DTVP Deutsches Vergabeportal GmbH

What DTVP Deutsches Vergabeportal GmbH does

DTVP Deutsches Vergabeportal GmbH operates the leading web-based e-procurement SaaS platform for German public tenders, marketed as the Deutsches Vergabeportal (dtvp.de). It was formed as a joint venture between Bundesanzeiger Verlag GmbH (a legal publisher with 65+ years in public procurement law publishing) and cosinex GmbH (an e-procurement technology pioneer with ~20 years of experience) and is headquartered in Berlin. The platform enables public contracting authorities (Vergabestellen) to publish and run electronic tender procedures compliant with German procurement law (VgV, UVgO, VOB/A, SektVO, VSVgV), and enables companies (Bieter) to discover tenders, communicate inside virtual project rooms, and submit OSCI-protocol-signed electronic bids via the Bietertool desktop client or, more recently, browser-based submission.

DTVP monetises through two distinct revenue streams. On the bidder side it runs a freemium model: a free Basic Edition, then Professional (€49/month single user), Enterprise (€79/month up to 10 users, includes the cross-platform Multiplattform-Bietertool) and Supreme (from €199/month for more than 10 users), each including the daily email Benachrichtigungsservice and the AI-assisted Argos search-profile generator. On the contracting-authority side it sells recurring subscriptions with a €149 setup fee (waived after 12 months) plus a separate Leistungs- und Preisverzeichnis, billed quarterly in arrears. Additional revenue comes from licensing the DTVP backbone to four state-level portals (Rhineland-Palatinate, Lower Saxony, Baden-Württemberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) and three sector portals (IHK, GIZ, Techniker Krankenkasse), and from paid seminar/webinar professional services.

The company serves two primary segments: more than 5,000 Vergabestellen across federal, state, municipal, healthcare and sector authorities (15,000+ users) and more than 200,000 registered bidder companies, with 160,000+ companies active on DTVP-based platforms globally. Distribution combines self-service registration, dedicated Produktberatung (inside sales) phone lines for both segments, a heavy webinar and Regionalforum events programme, HubSpot-driven inside sales, and partner-enabled reach via the licensed state and sector sub-portals. Recent product investment has focused on the Argos KI-Assistent (2026), the 1.8M-profile DTVP Bieterverzeichnis, web-based bid submission (2026-03-18) and ongoing OSCI-protocol/Bietertool enhancements.

Name

DTVP Deutsches Vergabeportal GmbH

Legal name

DTVP Deutsches Vergabeportal GmbH

Website

https://dtvp.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DTVP Deutsches Vergabeportal GmbH operates the leading web-based e-procurement SaaS platform for German public tenders, serving more than 5,000 contracting authorities and 200,000+ registered bidder companies under a freemium and subscription model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Procurement Software (E-Procurement SaaS)

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Vendor & Contract Management (Software/Cloud) (BPAEAOAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Contract Administration Support (PO/Contract Compliance) (BPAAAJAE), Compliance, Risk & Supplier Due Diligence (KYC/ESG/Sanctions) (BPAAAJAK)

Keywords

• Public procurement platform
• E-procurement software
• Tender management
• Electronic bidding
• Government contracting

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tenderer (Bieter) Subscription: Recurring SaaS subscription from companies (Bieter) for value-added services: Professional Edition (€49/month, single user) with unlimited search profiles and daily email notification; Enterprise Edition (€79/month, up to 10 users) with multi-platform Bietertool; Supreme Edition (from €199/month, >10 users) with personal customer service advisor. 30-day free trial of Professional then annual billing in advance; refunds for unused months on early cancellation. Free Basic Edition available.
2. Contracting Authority (Vergabestelle) Subscription: Recurring subscription fees from public contracting authorities for use of the DTVP e-procurement platform plus a one-time €149 setup fee waived after 12 months of contract; quarterly billing in arrears; plus specific performance and price list (Leistungs- und Preisverzeichnis). Includes surcharges for misuse of the HAD interface (€200 processing fee).
3. Platform/Sub-portal Technology Licensing: DTVP technology is licensed to multiple state-specific portals (rlp.vergabekommunal.de, vergabe.niedersachsen.de, vergabeportal-bw.de, evergabe-mv.de) and sector-specific portals (vergabe.ihk.de, ausschreibungen.giz.de, vergabe.tk.de), which operate their own branded e-procurement sites on the DTVP backbone. Each sub-portal may apply its own AGB.
4. Paid Seminar/Webinar Professional Services: Paid professional training seminars (e.g., 'Vertrieb im Public Sector' by Prof. Dr. Christian-David Wagner, with Teilnehmer* pricing plus VAT), running on GoTo Webinar; free cancellation up to 10 working days before event; full fee charged thereafter.
5. Freemium Bidder Onboarding: Free Basic Edition for company self-registration and tender browsing/participation drives top-of-funnel adoption, with land-and-expand upgrade path to paid Professional/Enterprise/Supreme editions including email notification service, multi-platform Bietertool, and dedicated customer advisors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion5 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

DTVP operates the leading German Software-as-a-Service platform for public procurement, enabling contracting authorities (Vergabestellen) to publish and electronically execute tender procedures under VgV, UVgO, VOB/A, SektVO and VSVgV, and enabling bidding companies (Bieter) to discover relevant tenders, receive daily matching-tender email notifications, sign bids electronically and submit them via the OSCI-protocol Bietertool or web-based bid submission. The platform is sold as subscription editions to bidders (€0–€199+/month) and to public contracting authorities, and is licensed as the technology backbone to state and sector sub-portals across Germany.

Product overview

DTVP Deutsches Vergabeportal GmbH operates a unified web-based e-procurement platform — DTVP — supplemented by a small, clearly named set of modules and regional sub-portals. The core platform (DTVP at dtvp.de) lets contracting authorities publish and electronically run public tender procedures and lets companies participate via virtual project rooms, the Bietertool desktop client (which uses the OSCI protocol and supports qualified electronic signatures), and web-based bid submission. Layered on top are: the Argos KI-Assistent (AI-based search-profile generator), the DTVP Bieterverzeichnis (1.8M-profile supplier directory), and the DTVP Benachrichtigungsservice (daily matching-tender emails). Bidder access is packaged in four editions — Basic (free), Professional (EUR 49/month, single user), Enterprise (EUR 79/month, up to 10 users, includes the cross-platform Multiplattform-Bietertool), and Supreme (from EUR 199/month, more than 10 users). The same DTVP technology powers several regional sub-portals — rlp.vergabekommunal, vergabe.Niedersachsen, Vergabeportal BW, evergabe-mv, and vergabe.ihk — and connects to partner-operated platforms of GIZ (ausschreibungen.giz.de) and TK (vergabe.tk.de), plus an interface to the Hessische Ausschreibungsdatenbank (HAD) for Hessian authorities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DTVP (Deutsches Vergabeportal) e-Vergabe Platform Web-based SaaS e-procurement platform that lets German public and sector contracting authorities publish and electronically execute public tender procedures under VgV, UVgO, VOB/A, SektVO and VSVgV, and lets bidding companies participate via virtual project rooms, electronic bid submission (Bietertool), qualified electronic signatures and the Bieterverzeichnis bidder directory. Sold in four bidder editions (free Basic, €49/month Professional, €79/month Enterprise up to 10 users, from €199/month Supreme for >10 users) and as a recurring subscription plus €149 setup fee to contracting authorities.
• DTVP Argos KI-Assistent

Quantifiable outcome

• Significant reduction in effort for distributing tender documents and bidder communication (cited by Stadt Koblenz / rlp.vergabekommunal)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 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

Integration2 records

AI capability8 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship / parent joint venture, flagship / parent joint venture / technology partner, state-level sub-portal, sector-level sub-portal and operational technology vendor.

• Bundesanzeiger Verlag GmbHflagship / parent joint ventureStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner and co-owner of DTVP Deutsches Vergabeportal GmbH. Bundesanzeiger Verlag is a specialist publisher in law, economics and taxation with 65+ years of publishing activity, holding an outstanding position in official publications and public procurement law publishing (Veris decision database, Grundlagen Vergaberecht information services). Provides legal publishing expertise and brand credibility. Located at Amsterdamer Str. 192, 50735 Köln.
• cosinex GmbHflagship / parent joint venture / technology partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner and co-owner of DTVP Deutsches Vergabeportal GmbH. cosinex is a technology partner for the public sector and pioneer in e-procurement with almost 20 years of experience developing solutions for digitalisation and optimisation of administrative processes, e-government projects, and innovative e-procurement solutions. Provides core e-procurement technology, technical support (support.cosinex.de), and innovation including Bietertool and platform extensions. Located at Gesundheitscampus-Süd 31, 44801 Bochum.
• rlp.vergabekommunal.de (Land Rheinland-Pfalz)state-level sub-portalTechnology or IntegrationState-specific e-procurement sub-portal for the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate, running on DTVP backbone technology. Provides Vergabestellen in Rhineland-Palatinate with DTVP-powered e-procurement services (cited by Stadt Koblenz).
• vergabe.niedersachsen.de (Land Niedersachsen)state-level sub-portalTechnology or IntegrationState-specific e-procurement sub-portal for Lower Saxony, running on DTVP backbone technology. Provides Vergabestellen in Lower Saxony with DTVP-powered e-procurement services.
• vergabeportal-bw.de (Land Baden-Württemberg)state-level sub-portalTechnology or IntegrationState-specific e-procurement sub-portal for Baden-Württemberg, running on DTVP backbone technology. Provides Vergabestellen in Baden-Württemberg with DTVP-powered e-procurement services.
• evergabe-mv.de (Land Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)state-level sub-portalTechnology or IntegrationState-specific e-procurement sub-portal for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, running on DTVP backbone technology. Provides Vergabestellen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with DTVP-powered e-procurement services.
• vergabe.ihk.de (Industrie- und Handelskammern)sector-level sub-portalTechnology or IntegrationE-procurement sub-portal for the German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (IHK) running on DTVP backbone technology, enabling IHK-specific tendering procedures across the IHK network.
• ausschreibungen.giz.de (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit - GIZ)sector-level sub-portalTechnology or IntegrationE-procurement sub-portal for Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) running on DTVP backbone technology; GIZ applies its own AGB for the platform.
• vergabe.tk.de (Techniker Krankenkasse - TK)sector-level sub-portalTechnology or IntegrationE-procurement sub-portal for Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) health insurance running on DTVP backbone technology; TK applies its own AGB for the platform.
• HubSpotoperational technology vendorTechnology or IntegrationCRM, marketing optimization, lead tracking and management platform used by DTVP (HubSpot Inc., 25 First Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA). HubSpot meeting booking embedded for Beratung appointment scheduling. Data stored in USA with EU-US Data Privacy Framework compliance.
• Brevooperational technology vendorTechnology or IntegrationNewsletter sending and analytics platform used by DTVP (Brevo GmbH, Nürnberger Straße 8, 10787 Berlin). Newsletter data stored on Brevo servers in Germany.
• Edudipoperational technology vendorTechnology or IntegrationWebinar hosting platform used by DTVP to deliver its regular webinar series on e-procurement topics (e.g., E-Vergabe mit DTVP).
• GoTo Webinaroperational technology vendorTechnology or IntegrationWebinar hosting platform used by DTVP for paid seminars such as 'Vertrieb im Public Sector' taught by Prof. Dr. Christian-David Wagner.
• Google (Analytics 4, Ads, DoubleClick)operational technology vendorTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Analytics 4 for web analytics; Google Ads for paid search advertising with keyword and audience targeting; Google DoubleClick and Google Analytics Remarketing for cross-device retargeting. Controller for EU/EEA/Switzerland: Google Ireland Limited, Dublin. Google LLC certified under EU-US Privacy Framework with EU Standard Contractual Clauses.
• Matomooperational technology vendorTechnology or IntegrationOpen-source web analytics tool (matomo.org) used by DTVP for website optimization with pseudonymized user profiles; Matomo cookies set only with active consent.
• SalesVieweroperational technology vendorTechnology or IntegrationSalesViewer GmbH marketing and lead intelligence technology used by DTVP for company-related data collection via javascript-based code, pseudonymized via one-way hashing.
• YouTubeoperational technology vendorTechnology or IntegrationYouTube LLC plugins on DTVP website for video content presentation including Argos assistant intro and webinar recordings.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Coupa Software: Coupa is a large global procurement and spend management SaaS platform addressing contract management, sourcing, and supplier risk. It competes at the broader procurement-suite level rather than in DTVP's German public-tendering niche, but its contract and supplier modules are functionally adjacent.
• Jaggaer: Jaggaer is an established global procurement SaaS suite covering sourcing, contract lifecycle, and supplier management. It serves German public-sector and enterprise buyers as a broader incumbent that overlaps with DTVP at the contract and supplier-discovery layers.
• SAP Ariba: SAP Ariba is a global SaaS procurement platform serving sourcing, contract management, and supplier engagement across enterprise and public-sector buyers. It competes for the upper end of German public-sector e-procurement and offers broader spend management than DTVP's narrowly specialised public-tendering focus.
• cosinex GmbH: cosinex is DTVP's joint venture partner and technology backbone provider, with ~20 years of e-procurement and e-government solution development. As the underlying technology vendor, it operates a broader e-government portfolio (e-voting, admin digitalisation) that overlaps with but extends beyond DTVP's narrow e-procurement focus.
• Bundesanzeiger Verlag GmbH: Bundesanzeiger Verlag is DTVP's joint venture parent and a 65+ year specialist publisher in German law, taxation, and public procurement law. Its broader portfolio of official publications and Veris procurement-law databases is adjacent to, and partly overlaps with, DTVP's regulated e-procurement market.

Direct peers

• Mercateo: Mercateo is a German procurement marketplace and e-procurement platform connecting buyers and suppliers, including public-sector customers. It serves a similar two-sided audience of procurement bodies and suppliers in Germany, with comparable subscription and marketplace dynamics.
• Vergabe24: Vergabe24 is a competing German e-procurement platform that also enables public contracting authorities to publish tender procedures and bidders to participate electronically. It targets the same two-sided market (Vergabestellen and Bieter) in Germany with similar free/low-cost pricing, making it the closest direct competitor to DTVP.
• Hessische Ausschreibungsdatenbank (HAD): HAD is Hesse's state-run public procurement platform and competes directly with DTVP for Vergabestellen and bidders in the Hessian market. DTVP maintains a dedicated integration interface to HAD (§3 AGB), reflecting their head-to-head competitive overlap in regional German public procurement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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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