EU-wide tender
Standard VM-Ware ESX Server including 5 years of maintenance
Original title: Standard VM-Ware ESX Server inkl. 5 Jahre Wartung
EU-wide public tender in Germany: “Standard VM-Ware ESX Server including 5 years of maintenance” in Thuringia. Offers are due by Tuesday, 10 November 2026, in 9 days. Procedure: Open procedure, published EU-wide (above the EU thresholds).
- Deadline
- 10 November 2026, 9 days left, 09:29
- Published
- 2 October 2026
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Notice
- EU-wide (TED)
- Type of contract
- Supplies
- Estimated value
- not published
- Place of performance
- Thuringia
- 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
The Technical University of Ilmenau is procuring servers to renew its infrastructure.
- VMware ESX servers are being procured.
- Delivery includes five years of maintenance.
- This is a supply service.
- The award procedure is open.
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 Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 9 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).
Where is the contract performed?
The place of performance is Thuringia.
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.
Deadlines and dates
| Published | Friday, 2 October 2026 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 09:29 |
| Tender validity ends (calculated) | Friday, 18 December 2026 |
What the notice sets
| Framework agreement | no |
|---|---|
| Tender validity | 38 days after the deadline |
| Suitable for SMEs | not stated |
| Legal basis | GWB and VgV (German law implementing the EU directives) |
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- 48820000 Servers
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Sources
Notice: TED, Amtsblatt der Europäischen Union, retrieved 1 November 2026. All information without guarantee; the original notice is authoritative.