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Who wins research and development services contracts in Germany

724 contracts were awarded to 581 different companies over the two years to July 2026, in CPV division 73. The median award was €291k. Every row here comes from the award notice the contracting authority published in the EU Official Journal.

Contracts awarded
724
Distinct winners
581
Median award
€291k
With a published value
521 of 724
Contract types
Services 719, Supplies 5

The companies winning most often

1
Bundesinsitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung (BBR)
14 contracts won
€3.9Mtotal awarded
2
VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH
9 contracts won
€132.4Mtotal awarded
3
Prognos AG
9 contracts won
€1.5Mtotal awarded
4
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
8 contracts won
€515ktotal awarded
5
Technische Universität Berlin
6 contracts won
€1.2Mtotal awarded
6
HafenCity Universität Hamburg
5 contracts won
€4.8Mtotal awarded
7
GMV GmbH
5 contracts won
€3ktotal awarded
8
VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH
4 contracts won
€62.5Mtotal awarded
9
Öko-Institut Consult GmbH
4 contracts won
€3.5Mtotal awarded
10
von Hoerner & Sulger GmbH
4 contracts won
€1.2Mtotal awarded
11
Stichting IEA Secretariaat Nederland
4 contracts won
€706ktotal awarded
12
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
4 contracts won
€338ktotal awarded
13
Technopolis Deutschland GmbH
4 contracts won
€332ktotal awarded
14
ifeu - Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg gGmbH
4 contracts won
€0total awarded
15
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH – Projektträger Jülich
3 contracts won
€89.7Mtotal awarded
16
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
3 contracts won
€58.4Mtotal awarded
17
The State of the Netherlands, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI)
3 contracts won
€10.8Mtotal awarded
18
Yuri GmbH
3 contracts won
€5.7Mtotal awarded
19
STICHTING KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS LUCHT - EN RUIMTEVAARTCENTRUM
3 contracts won
€5.7Mtotal awarded
20
Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
3 contracts won
€1.3Mtotal awarded
21
BearingPoint GmbH
3 contracts won
€3total awarded
22
Frankfurter Institut für Klinische Krebsforschung IKF GmbH
3 contracts won
€0total awarded
23
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
3 contracts won
€0total awarded
24
IABG mbH
3 contracts won
€0total awarded
25
GFA Consulting Group GmbH
3 contracts won
€0total awarded

Ranked by number of contracts, not by value, because a single framework agreement can carry a ceiling far larger than the work actually done under it. Totals are the sum of published values and should be read as an order of magnitude, not an audited figure.

Most recently awarded

2026-07-30
Germany – Research and development services and related consultancy services – Copernicus C3S2_520 Quality Assurance for Datasets in the Climate Data
Won by Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di Scienze del Mare (CNR) · bought by European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
€5.5M
2026-07-30
Germany – Research and development services and related consultancy services – Copernicus CJS2_152a Enhancing User Intelligence for CAMS: User Uptake
Won by Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) · bought by European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
€800k
2026-07-30
Germany – Research and development services and related consultancy services – Copernicus C3S2_601 Advancing Ocean Data Assimilation methodology for C
Won by Inria Grenoble Rhône-Alpes (INRIA) · bought by European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
€1.2M
2026-07-30
Germany – Research and development services and related consultancy services – Copernicus C3S2_412 Enhanced Operational Services for the Energy Sector
Won by Inside Climate Service (ICS) · bought by European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
€999k
2026-07-30
Germany – Research and development services and related consultancy services – Copernicus C3S2_360 Regional Climate Reanalysis Timely Updates
Won by Norwegian Meteorological Institute - MET Norway · bought by European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
€989k
2026-07-30
Germany – Research and development services and related consultancy services – C3S2_312a Essential Climate Variable Products Derived from Satellite Ob
Won by Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) · bought by European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
€1.8M
2026-07-30
Germany – Research and development services and related consultancy services – Copernicus C3S2_120a Technical Support for the Management of ECMWF’s EC
Won by Space ConneXions Limited (SCL-IRE) · bought by European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
€370k
2026-07-30
Germany – Research and development services and related consultancy services – Copernicus C3S2_430a Maintenance and Development to Support the C3S – E
Won by B-Open Solutions s.r.l. (B-OPEN) · bought by European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
€549k
2026-07-30
Germany – Research and development services and related consultancy services – Copernicus C3S2_314 Support for Climate Reanalysis including Satellite
Won by SPASCIA: Space Science Algorithmics · bought by European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
€1.5M
2026-07-30
Germany – Research and development services and related consultancy services – Copernicus C3S2_361a New Generation Copernicus pan-Arctic Regional Clim
Won by Meteorologisk institutt (MetNorway) · bought by European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
€3.5M

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