Research and development tenders in Germany
Buyers in Germany published 406 calls for tender and 449 contract award notices in CPV division 73 (Research and development services and related consultancy services) in the last 12 months; 1,527 notices since 2023-10. Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
Monthly volume
Notices per month by publication date, 2024-11 to 2026-10; solid bars: calls for tender, light bars: awards.
Recent calls for tender
Recent contract awards
Top buyers
| Buyer | Notices |
|---|---|
| Bundesanstalt für Straßen- und Verkehrswesen | 123 |
| Eisenbahn-Bundesamt | 96 |
| Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt | 66 |
| Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) | 55 |
| European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) | 53 |
| Sovereign Tech Agency GmbH | 50 |
| European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) | 43 |
| Bundesinsitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung (BBR) | 40 |
| Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH | 39 |
| Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung | 37 |
Top winners
Winners with a page here (3+ awards matched to a company website, or 5+ awards under a registered company name). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Other sectors in Germany
- Construction work 104,161 notices
- Architecture and engineering services 45,420 notices
- Waste, cleaning and environmental services 13,803 notices
- Transport equipment 13,276 notices
- Business services 9,636 notices
- IT services 8,922 notices
- Medical equipment and pharmaceuticals 6,516 notices
- Software packages and information systems 6,254 notices
- Office and computing equipment 4,509 notices
- Transport services 4,458 notices
- Education and training 4,312 notices
- Laboratory and precision equipment 3,883 notices
Research and development tenders in other countries
- United Kingdom 951 notices
- Poland 607 notices
- Spain 538 notices
- Belgium 498 notices
- Netherlands 418 notices
- Latvia 417 notices
- Norway 361 notices
- Lithuania 353 notices
- France 295 notices
- Ireland 272 notices
- Finland 231 notices
- Italy 209 notices
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Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 1,550,977 official public procurement notices from EU TED and UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data APIs (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-23.
Questions
How many public tenders for research and development are published in Germany?
In the last 12 months buyers in Germany published 406 calls for tender and 449 contract award notices in CPV division 73 (Research and development); 1,527 notices since 2023-10 (as of 2026-10-23).
Which public buyers publish the most research and development tenders in Germany?
Bundesanstalt für Straßen- und Verkehrswesen (123), Eisenbahn-Bundesamt (96) and Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (66) (notices since 2023-10, as of 2026-10-23).
Who wins the most research and development public contracts in Germany?
Among winners we can name, Bundesinsitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung (BBR) (15), Ruhr-Universität Bochum (6) and Technopolis Deutschland GmbH (5) have the most awards (as of 2026-10-23). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Research and development tenders in Germany (CPV 73): 406 calls in 12 months", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/de/73/, data as of 2026-10-23.