GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung: tenders, sectors & how to win their contracts

GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung has published 23 tenders in Germany.

1 is open for bids as of 19 August 2026.

Its buying spans 5 CPV divisions, most often laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses).

Across 17 awarded contracts the median value is €460k.

Its published awards total €26.7m.

How to win their contracts

Measured from GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung's own published record — no estimates, no generic advice.

Plan for about 30 days to prepare a bid — that is the median gap between publication and deadline across 5 of their tenders.
They publish about 3.4 tenders a month, measured over 3 months of history.
Half of their 17 awarded contracts are worth €460k or less — size your bid to that range.
Most of their buying falls in laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy, construction work.
Their most frequent suppliers are Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) (2), Baader Planetarium GmbH (2) — expect to bid against incumbents who already know this buyer.

Tender	Winner	Tender closed	Contract Value
GEOZeit Vorbereitung UHS Demonstrator	G.E.O.S. Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH	-	€258.5k
GRACE-FO Betrieb Fortsetzung Teil 2	Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)	-	€5.7m
SAP Hosting+Betrieb / AWB	GISA GmbH	-	€208.4k
Faseroptisches hochstabiles Messsystem zur ortsverteilten De...	DiGOS Potsdam GmbH	-	€240k
GRACE-C Missionsbetrieb	Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)	-	€9m
Wartungsvertrag für ein Sekundärionen-Massenspektrometer	AMETEK GmbH	-	€870k

Supplier	Contracts	Total Value
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)	2	€14.7m
Baader Planetarium GmbH	2	€920k