Supply of a virtualization server with migration and commissioning
service.bund.de public procurement notice
Overview
GWZO in Leipzig seeks one virtualization server to replace an out-of-warranty system, with migration of 11 existing Hyper-V virtual machines and commissioning. The published notice includes all required server components and licenses, seven years of manufacturer support with next-business-day on-site service at 9x5, migration, functional tests and handover documentation. The work is not divided into lots, and variants are not allowed. Bidders must provide three relevant references from the last ten financial years and evidence of EUR 500,000 professional liability coverage, among other declarations. Offers are electronic only. The published deadline is 20 October 2026 at 09:00; the notice does not state a timezone. Detailed configuration and award criteria are referred to procurement documents.
Information based on the public notice
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What the buyer needs
Supply and commissioning of a virtualization rack server, migration of 11 existing Hyper-V virtual machines, seven-year manufacturer support, testing and handover documentation.
- Submit the declarations under sections 123 and 124 GWB confirming that no exclusion grounds apply.
- Provide a self-declaration of registration in the relevant professional or commercial register, with registry office and registration number. If not registered, explain why; the notice allows the stated alternative explanation and VAT number where no business registration is required. The authority may request registry or trade-registration evidence before award.
- Provide at least three substantial references from the last ten financial years for delivery and commissioning of a rack server for virtualization with associated IT services, including scope, turnover, period and client.
- Provide professional liability insurance or a commitment to obtain or adjust it, with at least EUR 500,000 coverage for personal injury, property damage and financial loss.
- A current AVPQ qualification certificate may replace specified register and exclusion declarations to the extent those items are covered by the certificate.
- Declare that no Russian-company participation within the meaning of Article 5k of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 applies to the bidder, consortium members, subcontractors or relied-on entities.
- Consortia must provide a signed consortium declaration identifying the authorized representative and joint and several liability. State the nature and extent of subcontracted work; qualification requirements apply to subcontractors as relevant.
- Submit the offer electronically through the stated eVergabe platform.
Tender details
- Buyer
- Leibniz-Institut für Geschichte und Kultur des östlichen Europa (GWZO) e. V.
- Country
Germany
- Procedure
- Public procedure; electronic offers only
- Classification
- Virtualization servers and migration
- Notice reference
- evergabede/2026/09/7055803
- Delivery and support
- One server; migration of 11 Hyper-V VMs; 7-year manufacturer support
- Deadline
- 20 October 2026, 09:00 (timezone not stated)
- Execution deadline
- By 11 December 2026 and no later than four weeks after award
- Offer validity
- Through 13 November 2026
- Lots
- No lots; variants not permitted
What to check in the tender documents
- The server configuration is in Document 04, Part B, which was not reviewed. The notice refers award criteria to procurement documents. No estimated contract value is stated in the notice. The published 09:00 deadline has no explicit timezone.
Original notice
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Beschaffung eines Virtualisierungsservers einschließlich Migration und Inbetriebnahme
Official source: service.bund.de public procurement notice ↗
https://www.service.bund.de/IMPORTE/Ausschreibungen/evergabede/2026/09/7055803.html
Source retrieved: 2026-10-14T20:51:22.181368Z