Grid assets, outage windows and the compliance behind a connection
Transmission and distribution work is bought against a grid code rather than against a drawing. Equipment -- transformers, switchgear, conductors, protection and control systems -- must be type-tested to recognised standards and demonstrably compatible with the network it joins, and the compliance evidence is assessed before the commercial offer matters. Factory acceptance testing witnessed by the buyer, then site acceptance and energisation under the network operator's procedure, are defined stages with payment attached.
The scarcest resource in this category is not money or plant but the outage. Work on a live network happens in planned windows agreed months ahead with the system operator, frequently at night or in a season of low demand, and a window missed is not simply rescheduled. Contracts therefore concentrate risk and liquidated damages on the outage rather than on overall completion, and bidders are assessed on the credibility of their resourcing and logistics for those specific windows. Working near live conductors requires authorised personnel under a permit regime, and the authorisations are individual.
Lead times shape the programme more than construction does. Large transformers, high-voltage cable and switchgear are made to order with delivery measured in many months and a global order book competing for the same factory slots, so tenders commonly ask bidders to evidence a secured manufacturing slot rather than to state a delivery date. Land rights, wayleaves, environmental consent and public inquiry risk sit with the buyer on most schemes but govern when site work can start, and the contract's provisions for delayed access are worth reading before the programme is priced.
This section describes how this category is bought generally, across the public buyers that publish it. The figures elsewhere on this page are measured for this market alone.
Who buys power transmission in Germany?
GlobalGov holds 264 power transmission records from 196 distinct buying organisations in Germany. The most frequent publishers are SWM Infrastruktur GmbH & Co. KG (12 records); TenneT TSO GmbH (6 records); EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (5 records); DB Energie GmbH (Bukr 31) (4 records); Bundesstadt Bonn - Referat Vergabedienste (3 records); Hamburg Port Authority AöR (3 records). Between them the 6 largest account for 12% of everything published, so buying here is spread across many separate authorities.
| Buying organisation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| SWM Infrastruktur GmbH & Co. KG | 12 | 4.5% |
| TenneT TSO GmbH | 6 | 2.3% |
| EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG | 5 | 1.9% |
| DB Energie GmbH (Bukr 31) | 4 | 1.5% |
| Bundesstadt Bonn - Referat Vergabedienste | 3 | 1.1% |
| Hamburg Port Authority AöR | 3 | 1.1% |
What are power transmission contracts worth in Germany?
49 of the 264 records publish a contract value. The median is $864,000 and the largest single published value is $49.7M. By size, 5 under $100k, 21 between $100k and $1M, 18 between $1M and $10M, 5 above $10M. The remaining 215 publish no value at all, so every figure here describes the priced subset only, and values are as stated by the buyer rather than as finally awarded.
| Contract size | Records | Share of priced |
|---|---|---|
| under $100k | 5 | 10% |
| between $100k and $1M | 21 | 43% |
| between $1M and $10M | 18 | 37% |
| above $10M | 5 | 10% |
How long do bidders get to respond to power transmission tenders in Germany?
Across the 89 Germany power transmission notices that publish both a publication date and a closing date, the median response window is 34 days. A quarter of them allowed 30 days or fewer and a quarter stayed open for more than 38. Short turnarounds are the exception rather than the rule here: only 5 (5.6%) closed within a fortnight of being published.
How often are power transmission tenders published in Germany?
Germany publishes about 7 notices a month in this category, 84 in the last twelve months. That is 147% more than the 34 published in the twelve months before that. Over the last three years there were 168, spread across 55 separate months of activity since 4 June 2021. February is historically the busiest month. No new notice has been published in this category since 26 May 2026, 128 days ago, so treat the figures above as a record of the market rather than as this week's pipeline.
How does Germany compare with other power transmission markets?
Among the 26 countries where GlobalGov holds a comparable power transmission market, Germany ranks 4th by number of records. The largest is Kenya (854 records against 264 here). Within Germany itself, power transmission is the 53rd largest of the 76 procurement categories tracked here.
Where do the Germany power transmission records on this page come from?
These 264 records are collected from 2 official sources: TED (262), DTVP (2). GlobalGov is an independent aggregator and is not affiliated with any of them; each record links back to the notice on its issuing portal. The set is rebuilt nightly, and the counts on this page were taken on 2026-10-01.
Most recent Power Transmission tenders in Germany
None of these are open for bids now — they are the most recent records GlobalGov holds for this market, kept here so the shape of a typical power transmission notice in Germany is visible. Set an alert to be told when the next one opens.
Germany – Electricity supply installations – SV-LRU-260129-003 - Nahwärmeversorgung "Kirschgärten" - Errichtung und Betrieb zweier Energiezentralen in den Bauabschnitten BA 1 (Gebäude WA 4.4 A) und BA 2 (Gebäude WA 4.3.3)
Germany – Electricity – Stromlieferung und Durchleitung eigener Mengen für den Abwasserverband Braunschweig
Germany – Electricity distribution – Konzessionsvergabe für den Betrieb des Netzes der Stromversorgung in der saarländischen Kreisstadt Merzig
Germany – Emergency generator – Rahmenvertrag über die Gestellung von mobilen Stromversorgungsanlagen
Germany – Repair and maintenance services of electricity meters – Einbau intelligenter Messsysteme EWE NETZ GmbH
Germany – Parts of electricity distribution or control apparatus – Lieferung Kompaktstationen
Germany – Electricity supply installations – Modernisierung der Lehrwerkstätten Rind (Ersatzneubau) Versuchs- und Bildungszentrum Landwirtschaft Haus Düsse
Germany – Installation services of electricity distribution and control equipment – AA IT-Servicedienstleistungen Inland
Germany – Electricity – MHH - Dynamisches Beschaffungssystem - Lieferung elektrischer Energie (Fahrplanlieferung) - VV 2025/750/7960
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