DTAD

What DTAD does

DTAD GmbH is a Berlin-based private company (founded 2000) that operates a public-procurement intelligence platform serving more than 5,500 companies in the DACH region and EU-wide. Its core product, the DTAD Plattform, aggregates tender and project data from over 12,000 public sources covering 40,000+ contracting authorities and approximately 450,000 tenders annually, claiming 99.99% coverage of publicly published German tenders. A human editorial team normalizes heterogeneous source formats into a unified inbox, supplemented by AI-powered semantic search and Frank, a chat-based AI assistant that reads tender documents and extracts eligibility and award criteria.

The platform is delivered as a subscription SaaS with annual contracts (monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual billing), a free trial tier, an enterprise API for CRM integration (10,000 requests/month, 10 requests/second), and adjacent services such as the Vergabeunterlagenservice (VU-Service) for document procurement and the annual DTAD Trendanalyse market intelligence report. Go-to-market combines a self-service product-led motion with a Customer Success Team offering procurement consultation (Vergabesprechstunde), targeting horizontal segments including service providers, construction companies, manufacturers/suppliers, subcontractors, and contracting authorities themselves.

DTAD monetizes primarily through recurring subscriptions, supplemented by transactional fees for document procurement and consulting services. The company holds the "Software – Made in Germany" quality seal, processes all data in Germany under 100% GDPR compliance, and after 25+ years remains a bootstrapped, privately held GmbH with no disclosed external funding rounds, acquisitions, or parent-company ownership.

Name

DTAD

Legal name

DTAD GmbH

Website

https://dtad.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

DTAD GmbH operates a Berlin-based subscription SaaS that aggregates German and EU public tenders from 12,000+ sources into a single AI-searchable inbox, serving more than 5,500 companies seeking public-sector contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Procurement Intelligence Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Procurement & Contracting (BPAIAEAE)

Keywords

• Public tender aggregation
• Procurement intelligence software
• Tender monitoring platform
• Contract award tracking
• Competitor bid analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription-based Platform Access: DTAD provides paid subscription access (Abonnementvertrag) to its tender information platform. Registered users receive full access to tender data, search tools, and analysis features. The subscription is annual with renewal options. Free test access (Testzugang) is available initially before converting to paid subscription.
2. Professional Services & Consulting: DTAD offers support services including training, document services (VU-Service for tender document procurement), and advisory support for procurement processes. The company provides Vergabesprechstunde (procurement consultation sessions) and accompaniment through all phases of the procurement process.
3. API Usage Fees: API integration services with technical limits (10,000 requests per month, 10 requests per second). Additional fees may apply for API usage beyond standard subscription.
4. Vergabeunterlagenservice (VU-Service): DTAD procures tender documents on behalf of users from contracting authorities, advancing the protection fee with the goal of quick and smooth delivery. Additional fees for document procurement service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

DTAD operates a subscription-based public procurement intelligence platform that aggregates public tenders, contract awards, and project information from 12,000+ German and European publishing sources into a single searchable database. Customers use the platform to discover new bid opportunities, monitor relevant tenders, analyze competitor bid history, and access supporting tender documents, with an AI-driven semantic search and a chat-based document assistant supporting faster qualification and submission.

Product overview

DTAD operates as a tender intelligence and public procurement platform, offering a single unified product called the DTAD Plattform. The platform aggregates tender and project information from over 12,000 public procurement sources across Germany, the DACH region, and the EU, delivering opportunities in a unified format through a centralized inbox. Key AI-powered features include a semantic search engine and Frank, a chat-based AI assistant for document analysis. The offering is supplemented by a Vergabeunterlagenservice (VU-Service) for document procurement, the DTAD Trendanalyse 2026 annual market report, the DTAD Magazin knowledge resource, free trial access, and a public API for enterprise data integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DTAD Plattform: The company's main online platform providing access to public procurement tenders and market data.

Products and services

• DTAD Plattform Subscription-based web platform that aggregates more than 12,000 tender and award sources and lets businesses search, monitor, analyze, and bid on German public-sector tenders. Includes AI semantic search, an AI assistant for document Q&A, personalized search monitoring, competitor intelligence, project pipeline information, and early-stage project data.
• VU-Service (Vergabeunterlagenservice) Document procurement add-on that obtains official tender documents on behalf of subscribers, typically for a per-document fee. Targeted at bidders that need official Vergabeunterlagen for submission preparation.
• DTAD API API product exposing aggregated tender, award, and project data for embedding in third-party systems, partner platforms, or internal tooling, consumed under rate-limited access plans per the DTAD API terms.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.99% of publicly published German tenders covered
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature7 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Cosuno: Berlin-based construction procurement platform focused on subcontractor matching and tender management for the German/Austrian construction industry. Comparable to DTAD on construction vertical tender data and supplier relationship workflows, with overlapping AI/bid-management features.
• ProTenders / TenderSource: International tender aggregation platforms serving construction and infrastructure verticals. Comparable to DTAD on aggregation-plus-search business model and global cross-border tender coverage, though with weaker German/DACH-specific depth.

Direct peers

• Auftragsboerse.de: German tender marketplace aggregating public and private-sector tenders across industries. Comparable to DTAD on buyer-supplier matching for public contracts, with similar SME-focused subscription pricing and email-based notifications.
• Subreport: Long-established German tender intelligence service providing daily tender summaries across construction, supply, and service categories. Closely comparable to DTAD in customer segments, subscription model, and coverage focus on German/European public procurement.
• Vergabe24: Joint venture of leading German industry associations providing a public tender platform for members. Comparable to DTAD in pooling tender data and serving German service providers, construction firms, and suppliers seeking public contracts.
• evergabe.de: One of Germany's leading public tender search platforms with broad coverage of federal, state, and municipal tenders. Direct overlap with DTAD in serving German suppliers, construction firms, and service providers searching for public contracts.

Broad incumbents

• HubSpot CRM (with tender integrations): Broad CRM and sales platform that DTAD integrates with via API. Comparable in hosting tender/customer pipelines for SMEs, with overlap on workflow, sales automation, and notification features that compete for the same procurement-team budget.
• SAP Ariba: Enterprise procurement and supply-chain platform owned by SAP. Comparable to DTAD at the broader procurement intelligence and sourcing layer, with vastly larger global scale and deeper integration into ERP environments, but lacks DTAD's German public-tender discovery specialization.
• LexisNexis (regulatory & public records data): Global provider of regulatory, legal, and public-records data and analytics. Comparable to DTAD's curated intelligence model on aggregating and packaging high-value public data for B2B subscribers, though operating at much broader scale and across multiple verticals.
• Tender.io (Vortal / Mercell): Nordic-headquartered e-procurement and tender management group with operations across Europe. Comparable to DTAD on public tender aggregation and supplier enablement at scale, with stronger multi-country footprint but less depth in German 'Vergaberecht' niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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