EU-wide tender
Generic Drug Tender
Original title: Generikaausschreibung
EU-wide public tender in Germany: “Generic Drug Tender”. 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, 10:00
- Published
- 28 October 2026
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Notice
- EU-wide (TED)
- Type of contract
- Supplies
- Estimated value
- not published
- 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
Discount agreements for specific finished medicinal products are concluded.
- Type of service is delivery service
- Procedure is an open procedure
- Subject matter is medicinal products
- Legal basis is Paragraph 130a SGB V
- These are active ingredient-related framework agreements
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.
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.
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).
Key points for a bid
It is a framework agreement, so the work is called off as needed. It can be renewed up to 2 times. The notice links the tender documents directly. The award weighs cost.
Timeline
| Published | Wednesday, 28 October 2026 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | Thursday, 3 December 2026, 10:00 |
| Tender validity ends (calculated) | Monday, 22 March 2027 |
| Start of performance | Friday, 1 October 2027 |
| End of performance | Sunday, 30 September 2029 |
Contract and procedure
| Renewals | up to 2 |
|---|---|
| Framework agreement | yes |
| Tender validity | 109 days after the deadline |
| Award criteria | cost |
| Suitable for SMEs | not stated |
| Legal basis | GWB and VgV (German law implementing the EU directives) |
Service by CPV code
- 33600000 Pharmaceutical products
Sources
Notice: TED, Amtsblatt der Europäischen Union, retrieved 1 November 2026. All information without guarantee; the original notice is authoritative.