EU-wide tender

Production, personalization, and dispatch-ready provision of electronic health cards as well as PIN/PUK letters

Original title: Produktion, Personalisierung und versandfertige Bereitstellung von elektronischen Gesundheitskarten sowie von PIN-/PUK-Briefen

Wanted: Smart cards in North Rhine-Westphalia. The tender is called “Production, personalization, and dispatch-ready provision of electronic health cards as well as PIN/PUK letters”. Offers are due by Tuesday, 24 November 2026, in 23 days. Procedure: Open procedure, published EU-wide (above the EU thresholds).

Deadline: 24 November 2026, 23 days left, 12:00
Published: 22 October 2026
Procedure: Open procedure
Notice: EU-wide (TED)
Type of contract: Supplies
Estimated value: not published
Place of performance: North Rhine-Westphalia
Source, last checked: TED, 1 November 2026

Contracting authority and documents

Contracting authority only with access

Original notice (German)Tender documents on the procurement platform

In short

Electronic health cards and PIN/PUK letters for multiple health insurance funds are being procured.

The service includes production and personalization of the cards.
Delivery also includes secure data processing and packaging.
Optional inclusion of flyers is provided.
Contracts with the individual health insurance funds are open-ended.
Regular commencement of services is in August 2027.

Summary made from the German notice and checked against it; the German original is authoritative.

Contract and procedure

Framework agreement	no
Tender validity	73 days after the deadline
Award criteria	price and quality
Suitable for SMEs	not stated
Security deposit	required
Legal basis	GWB and VgV (German law implementing the EU directives)

What stands out

The notice links the tender documents directly. A security deposit is required. The award weighs price and quality.

Questions and answers

When is the deadline for offers?

Until Tuesday, 24 November 2026, 23 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).

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.

Where is the contract performed?

The place of performance is North Rhine-Westphalia.

Which rules apply?

German procurement law implementing the EU directives (GWB and VgV; for works VOB/A EU).

Timeline

Published	Thursday, 22 October 2026
Deadline	Tuesday, 24 November 2026, 12:00
Tender validity ends (calculated)	Friday, 5 February 2027
Start of performance	Sunday, 1 August 2027

Service by CPV code

30162000 Smart cards
72310000 Data-processing services
75122000 Administrative healthcare services
79810000 Printing services

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German version

Sources

Notice: TED, Amtsblatt der Europäischen Union, retrieved 1 November 2026. All information without guarantee; the original notice is authoritative.