Dienstleistungs- und Einkaufsgemeinschaft Kommunaler Krankenhäuser

Name

Dienstleistungs- und Einkaufsgemeinschaft Kommunaler Krankenhäuser

Legal name

Dienstleistungs- und Einkaufsgemeinschaft Kommunaler Krankenhäuser

Website

https://gdekk.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Procurement and Cooperative Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital Shared Services, GPOs & System Support Organizations (HLAFAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Procurement Helpdesk & Stakeholder Support (BPAAAJAD)

Keywords

• Healthcare procurement services
• Hospital purchasing cooperative
• Medical equipment management
• Hospital staff training
• Municipal hospital services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cologne

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Core offering

GDEKK GmbH is a service and purchasing cooperative for municipal (kommunale) hospitals in Germany. It provides group procurement services, supports medical equipment management, and delivers staff training and continuing education to its member hospitals. The organization pools demand from municipal hospitals to negotiate better terms with suppliers and standardise non-clinical services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Group Procurement for Municipal Hospitals Pooled purchasing service for member municipal hospitals, negotiating terms with suppliers for medical and non-medical goods.
• Medical Equipment Management Support service for municipal hospitals covering the management of medical equipment assets, including procurement assistance and lifecycle oversight.
• Staff Training and Continuing Education Education and training programs for staff of member municipal hospitals.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Direct peers

• Prospitalia GmbH: One of Germany's largest hospital procurement cooperatives, providing group purchasing and supply chain services to German hospitals — directly comparable to GDEKK's core municipal-hospital procurement focus, but at significantly larger scale and broader member base.
• AGKAMED GmbH: Procurement cooperative for Catholic and non-profit hospitals in Germany, offering group purchasing and consulting services; structurally similar to GDEKK as a hospital-owned GPO with bundled services beyond pure procurement.
• KEV (Klinik Einkauf Verband): German hospital purchasing association providing GPO services and shared procurement infrastructure to German hospitals; functionally analogous to GDEKK as a hospital-owned purchasing community.
• Sana Einkauf & Logistik GmbH: Sana's central procurement and logistics arm serves a large private hospital network in Germany with GPO-style shared services; directly comparable to GDEKK in procurement and supply chain consolidation for hospital members.
• P.E.G. Einkaufs- und Betriebsgenossenschaft eG: German hospital purchasing and operations cooperative serving a broad base of German hospitals; directly comparable to GDEKK's shared-services and procurement mandate for German hospital members.
• EKK plus GmbH: Procurement and consulting service provider for ecclesiastical (church-affiliated) hospitals in Germany; comparable as a hospital-segment GPO offering bundled procurement and advisory services.

Others

• European Hospital and Healthcare Federation (HOPE): European federation representing national hospital and healthcare associations; not a direct competitor but a relevant peer ecosystem player for hospital shared-services organizations operating in Germany and adjacent European markets.

Broad incumbents

• Deutsche Krankenhausgesellschaft (DKG): German Hospital Federation representing the interests of German hospital operators and providing advocacy and shared services; broad incumbent aligned with GDEKK's municipal-hospital constituency but operating at a national policy level.
• Mediq Deutschland GmbH: Pan-European medical supply and procurement services provider serving hospitals and healthcare providers at much larger scale; broad incumbent in the same hospital procurement category as GDEKK.
• HELIOS Klinikum Einkauf / Fresenius Procurement: Hospital operator with integrated procurement capabilities for its own network, illustrating the vertical-integration threat to independent GPOs like GDEKK; comparable as a large-scale hospital procurement and supply chain entity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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