Find public sector contracts
If you want to sell your product to public clients from Bavaria or nationwide or provide a service for them, you can apply for a public sector contract.
Where can I find general information on public procurement?
On the website of the Competence Center for Innovative Procurement (External link) of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, you will find a comprehensive range of services on the topic of public procurement in Germany, such as a playbook, events and training opportunities.
Where can I find calls for public tenders in Bavaria that I can apply for?
The following links will take you to announcements and award portals from within Bavaria:
www.bayvebe.bayern.de (External link)
www.auftraege.bayern.de (External link)
www.vergabe.bayern.de (External link)
There are also several other media outlets that are used by municipal clients in particular. It pays to do some additional research in your area.
I would like to participate in tendering in Bavaria. Who should I turn to for advice?
The Bavarian Contract Advisory Center e. V. (ABZ (External link) ) informs and advises you on public contracts in the supply and service sector, and generally, free of charge.
How do I best catch the interest of public-sector clients in Bavaria?
- Get your start-up listed in the bidder database of the Contract Advisory Center Bavaria e. V. (ABZ) (External link) - this is an easy way to improve your chances of entering the public procurement market.
- Use the prequalification database of the IHK (External link) - this will help you save time and effort in the future whenever you apply for public sector contracts.
- Register for free on www.vergabe.bayern.de (External link) (Award platform of the Bavarian State Construction Administration) and www.auftraege.bayern.de (External link) (Bavarian contracts) and include your service area - this will make you more visible to public sector clients, such as government agencies like the State Construction Administration, and allow you to be invited to submit targeted bids in negotiated awards.
- Search www.bayvebe.bayern.de (External link) (Procurement Notices in Bavaria) for current preliminary information in which public sector contracting authorities announce their intention to initiate a process to solicit bids. This gives you the opportunity to express your interest in a specific contract.
Where can I find public tenders nationwide to apply for and where can I make my innovative offer visible to public clients nationwide?
On the tender page (External link) of service.bund.de you will find various announcements by the federal government, states, cities and municipalities.
On the KOINNOvationsplatz (External link) - site of the Federal Ministry of Economics Affairs and Climate Action you can also find challenges of public clients. There, you can also make your innovative offers visible for public clients.
Where can I find Europe-wide tenders?
On Ted - tenders electronic daily (External link) , the website of the European Union, you will find various announcements of calls for tender from the member states.