Tender for IT Operations and Support Services

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Original title: Ausschreibung der IT-Betriebs- und Supportdienstleistung

Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) …

Published: May 8, 2026

Updated: Jun 17, 2026

Source: service_bund_de

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About This Opportunity

Procurement notice from Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) … (Germany, ICT & digital): Ausschreibung der IT-Betriebs. Submission deadline Jun 2026.

This is a services contract in the information and communication technology sector. Located in Germany, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through service.bund.de (Germany), a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for services in the information and communication technology sector. Service contracts are typically evaluated on both technical quality and price, and may require bidders to demonstrate relevant experience and qualified personnel.

Description

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Contracting Authority: Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) gGmbH Note: service.bund.de is only the publication platform for tenders; responsibility for the content and accuracy of individual offers (and thus for the duration of publication, its premature termination, for the specification of publication dates and offer deadlines) lies exclusively with the respective tendering organization. Therefore, please use exclusively the contact details of the tendering institution from the announcement when you: The Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) gGmbH is tendering for the provision of holistic IT operations and support services for the IT infrastructure. The aim is to ensure stable, secure, and efficient operation, including: Scope of standard support: 18 h / month Procedure: Restricted tender with public participation competition without lot division (§ 10 UVgO) Tender number: 2026-002 For suitability assessment, the tendering body / contracting authority requests the submission of expressions of interest by submitting the completed document "Participation Application IT Operations and Support Service MERICS" and accompanying documents (see document for download below under "Announcement"). Deadline for submission of participation applications and submission of company presentation with self-declaration and information on suitability assessment: 22.05.2026, 10 a.m. Dispatch of tender documents to suitable bidders: expected on 27.05.2026 Offer deadline: 17.06.2026, 10 a.m. Offer binding period: 30.06.2026 Contract start: 01.07.2026 Contract end: 6 months, until 31.12.2026. The contract will be extended by 12 months each time unless terminated in due time. The contract has a maximum term of 30 months and ends on December 31, 2028, without the need for termination. Evaluation The contract will be awarded to the most economically advantageous tender: 60% price, 40% content evaluation, based on service concept & presentation of service provision, personnel deployment, quality assurance and reporting, transition & onboarding upon contract takeover No division into lots, no alternative offers. Tendering body / contracting authority: Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) gGmbH Alte Jakobstraße 85-86 10179 Berlin only by e-mail to: vergabe@merics.de (Please state tender number 2026-002).

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from service.bund.de (Germany) and was originally published on May 8, 2026. Last refreshed 9 days ago. Original language: German. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) …

Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) … has issued 9 procurement notices on BidsFactory. Activity concentrates in Information & Communication Technology. All notices are published for Germany. Notices are distributed via service.bund.de (Germany). Most recent publication: May 8, 2026.

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