External services for the IT-supported customs recruitment assessment process

4 November 2026, 12:00 UTC+01:00 (11:00 UTC)
11:00 AM · UTC
Contract value
Not stated in the notice
Contract period
2 years, with two optional 1-year extensions (maximum 4 years)
Published
October 5, 2026

TED (Tenders Electronic Daily)

Overview

Informationstechnikzentrum Bund (ITZBund) seeks an external provider to digitise and run the customs recruitment testing process and take over the aptitude-diagnostic work through its system. Over a maximum four-year term, the estimated call-off volume is about 129,000 examinations and two training sessions. The open framework has a two-year initial term with two optional one-year extensions. Selection requirements include software-vendor or partner status, qualified staff in project-lead and test-administration roles, and at least EUR2 million in relevant net annual turnover for each of the prior three fiscal years. Quality and price each carry 50%. Offers are in German; deadline is 4 November 2026, 12:00 UTC+01:00. No monetary contract estimate or award is stated.

Information based on the public notice

What the buyer needs

Digitisation, operation and transfer of the customs recruitment aptitude-testing process to the provider of the IT system.

  • The provider must be the software manufacturer or hold partner status or equivalent authorization. The notice specifies minimum staffing of 2 project leads and 5 test administrators per contract year, with role-specific experience and German proficiency; it also requires relevant net turnover of EUR2 million per year for each of the last three fiscal years.

Lots

LOT-0000 ·External services for the IT-supported customs recruitment assessment process

Tender details

Buyer
Informationstechnikzentrum Bund (ITZBund)
Country
Germany
Procedure
open
Classification
CPV 79630000 · CPV 72000000 · CPV 79600000
Notice reference
687035-2026
Estimated activity
About 129,000 examination sessions and 2 training sessions over the maximum term
Term
2 years plus two optional one-year extensions
Award criteria
Quality 50%; price 50%
Deadline
4 November 2026, 12:00 UTC+01:00

What to check in the tender documents

  • No monetary estimated contract value or award is stated.
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Rahmenvertrag für externe Dienstleistungen zur Durchführung des IT gestützten Auswahlverfahrens der Nachwuchskräfte für den Zoll

Das ITZBund benötigt externe Unterstützung zur bei der Digitalisierung und Durchführung des bisherigen Testverfahrens, sowie eine vollständige Übertragung der eignungsdiagnostischen Durchführung auf den Anbieter des Systems. Nutzer der Dienstleistung ist die gesamte deutsche Zollverwaltung. Das geschätzte Abrufvolumen für die o.g. Unterstützungsleistungen beträgt bezogen auf die maximal mögliche Vertragslaufzeit des Rahmenvertrags von vier Jahren rund 129.000 Prüfungsdurchführungen und zwei Schulungen.

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