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Public procurement in Germany

Key facts for bidders, checked against official sources (2026-10). General information, not legal advice. Always confirm the rules in the tender documents and on the official portal.

Main procurement law
Act against Restraints of Competition (GWB), Part 4, with the Public Procurement Ordinance (VgV) (2016) — implements the EU public procurement directives
Regulator
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE)
Official portal
Datenservice Öffentlicher Einkauf – Bekanntmachungsservice
WTO procurement agreement
Germany is covered by the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) through the EU: above set value thresholds, suppliers from other GPA parties must be treated like local ones.
Foreign bidders
As an EU member, Germany must treat bidders equally, so firms from other EU/EEA states and from WTO Government Procurement Agreement parties can compete on the same terms for covered contracts.
Notice languages
German
Currency
EUR
Good to know
GWB Part 4 was amended by the Procurement Acceleration Act (BGBl. 2026 I No. 137), in force from 1 July 2026. Below EU thresholds the UVgO and VOB/A apply, the Länder set many of their own rules and portals, and oeffentlichevergabe.de pulls federal, state and municipal notices into one place.

Trade snapshot

GDP (2025)
US$5.05 trillion
Exports (2025)
US$2.04 trillion in goods and services
Imports (2025)
US$1.92 trillion in goods and services
Trade share (2025)
79% of GDP
Average tariff (2022)
1.3% (applied, trade-weighted, all products)

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).

Germany on FreeTender right now

17,363 open notices; the busiest sectors are construction & infrastructure (8,833), it & telecom (1,119), transport & logistics (1,105), water & environment (1,034) and manufacturing & supply (816).

Most active buyers: DB InfraGO AG – Geschäftsbereich Fahrweg (Bukr 16) (193), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (122), Bundesrepublik Deutschland, vertreten durch das Bundesministerium des Innern, vertreten durch das Beschaffungsamt des BMI (107), Landeshauptstadt München, Baureferat (73), Hochsauerlandkreis (73).

Sources: verwaltung.bund.de · recht.bund.de · gesetze-im-internet.de

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