EU-wide tender
Subsidized Gigabit Expansion in the Gießen District
Original title: Geförderter Gigabitausbau im Landkreis Gießen
“Subsidized Gigabit Expansion in the Gießen District” is a eu-wide public tender. The deadline for offers is Friday, 22 January 2027, in 80 days. Procedure: Other single stage procedure, published EU-wide (above the EU thresholds).
- Deadline
- 22 January 2027, 80 days left, 11:00
- Published
- 3 November 2026
- Procedure
- Other single stage procedure
- Notice
- EU-wide (TED)
- Type of contract
- Services
- Estimated value
- €67,000,000
- Place of performance
- not stated
- Source, last checked
- TED, 3 November 2026
Contracting authority and documents
Contracting authority only with access
Original notice (German)Tender documents on the procurement platformIn short
Funding for gigabit expansion to underserved addresses in the Gießen district is being forwarded.
- Construction and operation of a sustainable high-performance network
- Supply of 13,579 underserved addresses
- Symmetric bandwidths of at least 1 Gbit/s
- Comprehensive supply of all listed addresses
- According to the economic viability gap model of the Gigabit Directive
Summary made from the German notice and checked against it; the German original is authoritative.
Conditions stated in the notice
| Duration | 84 months |
|---|---|
| Framework agreement | no |
| Award criteria | price and quality |
| Suitable for SMEs | yes, according to the notice |
| Security deposit | not required |
| Legal basis | GWB and VgV (German law implementing the EU directives) |
Key points for a bid
The notice marks it as suitable for small and medium sized companies. The notice links the tender documents directly. The estimated value is €67,000,000. The award weighs price and quality. The contract runs for 84 months.
Questions and answers
When is the deadline for offers?
Until Friday, 22 January 2027, 80 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).
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.
Deadlines and dates
| Published | Tuesday, 3 November 2026 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | Friday, 22 January 2027, 11:00 |
| Start of performance | Tuesday, 1 June 2027 |
Service by CPV code
- 64200000 Telecommunications services
Sources
Notice: TED, Amtsblatt der Europäischen Union, retrieved 3 November 2026. All information without guarantee; the original notice is authoritative.