Software & IT systems
- 3,230
- median open notice
- €500,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersGermany · Software & IT systems
- different companies won awards here
- 1,005
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 11%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 817
Based on 1,855 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)
- 3.1
- of those lots received a single tender
- 31%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 5%
- 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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