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Einzeldienstleistungen
Notice number: 00597131-2026
KEY INFORMATION
- Submission deadline
- • Sep 8, 2026
- Location
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Contracting authority
- Dataport AöR
- Accepted Languages
- German
- Tender type
- Services
- Contract Value
- Published date
- Aug 31, 2026
TENDER DESCRIPTION
This tender seeks performance-oriented software development services within specific sub-areas of software engineering, including programming, software architecture, requirements management, software testing, UI/UX design, DevOps, software-related project management, and consulting, alongside expertise in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. Required technical capabilities span a wide range, from .NET, Java, and JavaScript frameworks to various databases, mobile development technologies, cloud platforms like Azure DevOps and Amazon Web Services, and design principles such as modern, scalable architectures, usability, and accessibility. Key deliverables encompass source code, all generated delivery artifacts, a current backlog, and comprehensive documentation bundles. Prospective bidders must demonstrate a minimum annual total turnover of 20 million Euro for each of the last three business years. The contract is expected to be awarded on March 16, 2027, with a contract start date no earlier than April 25, 2027, for an initial duration of two years, extendable twice by 12 months for a maximum total duration of 48 months.
TENDER BRIEF
The contract timeline includes both the tendering process and the contract duration for specific lots.
Tendering Process Milestones:
- Submission of EU contract notice (start of the participation competition): July 22, 2026 (Wednesday)
- Deadline for submission of applicant questions: August 10, 2026 (Monday), 12:00 PM
- Dispatch of answers to applicant questions: August 17, 2026 (Monday) to August 31, 2026 (Monday)
- Deadline for submission of applications to participate: August 24, 2026 (Monday) to September 08, 2026 (Tuesday), 12:00 PM
- Dispatch of invitations to submit an initial offer: September 21, 2026 (Monday)
- Deadline for submission of bidder questions: October 07, 2026 (Wednesday), 12:00 PM
- Dispatch of answers to bidder questions: October 14, 2026 (Wednesday)
- Deadline for submission of initial offers (submission): October 21, 2026 (Wednesday), 12:00 PM
- Negotiation talks: November 11, 2026 (Wednesday) to November 20, 2026 (Friday)
- Dispatch of invitations to submit a final offer: December 07, 2026 (Monday)
- Deadline for submission of final offers (submission): January 04, 2027 (Monday), 12:00 PM
- Expiry of the binding period for the initial offer: January 05, 2027 (Tuesday)
- Dispatch of notifications according to § 134 Abs. 1 GWB: March 05, 2027 (Friday)
- Award of contract (Zuschlagserteilung): March 16, 2027 (Tuesday)
- Expiry of the binding period for the final offer: April 30, 2027 (Friday)
Contract Timeline for Specific Lots:
Los 2 (Lot 2):
- Contract start date: Begins with the award of contract, but no earlier than April 25, 2027.
- Contract end date: April 24, 2029.
- Total duration: The contract has an initial duration of two years. It can be extended twice by 12 months each, for a maximum total duration of 4 years (48 months).
Los 3 (Lot 3):
- Contract start date: Begins with the award of contract, but no earlier than September 01, 2027.
- Contract end date: August 31, 2031.
- Total duration: The contract has an initial duration of four years. It can be extended by 12 months. The contract ends after a maximum of 4 years (48 months) without the need for special termination.
Sources
- 1Nachrichten\Teil A - Teilnahmeunterlage_Los 3_V1.1_Äm.pdf — “ausdrücklich für den Auftraggeber vorbehalten! Im Anschluss beginnt die Verhandlungsphase, es sei denn der Auftraggeber hat sich die Möglichkeit des Zuschlags auf ein Erstangebot vorbehalten und macht davon Gebrauch. Bea…”
- 2Nachrichten\Teil A - Teilnahmeunterlage_Los 1_V1.1_Äm.pdf — “1: Terminplan Datum 22.07.2026 (Mi) | Ereignisse / Beschreibung Absendung der EU-Auftragsbekanntmachung (Start des Teilnahmewettbewerbs) 10.08.2026 (Mo) | Frist zur Einsendung von Bewerberfragen, 12:00 Uhr 17.08.2026 (Me…”
- 3Nachrichten\Teil A - Teilnahmeunterlage_Los 2_V1.1_Äm.pdf — “Lose ist ausdrücklich für den Auftraggeber vorbehalten! Im Anschluss beginnt die Verhandlungsphase, es sei denn der Auftraggeber hat sich die Möglichkeit des Zuschlags auf ein Erstangebot vorbehalten und macht davon Gebr…”
- 4Bekanntmachung\Auftragsbekanntmachung.pdf — “Die Verlängerung der Laufzeit des Vertrages um 12 Monate gilt als vereinbart, wenn nicht spätestens 6 Monate vor Ablauf der Laufzeit schriftlich gekündigt wird. Der Vertrag endet spätestens nach Ablauf von 4 Jahren (48 M…”
The core scope of work for this tender involves software development services for the digitalization of administrative services.
For Lot 1, the scope centers on complete software development projects, encompassing management, organization, planning, requirements management, development, testing, quality assurance, and DevOps. This includes the creation of complex software solutions, which can be standalone applications, major modules, or functional extensions of existing solutions. The subject matter can include process management within administrations, data exchange between administrations, citizen-facing administrative services (citizen portals, online services under the Online Access Act), Data Science procedures, or AI applications. It may also involve significant refactoring of existing applications or major maintenance tasks.
For Lot 2, the scope focuses on performance-oriented software development services within specific sub-areas of software engineering, such as programming, software architecture, requirements management, software testing, UI/UX design, DevOps, software-related project management, and software-related consulting. Additionally, it covers services in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.
The core deliverables include:
- Source code in the source code repository with a complete processing history.
- All created delivery artifacts, such as binaries, packages, Docker images, and configuration scripts, in all intermediate versions.
- A backlog and the current processing status.
- Documentation bundles that serve as binding requirement documents for subsequent development and acceptance, potentially including a project plan, development backlog with milestones, and identified infrastructure, platform, interface, or component requirements.
Sources
- 1ENTWURF_Teil B - Leistungsbeschreibung_Los 1.pdf — “Projektnummer DP-202600033 dataport Teil B - Leistungsbeschreibung Los 1 Vergabegegenstand Software-Entwicklungsleistungen in Form kompletter Entwicklungsprojekte zur Digitalisierung von Verwaltungsdienstleistungen: Mana…”
- 2ENTWURF_Teil B - Leistungsbeschreibung_Los 2.pdf — “dataport Projektnummer DP-202600033 Teil B - Leistungsbeschreibung Los 2 Vergabegegenstand Leistungsorientierte Software-Entwicklungsleistungen in einem der kanonischen Teilgebiete des Software Engineerings (Programmieru…”
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- Unterlagen\Weitere Dokumente\Checkliste Teilnahmeunterlagen.docx99 KBDOCX
- ENTWURF_Teil C - Preisblatt_Los 2.xlsx21 KBXLSX
- Unterlagen\Weitere Dokumente\ANLAGE Angabe Unterauftragnehmereinsatz.pdf21 KBPDF
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