engineering firm Tette and Steden

What engineering firm Tette and Steden does

Ingenieursozietät Tetté & Steden is a founder-led German engineering partnership (Ingenieursozietät) founded in 1994 and headquartered in Leichlingen (Rheinland). The firm combines management systems consulting with proprietary software, targeting German Mittelstand customers in regulated industries including medical devices, food, automotive, pharmaceuticals, pharmacies, sanitary supply houses, waste disposal, and pipe/canal service operators. Its consulting practice covers the design, implementation, and certification preparation of quality (ISO 9001), environmental (ISO 14001), occupational safety (OHSAS 18001), data protection (BDSG/DSGVO), risk, and medical device (ISO 13485, MDR) management systems, billed at per person-day rates with project-based fixed prices available.

The firm's software platform centres on QMS 9000, a registered trademark for a modular digital management system delivered as a Microsoft Access 2013 client with an MS SQL Server (Express 2008/2012/2014) backend connected via ODBC. QMS 9000 is offered with sector-specific variants (Medical, Food, MED, Pharmacie, Sanitas, Risk, Entsorger) and is supplemented by SMS 9000 (safety/emergency management) and RoKa Office (office software for Rohr- und Kanal-Technik service companies). Software is licensed on a one-time/perpetual basis with multi-year maintenance contracts; pricing is on request. The company also runs recurring seminars at EUR 299 per attendee covering ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016, and MDR, delivered at its Leichlingen premises or IHK Köln/Leverkusen facilities.

Go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven: direct sales via the corporate website contact form, personalized quote-based proposals, biennial booth presence at the RO-KA-TECH trade fair in Kassel, and seminar-based lead generation. The firm holds registered trademarks for QMS 9000 and RoKa Office and has a referral/certification relationship with TS-Cert for BDSG data protection audits. As a privately held partnership with 1–10 employees, founder Dilp.-Ing. Michael A. Tetté serves as Managing Director (Vorstand) and is the published author of multiple reference books on management system standards.

Name

engineering firm Tette and Steden

Legal name

Tetté & Steden Ingenieursozietät

Website

https://tettesteden.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ingenieursozietät Tetté & Steden is a founder-led German engineering partnership founded in 1994 that combines management systems consulting with proprietary QMS 9000 and RoKa Office software for Mittelstand customers in regulated industries including medical devices, food, pharmaceuticals, and pipe/canal services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Systems Consulting

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

DTx/SaMD Regulatory, Quality & Compliance Software (QMS/ISO/FDA) (HLACANAN)

Keywords

• Quality management consulting
• Management system software
• ISO certification services
• Regulatory compliance consulting
• Data protection consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Leichlingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Management System Consulting: Consulting services for the design and implementation of management systems including quality management (ISO 9001), environmental management (ISO 14001), occupational health and safety (OHSAS 18001), data protection (BDSG/DSGVO), risk management, and medical device regulatory compliance (MDR, ISO 13485). Services include system design, certification preparation, internal audits, and conformity assessments. Billed by person-day (8-hour day) according to the company's price list, with project-based fixed prices also available.
2. QMS 9000 Software Licenses and Maintenance: Sale and licensing of the QMS 9000 modular management software. The software is offered with sector-specific solutions (Medical, Food, Pharmacie, Sanitas, Risk, Entsorger). Pricing is on request. Maintenance contracts are provided with annual renewal, subject to a 3-month cancellation notice, with an initial 2-year term.
3. RoKa Office Software: Specialized office software for pipe and canal service companies. Sold as a licensed product with maintenance and support. Client/server deployment with optional MS SQL Server backend.
4. Seminars and Training: Seminar and training services covering ISO 9001:2015 transition, ISO 13485:2016, new MDR regulations, and integrated management systems. Conducted at company premises in Leichlingen or at IHK Köln/Leverkusen facilities. Priced at EUR 299 per person per session (plus VAT), including training materials, certificate, and catering.
5. Operational Data Protection (External DPO): External data protection officer services for companies. Includes building and implementing GDPR-compliant data protection organization, consulting on employee data protection and commissioned data processing, staff training, and audit support. Also offers data protection organization audits and certification with TS-Cert certificate.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Tetté & Steden is a German engineering partnership that delivers consulting services and proprietary software for the design, implementation, and certification of management systems covering quality (ISO 9001), environmental management (ISO 14001), occupational safety (OHSAS 18001), data protection (GDPR/BDSG), risk management, and medical device regulations (ISO 13485, MDR). Its core software platform is the QMS 9000 digital management system with sector-specific variants, complemented by RoKa Office (office software for pipe/canal service companies) and SMS 9000 (safety/emergency management). The firm also offers external data protection officer services and ISO/standard training seminars.

Product overview

Tette and Steden offers a platform-plus-modules product architecture centered around QMS 9000, a digital quality management system that serves as the core platform, with specialized sector solutions (Medical, Food, MED, Pharmacie, Sanitas, Risk, Ent) built as industry-specific add-ons. Supporting products include RoKa Office for pipe/canal service companies and SMS 9000 for safety and emergency management. The company also provides consulting services, seminars on ISO standards (9001, 13485), and individual software development for FMEA, RM, PPS, ERP, MSA, APQP, and CE marking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• QMS 9000: Management software for quality management, environmental protection, occupational safety, data protection, risk and health management. Digital database-based management system.
• RoKa Office
• SMS 9000

Products and services

• QMS 9000 Digital quality management system software that centralizes all quality management documentation and processes in a single database, replacing paper-based QM systems. Modular platform covering quality, environmental, occupational safety, data protection, risk and health management with support for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 13485, ISO 14971 and sector-specific standards.
• RoKa Office Office software for pipe and canal service companies providing business management functions including service order management, resource planning, employee scheduling, customer administration, and standard office functions. Client/server deployment with optional MS SQL Server backend.
• SMS 9000 - Safety Management System Digital safety and emergency management system covering AktG, KonTraG, BImSchG, StörfallVO, ASG, ProdHG, REACH and other regulations. Provides interdisciplinary safety concepts and processes unified in a single database.
• QMS 9000 Medical Sector-specific quality management solution for medical device manufacturers, users and operators, supporting CE marking under MPG and EU medical device directives, ISO 13485 compliance, ISO 14971 risk management and post-market surveillance.
• QMS 9000 Food Sector-specific quality management solution for the food industry supporting IFS, HACCP, German food hygiene regulation (LHygVO), ISO 9000, ISO 14001 and SCC standards.
• QMS 9000 MED Sector-specific quality management system for medical practices, helping physician offices meet DIN EN ISO 9001 quality management requirements imposed by German law since January 2004.
• QMS 9000 Pharmacie Sector-specific quality management system for pharmacies, digitizing organizational processes to reduce administrative burden and meet requirements of the German social security code and health insurers.
• QMS 9000 Sanitas Sector-specific quality management solution for medical supply houses (Sanitätshäuser), addressing EU medical device distribution regulations and health insurer quality demands.
• QMS 9000 Risk Risk management module for QMS 9000 covering regulations including BImSchG, StörfallVO, ASG, ProdHG, KonTraG, GefVO and REACH.
• QMS 9000 Ent (Entsorger) Sector-specific quality management solution for waste disposal and recycling companies (Entsorgungsfachbetrieb), supporting certification requirements under the German Closed Substance Cycle Waste Management Act (KrW-/AbfG).
• Management System Consulting Services Consulting services for the design and implementation of management systems including quality management (ISO 9001), environmental management (ISO 14001), occupational health and safety (OHSAS 18001), data protection (BDSG/DSGVO), risk management, IATF 16949 automotive quality, IFS/HACCP food safety, and medical device regulatory compliance (MDR, ISO 13485, CE marking). Services include system design, certification preparation, internal audits and conformity assessments, billed by person-day (8-hour day) or project-based fixed price.
• Seminars and Training Seminar and training services covering ISO 9001:2015 transition, ISO 13485:2016, new MDR regulations, and integrated management systems. Conducted at company premises in Leichlingen or at IHK Köln/Leverkusen facilities. Priced at EUR 299 per person per session (plus VAT), including training materials, attendance certificate and refreshments.
• External Data Protection Officer Services (Betrieblicher Datenschutz) External data protection officer services for companies. Includes building and implementing GDPR-compliant data protection organization, consulting on employee data protection and commissioned data processing, staff training, audit support, and audits/certification of data protection organization with TS-Cert certificate.

Quantifiable outcome

• Significant cost savings compared to conventional quality management systems
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TS-CertminorOthersTS-Cert is a certification body that provides certificates of conformity for data protection organizations and management systems. Tetté & Steden offers audits, assessments, and certification of clients' data protection organizations, issuing TS-Cert certificates to confirm legal conformity under BDSG. The relationship appears to be a referral/certification partner rather than a deep strategic alliance.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Babtec informationssysteme GmbH & Co. KG: German software vendor specializing in QMS, CAQ, and management system software for manufacturing and process industries. Directly comparable to Tetté & Steden's QMS 9000 platform in product scope and target customer profile, with a similar focus on ISO 9001 and sector-specific compliance.
• ConSense GmbH: German provider of integrated management system software covering quality, environmental, occupational safety, and risk management. Closely comparable to QMS 9000 in modular architecture, ISO-standard coverage, and mid-market German Mittelstand focus.

Broad incumbents

• MasterControl, Inc. US-headquartered vendor of cloud-based QMS and quality management software for regulated industries, including ISO 13485 and FDA compliance. Comparable product scope to QMS 9000 but at much larger scale and SaaS delivery model.
• TÜV Rheinland Cert GmbH: International TIC (testing, inspection, certification) provider with extensive ISO 9001/13485/14001 and medical device certification services. Directly competes with Tetté & Steden in management system certification preparation and standards consulting for German clients.
• DEKRA Certification GmbH: Major German and global certification body for management systems and products, listed as a reference customer of Tetté & Steden. Overlaps in ISO certification services, management system audits, and standards training that the consulting practice also addresses.
• TÜV SÜD Management Service GmbH: Global testing, inspection, certification, and training provider with deep coverage of ISO 9001, ISO 13485, MDR, and automotive standards. Competes in certification preparation and management systems consulting that Tetté & Steden serves via its QMS 9000 and consulting practice.
• DQS GmbH: One of the world's largest management systems certification bodies, also offering consulting and training on ISO 9001, ISO 13485, IATF 16949, and related standards. Overlaps with Tetté & Steden's consulting and certification preparation services at greater scale and global reach.

Emerging players

• Greenlight Guru (BioIVT): Specialized eQMS platform purpose-built for medical device manufacturers, addressing ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and FDA design controls. Directly competes for the same medical device QMS 9000 Medical segment that Tetté & Steden serves.
• Qualio Inc. Cloud-native eQMS vendor focused on life sciences and medical device companies needing ISO 13485 and FDA compliance. Represents the modern SaaS-shaped QMS competitor that Tetté & Steden's legacy on-premise QMS 9000 architecture must defend against.

Others

• DGQ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Qualität: German professional association for quality management that offers training, certifications, and publications across ISO 9001, ISO 13485, and related standards. Provides seminars and knowledge content that overlaps with Tetté & Steden's seminar and training revenue stream.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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