EU-wide tender · IT and software
Call for Tenders for the selection of Artificial Intelligence Gigafactory Consortia and the establishment of AI Gigafactories
EU-wide public tender in Germany: “Call for Tenders for the selection of Artificial Intelligence Gigafactory Consortia and the establishment of AI Gigafactories”. Offers are due by Thursday, 3 December 2026, in 32 days. Procedure: Open procedure, published EU-wide (above the EU thresholds).
- Deadline
- 3 December 2026, 32 days left, 17:00
- Published
- 1 October 2026
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Notice
- EU-wide (TED)
- Type of contract
- Services
- Estimated value
- €4,000,000,000
- Place of performance
- not stated
- Source, last checked
- TED, 1 November 2026
Contracting authority and documents
Contracting authority only with access
Original notice (German)Tender documents on the procurement platformIn short
Consortia for the establishment of AI gigafactories are being selected.
- 4 consortia for medium-scale projects are being selected.
- 3 consortia for large-scale projects are being selected.
- The consortia provide a computing infrastructure for large AI models.
- The facility includes computing capacity, storage, network, and support.
- The infrastructure is to be environmentally compatible.
Summary made from the German notice and checked against it; the German original is authoritative.
Questions and answers
When is the deadline for offers?
Until Thursday, 3 December 2026, 32 days left. The exact time and how to submit are in the original notice, which is authoritative.
Is this tender open to foreign companies?
Yes. Because it is above the EU thresholds, the procedure follows the EU directives, which rule out discrimination by nationality. Suitability can first be shown with the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD).
Which rules apply?
German procurement law implementing the EU directives (GWB and VgV; for works VOB/A EU).
In which language are the documents and the offer?
Expect German. The accepted languages are stated in the notice, and certificates in another language may have to be submitted with a translation.
Worth knowing before you bid
The estimated value is €4,000,000,000. It is a framework agreement, so the work is called off as needed. The contract runs for 78 months. The award weighs price and quality. The notice links the tender documents directly.
Deadlines and dates
| Published | Thursday, 1 October 2026 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | Thursday, 3 December 2026, 17:00 |
| Tender validity ends (calculated) | Tuesday, 1 June 2027 |
Conditions stated in the notice
| Duration | 78 months |
|---|---|
| Framework agreement | yes |
| Tender validity | 6 months after the deadline |
| Award criteria | price and quality |
| Legal basis | GWB and VgV (German law implementing the EU directives) |
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- 72310000 Data-processing services
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Sources
Notice: TED, Amtsblatt der Europäischen Union, retrieved 1 November 2026. All information without guarantee; the original notice is authoritative.