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# External services for the IT-supported customs recruitment assessment process

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.

- Status: closing-soon
- Country: DE
- Buyer: Informationstechnikzentrum Bund (ITZBund)
- Submission deadline: 2026-11-04T12:00:00+01:00 (instant)
- Original notice: https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/687035-2026
- Source checked: 2026-10-12T22:02:16.799569Z

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