IT-Verbund Uelzen

What IT-Verbund Uelzen does

IT-Verbund Uelzen is a public-law municipal IT shared service center established in 2010 in the legal form of a Gemeinsame Kommunale Anstalt (joint municipal institution) under Lower Saxony law, headquartered at Taubenstr. 4, 29525 Uelzen, Germany. It is jointly owned and mandatorily served by six public-sector Träger: Landkreis Uelzen, Hansestadt Uelzen, Samtgemeinde Bevensen-Ebstorf, Samtgemeinde Aue, Samtgemeinde Suderburg, and Gemeinde Bienenbüttel. The organization provides end-to-end IT services to these municipal owners, functioning as their in-house IT department with no external shareholders and oversight from the Niedersächsisches Innenministerium.

The technical platform spans two geographically separated data centers running 400 virtual servers, 1,500 managed workstations, ~250 specialist Fachverfahren, and approximately 3,500 endpoint devices across schools, supporting 20 locations in total. The service portfolio includes IT infrastructure operations (24x7 with on-call and service hotline), hardware and software procurement with lifecycle management, application management via over 20 application managers, cloud services on an OwnCloud instance operated on its own servers, video conferencing (Zoom and self-hosted Jitsi), remote support via TeamViewer, GDPR-compliant data processing, and the ALLRIS web-based session and meeting management system used by municipal councils. Schul-IT services digitize schools in the district, and a Studien-Stipendium Verwaltungsinformatik at Hochschule Hannover (900 EUR/month stipend with guaranteed employment) builds a regional talent pipeline. Disclosed initiatives also include RPA and AI/LLM-adjacent projects for internal digitalization, a cyber-insurance arrangement with Stoik GmbH through May 2029, and a HinSchG-compliant whistleblower system from audatis.

Commercially, IT-Verbund operates as a non-commercial public-law entity: revenue is funded through municipal budget contributions from its Träger rather than market-priced contracts, with no public consumer pricing and no disclosed financial figures. Go-to-market is direct service delivery to its owners and affiliated entities (including schools), with formal public procurement (UVgO, EU-wide tenders, Verhandlungsvergabe) used for third-party procurement. Distribution is geographically confined to the Uelzen district in Lower Saxony, and no subsidiaries, M&A, or external investors are present. Leadership consists of a sole Vorstand (Andreas Hense) with a Stellvertretender Vorstand (Christian Leip) overseeing Finance and Coordination Management, governance by a 10-member Verwungsrat plus one employee representative appointed by the Träger, and a small management team including a Referentin Steuerungsunterstützung handling HR and recruitment (Viviane Wollborn).

Name

IT-Verbund Uelzen

Legal name

Gemeinsame Kommunale Anstalt IT-Verbund Uelzen

Website

https://it-verbund-uelzen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IT-Verbund Uelzen is a Lower Saxony municipal IT shared service center providing infrastructure, application management, cloud, and Schul-IT services to six mandated public-sector Träger in the Uelzen district.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Sector / Municipal IT Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

End-User Device Management (UEM/MDM, Desktop/Laptop/Tablet) (BPAEAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

ITSM Platform Implementation & Administration (ServiceNow/JSM/BMC/etc.) (BPAEAJAC), ITSM Tooling Integration, Automation & Orchestration (BPAEAJAD), Employee Experience (EX) & Digital Experience Monitoring Support (BPAEAJAO)

Keywords

• Municipal IT services
• Public sector IT infrastructure
• Managed IT operations
• Cloud and application hosting
• School IT digitization

Headquarters

HQ city

Uelzen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal IT Services: As a Gemeinsame Kommunale Anstalt (shared municipal public law institution), the organization receives funding from its six public sector owners (Träger) and provides comprehensive IT services including infrastructure, operations, administration, data security, hardware/software procurement and management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IT-Verbund Uelzen is a municipal joint public-law institution (Gemeinsame Kommunale Anstalt) that acts as the consolidated internal IT department for its six public-sector owners in the Uelzen district of Lower Saxony. It provides end-to-end managed IT services covering IT infrastructure operations across two data centers, hardware and software procurement, application management for around 250 specialist applications, 24x7 user support, cloud and collaboration services, video conferencing, school IT digitization, and the ALLRIS council session management system.

Product overview

IT-Verbund Uelzen is a municipal IT service provider (Gemeinsame Kommunale Anstalt öffentlichen Rechts) offering comprehensive IT services as a full-service provider for public administration. The organization operates approximately 20 locations with 400 virtual servers and 1,500 workstations. The portfolio includes ALLRIS (session management), System-Betrieb (infrastructure operations with school IT), Anwendungsbetreuung (application management for ~250 specialist applications), Finanz- und Koordinationsmanagement, Cloud-Dienste (OwnCloud-based), Videokonferenzen (Zoom/Jitsi), and user support. The service model covers hardware/software procurement, secure infrastructure operation with two data centers, application hosting, and IT consulting—providing complete IT outsourcing for municipalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ALLRIS Session Management System Web-based session and meeting management system for municipal councils and committees; provides digital council session services for municipalities (Sitzungsdienst).
• Finanzmanagement (Financial Management) Financial management services covering budget planning, reporting, cost accounting, and development of new financing models for the municipal Träger.
• Koordinationsmanagement (Coordination Management) Coordination management including material procurement, invoice workflows, session services coordination, and EU-wide procurement for the joint institution.
• Anwender-Support (User Support) End-user helpdesk and first-level support with 24x7 service hotline and on-call duty for municipal clients.
• IT-Infrastruktur-Betrieb (IT Infrastructure Operations) Operation of the full municipal IT infrastructure spanning two geographically separated data centers with 24x7 operation, on-call duty, and service hotline.
• Hard- und Software-Bereitstellung (Hardware and Software Provision) Supply, procurement and lifecycle management of hardware and software for municipal owners.
• System-Betrieb (System Operations & School IT) System operations covering communication networks, server landscapes, data backup, system administration and dedicated school IT (3,500 end devices) within Landkreis Uelzen.
• Anwendungsbetreuung (Application Management) Application management with over 20 application managers supporting approximately 250 specialist (Fachverfahren) applications and 1,500 customer employees.
• Cloud-Dienste (Cloud Services via OwnCloud) Private cloud (OwnCloud-based) services for document storage and management, calendar, email, spreadsheets, document exchange, forms, and audio/video collaboration, hosted on the institution's own servers.
• Videokonferenzen (Video Conferencing) Video conferencing, online meetings, webinars, and screen sharing via Zoom and self-hosted Jitsi Meet.
• Schul-IT (School IT Services) School IT digitalization services including modern teaching media, school networks, device management, and pedagogical applications for schools in Landkreis Uelzen.

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and supporting.

• Stoik GmbHminorOthers · 1 June 2025Awarded contract for cyber insurance (Cyberversicherung) through negotiated procurement procedure (Verhandlungsvergabe ohne Teilnahmewettbewerb) for the period June 2025 to May 2029. Contract value exceeds 25,000 EUR threshold.
• Hetzner Online GmbHsupportingTechnology or IntegrationWeb hosting provider for IT infrastructure services; Hetzner provides server hosting and data center services for the company's online presence.
• JF.Consulting GmbHsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCommissioned for processing whistleblower reports under the German Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG); maintains data processing agreement with the company.
• Jobilla DACH GmbHsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRecruitment platform provider used for applicant management, job posting distribution, and candidate evaluation in the hiring process.
• corporate benefits Deutschland GmbHminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEmployee benefits platform provider offering corporate discounts and benefits programs for staff.
• audatis Services GmbHsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvides the audatis MANAGER whistleblower system for reporting and investigating violations of applicable law or company policies.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Hetzner Online GmbH: Web hosting and data center infrastructure provider listed as an IT-Verbund partner. Comparable as a supplier/ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor — provides underlying hosting infrastructure rather than municipal IT services.

Direct peers

• KID Magdeburg (Kommunale Informationsdienste Magdeburg): Municipal IT service company owned by the city of Magdeburg and surrounding municipalities. Comparable business model providing IT infrastructure and services to public-sector shareholders/owners in a defined regional territory.
• KDVZ (Kommunale Datenverarbeitungszentrale): Municipal data processing center providing IT services to municipalities in the Rhein-Erft/Rhineland region. Comparable Zweckverband structure delivering data center operations, application hosting, and user support to member municipalities.
• regio iT GmbH: Municipal IT service provider for cities and districts in North Rhine-Westphalia (Aachen region), operating a similar shared-services model for public administrations. Directly comparable in business model (managed IT for Träger/Gesellschafter municipalities) and scope (data centers, workplace, applications).
• Kommunale Informationsverarbeitung Sachsen (KISA): Municipal IT service provider for Saxon municipalities, operating the same kind of shared-services model (Zweckverband) as IT-Verbund Uelzen. Comparable in providing data center operations, application management, and user support to public-sector owners.
• Kommunale IT-UNION eG: Cooperative of municipal IT service providers across Germany. Comparable peer at the ecosystem level, representing shared-service municipal IT entities of similar character to IT-Verbund Uelzen.
• Kommunale Datenverarbeitung Region Stuttgart (KDRS): Zweckverband (joint municipal association) providing IT services to municipalities in the Stuttgart region. Directly comparable Anstalt/Zweckverband model serving municipal Träger with infrastructure and application services.

Broad incumbents

• AKDB (Anstalt für Kommunale Datenverarbeitung in Bayern): Larger Bavarian municipal IT Anstalt serving thousands of municipalities with a comprehensive portfolio (data center, applications, e-government). Same institutional form (Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts) as IT-Verbund, but at materially greater scale.
• Dataport: Public-sector IT service provider owned by northern German states (including Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg). Operates a comparable full-service IT model for government entities in northern Germany, overlapping IT-Verbund's regional geography.
• Hessische Zentrale für Datenverarbeitung (HZD): State-level IT service provider for the Hessian state administration. Operates a comparable managed IT model for public-sector clients with comparable service breadth (data center, workplace, applications).

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

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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