What Vergabe24 does

Vergabe24 GmbH operates a web-based e-procurement platform that aggregates public tender notices from six leading German regional publishing houses (B_I MEDIEN, Deutsches Ausschreibungsblatt, eVergabe.de, Gisela Husemann Verlag, Staatsanzeiger für Baden-Württemberg, and Verlag Bayerische Staatszeitung) into a single searchable interface covering regional German, Germany-wide, and EU-wide procurement opportunities. The platform serves two primary user groups: contractors and bidders (Auftragnehmer) — including construction companies, architects, planners, and service providers seeking public sector contracts — and public contracting authorities (Auftraggeber) publishing tender notices to reach qualified bidders. Core functionality includes customizable search profiles with email notifications, regional tariff plans organized by German federal state groupings, a mobile application for iOS/Android, and a content/knowledge section (Wissen) with guides, checklists, webinars, and procurement law resources.

The technology stack is a content aggregation platform rather than a custom-built marketplace: Vergabe24 bundles data feeds from the six founding partner publishers into a unified search experience, with no disclosed API, SDK, or proprietary data model. Distribution is hybrid — self-serve PLG for the long-tail SMB/individual subscriber base (free 7-day test, 3-month trial, 6-month and 12-month auto-renewing subscriptions), combined with direct sales to public entities routed through the regional publisher partners. Revenue streams include subscription fees (regional and EU tariffs), premium tender listings, premium support services, and paid webinars/seminars. Marketing operates through content marketing, an educational blog, a monthly newsletter, and an unusually broad social media footprint spanning LinkedIn, Facebook, X, XING, Instagram, Bluesky, Threads, and WhatsApp.

The company is structured as a private German GmbH (limited liability company) jointly owned by the six founding publishing partners, with headquarters in Halle (Saale) and a small core team. Two managing directors, Rudi Grimm and Jobst Scheidemann, lead the entity, which was originally founded in 1996 as a fax-on-demand service, became a joint-venture web platform in 1998 under the name ausschreibungs-abc, and was rebranded to Vergabe24 in 2007 (internet service) and 2010 (legal entity). The company reports over 570,000 tenders published annually, approximately 50,081 currently available, and over 2,100 new tenders added daily.

Name

Vergabe24

Legal name

Vergabe24 GmbH

Website

https://vergabe24.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Vergabe24 GmbH is a German e-procurement platform that aggregates public tender notices from six regional publishing partners into a unified subscription-based search service for contractors, bidders, and public contracting authorities across Germany and the EU.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Procurement / E-Procurement Software

NAICS

Business Support Services (5614)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

E-Procurement & Spend Analytics (BPAIAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Procurement & Contracting (BPAIAEAE)

Keywords

• Public tender aggregation
• E-procurement platform
• Construction tender search
• Public procurement database
• Government contract discovery

Headquarters

HQ city

Halle

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Access to Tender Database: Annual and semi-annual subscription plans for accessing the tender search platform. Users pay in advance for their selected subscription period. Regional tariffs cover different German states, with Germany-wide and EU-wide options also available.
2. Premium Tenders (Premium Ausschreibungen): Access to premium tender listings with additional features or priority placement.
3. Premium Support Services: Additional support services beyond basic platform access.
4. Webinars and Seminars: Paid webinars, seminars, and online courses on procurement topics offered through the Wissen knowledge section.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Vergabe24 is an online e-procurement platform that aggregates public tender notices from six leading German publishing houses into a single searchable database, allowing contractors to find, monitor, and respond to public procurement opportunities at regional, national, and EU-wide levels. The service is delivered through a web platform and a mobile app, supported by subscription-based regional and Germany/EU-wide tariffs, premium support, and paid webinars on procurement topics.

Product overview

Vergabe24 operates as a platform aggregating public procurement notices from six German publishing partners, offering a unified search interface for contractors seeking public contracts. The core product is the Vergabe24 web platform, supplemented by a mobile app for on-the-go access. The company offers tiered subscription products including a free test subscription (7 days), a trial subscription (3 months), and annual/half-year paid plans. The platform covers construction, architecture/planning, and service/delivery tenders at regional (Germany) and EU-wide levels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vergabe24 Platform Web-based public procurement notification platform aggregating over 570,000 annual tender notices from six leading German publishing services, enabling contractors to search for and subscribe to public procurement opportunities at regional, national, and EU levels.
• Vergabe24 App Mobile application for iOS and Android providing access to the Vergabe24 tender search and notification functionality on smartphones and tablets.
• Vergabe24 Premium Tenders (Premium Ausschreibungen) Premium tender listings offering additional features or priority placement for bidders seeking enhanced visibility into selected public procurement opportunities.
• Vergabe24 direkt Separate product offering from the Ausschreibungsdienste (tender publishers) explicitly not covered by the Vergabe24.de platform AGB, providing additional publisher-direct tender services.
• Vergabe24 Webinars and Seminars Paid online courses, webinars, and seminars covering procurement topics, available through the Wissen knowledge section of the platform.
• Vergabe24 Premium Support Services Additional premium support services beyond basic platform access, providing enhanced customer service for subscribers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 570,000 tenders published annually from Germany and Europe
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• B_I MEDIEN GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998Founding partner responsible for tender services covering Brandenburg, Berlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, and Bremen regions. Located at Faluner Weg 33, 24109 Kiel.
• Deutsches Ausschreibungsblatt GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998Founding partner responsible for tender services covering North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen) region. Located at Himmelgeister Straße 103-105, 40225 Düsseldorf.
• eVergabe.de GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998Founding partner responsible for tender services covering Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt (Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt) regions. Located at Messering 5, 01067 Dresden.
• Gisela Husemann Verlag e.Kfr.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998Founding partner responsible for tender services covering Thuringia (Thüringen) region. Located at Wartburgstraße 6, 99817 Eisenach.
• Staatsanzeiger für Baden-Württemberg GmbH & Co. KGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998Founding partner responsible for tender services covering Baden-Württemberg, Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz, and Saarland regions. Located at Breitscheidstraße 69, 70176 Stuttgart.
• Verlag Bayerische Staatszeitung GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998Founding partner responsible for tender services covering Bavaria (Bayern) region, in collaboration with Staatsanzeiger eServices GmbH. Located at Arnulfstraße 122, 80636 München.
• Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa)minorOthersSource for news content in the Vergabe24 knowledge section, providing current procurement-related news and updates.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Auftragsboerse.de (Auftragsbörse): Online tender marketplace for German and European public procurement opportunities, offering subscription-based search across construction, services and supply tenders — directly comparable to Vergabe24's core proposition.
• cosinex: German e-procurement platform providing electronic tendering, bidder management and contract award tools for public-sector buyers. Most direct functional peer given shared focus on German public-procurement digitization and bidder workflows.
• Subreport Verlag: Long-standing German tender notification service (Subreport ELVIS) publishing public-sector tenders and contracts across Germany and Europe. Direct overlap with Vergabe24 on subscription tender search and notification for bidders.

Broad incumbents

• Tenders Electronic Daily (TED): Official EU online version of the Supplement to the Official Journal, publishing all European public procurement notices above EU thresholds free of charge. The EU-wide incumbent and a free benchmark against which Vergabe24's EU coverage must differentiate.
• Jaggaer: Global source-to-pay and procurement suite with public-sector e-procurement modules. A broader incumbent with deeper capital that could move down-market into German public-tender aggregation over time.
• service.bund.de / Bund.de: Official German federal government portal publishing public tenders free of charge. A free, broad-incumbent substitute that anchors the lower bound of the market and constrains Vergabe24's pricing on basic tender search.

Regional players

• B_I MEDIEN GmbH: Founding JV partner of Vergabe24 and one of Germany's leading regional tender publishers covering multiple northern and eastern federal states. Operates parallel tender publications used by Vergabe24's aggregation.
• Verlag Bayerische Staatszeitung: Founding JV partner publishing tenders for Bavaria; also operates Staatsanzeiger eServices. Comparable as a regional tender publisher feeding into and competing with Vergabe24's aggregation.
• Deutsches Ausschreibungsblatt GmbH: Founding JV partner publishing tenders primarily for North Rhine-Westphalia. Functions as both a competitor (own publication) and a content supplier to Vergabe24's unified platform.
• Staatsanzeiger für Baden-Württemberg: Founding JV partner and regional tender publisher for Baden-Württemberg, Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz and Saarland. Functions as both upstream content source and partial regional substitute for Vergabe24.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/vergabe24
• Facebookfacebook.com/Vergabe24
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vergabe24-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/vergabe24

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 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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