Fraunhofer ITEM

How to win their contracts

Measured from Fraunhofer ITEM's own published record — no estimates, no generic advice.

• Plan for about 22 days to prepare a bid — that is the median gap between publication and deadline across 28 of their tenders.
• They publish about 4.8 tenders a month, measured over 6 months of history.
• Half of the tenders where they publish a value are estimated at €350k or less.
• Most of their buying falls in laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), repair and maintenance services, sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services.