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There are various ways to find fitting public tenders published on the "Vergabemarktplatz." Companies can either browse through the vairous various categories, use a quick key word search or an advanced seach funtionalitysearch functionality. The latter enables the user to filter all publictions publications by type, location and other specifics.
The easiest way to find interesting tenders for your company is to use the "Benachrichtigungsdienst" (information service). After defining a personalized "Suchprofil" (search profile), the user can choose to be informed about new publictaions publications via e-mail. In case of publications matching the companies search criteria, these e-mails are automatically sent by the "Vergabemarktplatz" on a daily basis.
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After finding an interesting tender, the company can grant access for the tendering authority to grant access to all further data ("Freischaltungsantrag"). The tenders are then handled in so called "Projekträumen" (project spaces) where tender files can be downloaded, companies can communicate with the authorities or even submit electronic offers.
In addtion addition to public tenders, public authorities can also invite suitable companies to take part in restricted procedures ("Einladung"). After accepting an invitation, the procedure within the project spaces does not deviate from the handling of public tenders.
Having access to a project space does not place any obligation upon the the company to actively take part in the tendering process. In case a company wants to submit an offer, it can use the free of charge "Bietertool."
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