Beschaffungsamt des BMI

What Beschaffungsamt des BMI does

Beschaffungsamt des BMI (BeschA) is Germany's largest civilian federal procurement agency, established in 1951 and operating as a federal government authority (Bundesbehörde) under the Federal Ministry of the Interior and for Homeland (BMI). Headquartered in Bonn with a second service location in Erfurt opened in 2020, the agency centralizes procurement for approximately 330 registered federal agencies and institutions, including the Federal Police, BKA, BBK, THW, and the Federal Foreign Office. Its 2021 procurement volume reached approximately 7 billion EUR, representing a 50% year-over-year increase.

BeschA operates a multi-platform e-procurement ecosystem comprising e-Vergabe (electronic tendering), the Kaufhaus des Bundes (electronic catalog/ordering shop), the Bedarfserhebungstool (needs aggregation), the Travelmanagementsystem des Bundes (federal travel management), and the Datenservice Öffentlicher Einkauf (cross-jurisdictional procurement data platform). The Kompetenzstelle für nachhaltige Beschaffung (KNB) provides specialized advisory services on sustainable procurement to federal, state, and municipal authorities. The technology architecture is built around interoperability between these platforms to deliver end-to-end procurement from needs assessment through tendering and contract fulfillment.

As a government entity, BeschA is funded through annual federal budget allocations and does not generate commercial revenue; procurement volumes represent administered public funds rather than the agency's revenue. The go-to-market model is purely institutional: direct consultation with federal client advisors, electronic ordering via the Kaufhaus des Bundes, and tendering via e-Vergabe. Customer segments span federal ministries/agencies (primary), federal states (joint sustainable procurement initiatives with all 14 Bundesländer), municipalities, and ecclesiastical/academic institutions receiving sustainability advisory support. The business model is professional services in nature but non-commercial, with pricing determined through competitive tendering procedures rather than published rate cards.

Name

Beschaffungsamt des BMI

Legal name

Beschaffungsamt des Bundesministerium des Innern

Website

https://bescha.bund.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Beschaffungsamt des BMI is Germany's largest federal civilian procurement agency, operating centralized e-procurement platforms (e-Vergabe, Kaufhaus des Bundes, BET, TMS) for approximately 330 federal agencies under the Federal Ministry of the Interior, established 1951, headquartered in Bonn.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Procurement Services

NAICS

Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (921140), National Security (928110)

SIC

Foreign Governments (8888)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAEAE

Public Procurement & Contracting

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Public Finance, Treasury & Procurement

SECONDARYBPAAAJAC

Sourcing Support & RFx Administration (RFI/RFP/RFQ)

Business & Public Services/Administrative & Support Services (BPO, Call Centers, Back Office)/Procurement & Purchasing Support (P2P, Vendor Admin)

SECONDARYBPAIAHAB

Defense Acquisition, Procurement & Contracting

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Defense & National Security

Keywords

• Public procurement services
• Government e-procurement
• Federal procurement agency
• Sustainable procurement advisory
• Framework agreement contracting

Headquarters

HQ city

Bonn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Procurement Services: As a federal government agency, BeschA operates on annual public budget allocations rather than generating commercial revenue. The organization facilitates procurement for federal agencies using taxpayer funds, with procurement volumes representing contract values with suppliers rather than revenue to BeschA.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Beschaffungsamt des BMI is Germany's largest civilian federal procurement agency, providing centralized procurement of goods and services for federal ministries, police, security authorities, and other federal institutions. It conducts competitive tendering, manages framework agreements, and operates digital e-procurement platforms (e-Vergabe, Kaufhaus des Bundes) to enable federal agencies to order standard products and award complex contracts in compliance with German and EU procurement law. It also delivers advisory services for sustainable procurement through its Kompetenzstelle für nachhaltige Beschaffung (KNB).

Product overview

The Beschaffungsamt des BMI operates as a platform-based ecosystem of interconnected digital procurement tools, not a single unified product. The core offerings include e-Vergabe for electronic tendering, the Kaufhaus des Bundes (KdB) as the centralized e-procurement shop, the Datenservice Öffentlicher Einkauf for open procurement data, the Bedarfserhebungstool for needs aggregation, the Travelmanagementsystem des Bundes for travel management, and the Kompetenzstelle für nachhaltige Beschaffung for sustainability advisory services. These platforms work together to enable end-to-end public procurement—from needs assessment and tendering through to order fulfillment and travel management—serving federal agencies, businesses, and other public sector clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• e-Vergabe (Electronic Tendering of the Federal Government) Electronic tendering platform of the Federal German Government enabling complete electronic processing of public procurement procedures from announcement to contract award. Used by federal agencies and suppliers for public tenders.
• Kaufhaus des Bundes (KdB) Federal eGovernment shop and procurement platform for standard products, allowing approximately 330 registered federal authorities to order goods and services via electronic catalog linked to bundled framework agreements.
• Datenservice Öffentlicher Einkauf (DÖE) Open data service platform for public procurement that aggregates and provides procedure and decision data from federal, state, and municipal procurement platforms for trend analysis and supply chain monitoring.
• Bedarfserhebungstool (BET) Needs assessment tool enabling federal agencies to report and aggregate estimated procurement quantities before initiating centralized procurement procedures and framework agreements.
• Travelmanagementsystem des Bundes (TMS) Centralized travel management system of the Federal Government for processing business travel applications, booking, and reimbursement, including separation allowance and moving costs.
• Kompetenzstelle für nachhaltige Beschaffung (KNB) Competence center within BeschA providing advisory, training, and guidance to federal, state, and municipal authorities on sustainable public procurement practices.
• Rahmenvertrags-Roadmap Roadmap providing an overview of current and planned framework agreements managed by the Federal Procurement Office for centralized public procurement planning.

Quantifiable outcome

• Procurement volume of approximately 7 billion EUR in 2021, representing 50% increase from previous year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• Technisches Hilfswerk (THW)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2023BeschA and THW maintain a close strategic partnership for crisis procurement and international disaster relief. The cooperation proved effective during the Turkey-Syria earthquake (2023), Ukraine war support (2022), and COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021). THW coordinates state aid while BeschA procures required supplies rapidly. In the earthquake relief effort, BeschA procured aid goods worth approximately 6 million EUR within days of the disaster.
• Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Cooperation in international aid procurement, particularly for Ukraine war relief and crisis assistance. BeschA procures humanitarian supplies coordinated through the Foreign Office's international aid programs.
• Initiative D21minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership through BMI's Platform 5 'Open Government - Using Data Intelligently' on the Digital Summit 2022. Collaborative project on data-driven applications including the Datenservice nationaler Einkauf.
• All 14 German Federal States (Bundesländer)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Joint initiative 'Nachhaltige Beschaffung ist das neue Normal' (Sustainable Procurement is the New Normal) - a collaborative film project with all 14 federal states promoting sustainable public procurement practices across Germany.
• Free Hanseatic City of BremenminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Co-development of the 'Datenservice nationaler Einkauf' (National Procurement Data Service) platform, in partnership with BMI and Bremen, to aggregate and analyze public procurement data.
• BitkomminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Cooperation project on IT procurement (ITK-Beschaffung.de) with the German digital association Bitkom. Jointly organized 'Praxistag öffentlicher IT-Einkauf' (Public IT Procurement Practice Day) events.
• Federal States (14 Bundesländer)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeschA, through its Competence Center for Sustainable Procurement (KNB), coordinates with 14 German federal states on joint sustainable procurement initiatives. This includes the 'Gemeinsame Bund-Länder-Fortbildungsinitiative nachhaltige Beschaffung' (Joint Federal-State Training Initiative for Sustainable Procurement) launched in 2023, and collaborative film projects on sustainable public procurement.
• Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational cooperation in civil protection, including joint support for Tunisian rescue forces through procurement and delivery of firefighting pickup trucks.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SAP Ariba: Leading commercial e-procurement and supplier-network SaaS platform serving large enterprises and public-sector buyers globally; represents the commercial alternative to in-house government e-procurement systems like e-Vergabe and Kaufhaus des Bundes.
• Jaggaer: Major commercial source-to-pay and procurement platform provider with significant public-sector customer base across Europe; potential competitive substitute for parts of BeschA's electronic procurement infrastructure.

Others

• Bitkom e.V. German digital industry association partnering with BeschA on public IT procurement events (Praxistag öffentlicher IT-Einkauf); included as an ecosystem enabler and indirect channel to IT suppliers and digital policy stakeholders.

Direct peers

• State Procurement Office (Poland - Urząd Zamówień Publicznych affiliated bodies): Polish public procurement authority supporting centralized procurement coordination and policy across the Polish public sector; comparable in mandate and EU procurement-law alignment.
• U.S. General Services Administration (GSA): U.S. federal agency responsible for centralized procurement of goods and services across federal departments; the international benchmark for large-scale centralized public procurement and federal e-commerce platforms.
• NHS Supply Chain: Centralized procurement body for the UK's National Health Service, providing framework agreements and digital procurement infrastructure for a large public sector entity; directly comparable centralized public-sector procurement model.
• Crown Commercial Service (CCS): UK executive agency of the Cabinet Office acting as the central procurement body for the British public sector; comparable in scale, framework-agreement model, and digital platform approach.
• Service public fédéral (SPF) - Stratégie et Appui / FedProcurement: Belgian federal central procurement entity operating shared procurement services for Belgian federal agencies; analogous centralized model and EU public-procurement compliance focus.
• Bundesbeschaffung GmbH (BBG): Austrian federal central procurement agency performing equivalent centralized procurement for Austrian federal ministries and agencies; closest functional and structural peer to BeschA given shared DACH-region public procurement model.
• Bundesamt für Logistik (LOG): Swiss federal procurement office operating centralized procurement services for the Swiss Confederation; mirrors BeschA's mandate of consolidating federal purchasing under a single authority.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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