What BIL eG does

BIL eG is a registered cooperative (eingetragene Genossenschaft) founded on June 15, 2015 in Bonn, Germany, that operates the BIL-Portal — a nationwide digital platform for standardized infrastructure location inquiries (Planauskunft) connecting construction planners and builders with infrastructure operators across all utility sectors in Germany (gas, oil, chemical, electricity, water, telecommunications, fiber optic, and renewable energy). The portal enables a single inquiry to be routed automatically to all relevant participating operators via a standardized digital workflow, returning real-time feedback on operator responsibility, contacts, and emergency hotlines, with DSGVO-compliant ISO/TÜV-certified archiving of all transactions.

The platform's technical foundation centers on a centralized inquiry system with a standardized input mask, document upload, email dialogue, digital workspace, and archive functions. It is integrated with the Bundesnetzagentur's Infrastructure Atlas (ISA) for broadband coordination, ALIZ's research service providing access to over 15,500 operator datasets, Consberry's FASTPLANET SaaS, and tetraeder.com municipal participation portals. The cooperative is owned and governed by its member operators under a 12-person supervisory board, with GEOMAGIC GmbH providing core technology development.

Commercially, BIL eG operates a two-sided model: the portal is provided free of charge to builders and planners, while infrastructure operators pay tiered monthly membership contributions based on network size (kilometers of pipeline/cable or square kilometers of service area) and sector category. Additional paid services include ALIZ extended research, KATWARN alerts, BIL-Spannfeldanalyse (clearance analysis), and BIL interface integration. The cooperative is supervised by Genossenschaftsverband – Verband der Regionen e.V. and explicitly operates without profit-maximization objective. The member base has grown from 17 founding pipeline operators in 2015 to over 150 operators across all supply sectors, positioning BIL as the most widely used Planauskunft system in Germany.

Name

BIL eG

Legal name

BIL eG

Website

https://bil-leitungsauskunft.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BIL eG is a Bonn-based registered cooperative operating a nationwide German digital portal that lets construction planners submit a single standardized infrastructure inquiry reaching 150+ utility operators across all sectors, free for users and subscription-funded by operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Infrastructure Information Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Platform, BI & Analytics Integration (BPAEAAAI), Architecture, Construction & Building Codes Reference (Design, BIM, Safety Codes) (EDAGAGAH)

Keywords

• Infrastructure data services
• Utility network coordination
• Underground cable information
• Construction planning inquiries
• Infrastructure operator network

Headquarters

HQ city

Bonn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Operator Membership Contributions: BIL eG operates as a registered cooperative (eingetragene Genossenschaft) without profit maximization objective. The cooperative model provides an internet portal for free infrastructure searches for underground cable-bound infrastructure systems. Infrastructure operators pay monthly contributions based on operator size (measured in kilometers for pipeline/network length or square kilometers for service area) and sector category. Membership is open to operators of cable systems, companies that provide information about cable systems, and other interested parties. The platform is free for builders and planners to use.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BIL eG operates a nationwide digital portal (BIL-Portal / BIL-Die Leitungsauskunft) that enables builders, planners, and municipal authorities to submit standardized infrastructure location queries (Planauskunft) which are automatically routed to all participating infrastructure operators across all supply sectors (gas, oil, chemical, electricity, water, telecommunications, fiber optic). The platform consolidates fragmented single-operator inquiries into a single standardized request, providing real-time feedback on operator responsibility, legal compliance documentation, and a digital workspace with 24/7 emergency contacts.

Product overview

BIL eG operates the BIL-Portal (BIL-Die Leitungsauskunft) as its core platform — a nationwide digital information system for infrastructure location searches (Planauskunft) that connects construction planners and municipal authorities with infrastructure operators across all supply sectors (electricity, gas, oil, chemicals, water, telecommunications, cable, and renewable energy). The platform routes standardized queries through a digital workflow to determine operator responsibility and delivers responses in real time. The portfolio consists of the core BIL-Portal supplemented by the partner community area MeinBIL (with forum, toolbox, and order management), optional paid services including ALIZ extended search, KATWARN alerts, and BIL-Spannfeldanalyse, and communication materials such as the Boarding Pass series. The system is provided free of charge to construction planners and municipalities, while infrastructure operators pay tiered monthly fees based on their size and sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BIL-Portal (BIL-Die Leitungsauskunft) Central nationwide online portal enabling construction and planning applicants to submit standardized infrastructure location queries (Planauskunft) that are automatically routed to all relevant participating infrastructure operators across all supply sectors, with real-time feedback on operator responsibility. Free for builders and planners.
• ALIZ-Leistungserkundung (Erweiterte Recherche) Optional paid add-on service available within the BIL portal, enabling users to query a database of over 15,500 additional infrastructure operators beyond BIL participants, operated independently by ALIZ GmbH & Co. KG.
• KATWARN-Dienst

Quantifiable outcome

• Single inquiry reaches infrastructure operators across all supply sectors, including critical infrastructure operators (gas high-pressure pipelines, oil and chemical pipelines, electricity transmission networks).
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ALIZ GmbH & Co. KGcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 July 2019Since July 2019, the ALIZ research service has been offered through the BIL portal. ALIZ operates a comprehensive protection area database in collaboration with infrastructure operators and municipalities, maintaining over 15,500 utility provider datasets. The service enables users to query additional operators from the ALIZ database alongside BIL results.
• Bundesnetzagentur (Federal Network Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Bundesnetzagentur operates the Infrastructure Atlas (ISA), the central planning and information tool for showing infrastructure sharing opportunities and construction coordination for broadband expansion. The cooperation between ISA and BIL enables BIL portal users to display their queries in the ISA, which ISA users can utilize to coordinate construction work and fiber optic infrastructure sharing.
• CSE Center of Safety Excellence gGmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCSE Center of Safety Excellence is the competence center for technical safety of processes and plants. CSE advises and supports BIL in safety-related matters.
• Frank und PartnerminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe studio for visual communication Frank und Partner has accompanied BIL eG since mid-2019 in the fields of corporate design and strategic corporate communication.
• GEOMAGIC GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationGEOMAGIC GmbH develops modern IT technologies for network operators, infrastructure service providers, and municipalities. The BIL portal is technologically developed in close cooperation with GEOMAGIC.
• Wolter Hoppenberg Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbBminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWolter Hoppenberg is one of the leading law firms for energy providers and municipalities in Germany and supports BIL in legal matters.
• DVGW (Deutscher Verein des Gas- und Wasserfaches e.V.)minorOthersDVGW is a technical-scientific association in the gas and water sector that sets technical standards for safe and reliable gas and water supply.
• FNB Gas e.V.minorOthersFNB Gas represents the positions of gas transmission network operators and ensures transparent presentation of the performance and potential of gas transport infrastructure during the energy transition.
• BREKO (Bundesverband Breitbandkommunikation e.V.)minorOthersBREKO represents the majority of German fixed-line network competitors, with nearly 340 BREKO companies including over 190 city and regional carriers as well as municipal utilities.
• BUGLAS (Bundesverband Glasfaseranschluss e.V.)minorOthersBUGLAS brings together companies that lay fiber optic lines directly into buildings and households in Germany.
• VATM (Verband der Anbieter im Digital- und Telekommunikationsmarkt e.V.)minorOthersVATM bundles over 180 large telecommunications and service companies active in the German market.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• PLEdoc GmbH: 100% subsidiary of Open Grid Europe providing geodata management, technical documentation, and network information systems for gas pipeline operators. Acts both as a BIL partner and as a competing provider of infrastructure information provision services to individual operators.
• Consberry GmbH: Provider of the FASTPLANET SaaS platform for telecommunications companies and energy providers, integrated with the federal Infrastructure Atlas (ISA). Serves the same builder/planner and operator use cases as BIL with overlapping infrastructure query capabilities.
• GDMcom GmbH: Specialist for high-performance telecommunications and infrastructure documentation supporting multiple network operators in Germany. Overlaps with BIL on infrastructure information provision and is listed as a BIL supporting partner, indicating partial product overlap.

Broad incumbents

• PSI Software SE: Listed German software vendor delivering network control, energy management, and infrastructure planning solutions for energy networks, gas, water, and transportation operators — competes with BIL on the operator-side technology and asset-management layer.
• KISTERS AG: Established German software vendor providing GIS, asset management, energy data management, and water-resource IT solutions for utilities and infrastructure operators. Competes with BIL on the operator-side technology stack and could expand upward into query-routing and planning coordination.
• Schleupen SE: Provider of ERP and operational software for German utilities, municipal utilities (Stadtwerke), and housing industry, with capabilities that overlap BIL's operator-side portfolio at the enterprise software layer.
• Conterra GmbH: GIS and geodata specialist serving German municipalities, utilities, and infrastructure operators with mapping, asset management, and spatial data infrastructure solutions. Adjacent competitor for operator-side infrastructure data management.
• GEOMAGIC GmbH: Develops modern IT technologies for network operators, infrastructure service providers, and municipalities, and is the core technology partner behind the BIL portal. Offers GIS and infrastructure data solutions more broadly across the utility sector, making it both a partner and an adjacent competitor.

Direct peers

• infrest GmbH: Operates a multi-utility infrastructure query portal ('Leitungsauskunft') in Germany for builders, planners, and infrastructure operators across gas, water, electricity, telecommunications, and district heating — directly competing with BIL on the same target customers and use cases.
• ALIZ GmbH & Co. KG: Operates a comprehensive infrastructure protection-area database with 15,500+ datasets integrated directly into the BIL portal. Provides the same essential service — answering infrastructure queries for builders and planners — and competes head-to-head with BIL's research capabilities, despite also being a partner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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