Procurement of a BPMN Modeling Environment with Process Portal Integration for the Digitalization of Forms and Processes

Zweites Deutsches FernsehenMainz, GermanyNotice 757703-2026 · Reference number: ZDF-120-OV-26-013

At a glance

Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Mainz, Germany) is tendering: Procurement of a BPMN Modeling Environment with Process Portal Integration for the Digitalization of Forms and Processes. Offers are due 1 Dec 2026, 14:00 CET. 36-month contract. Bidders must show, among other things: ISO 27001, references, key people, minimum turnover, insurance.

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Key facts

Deadline
not published
Estimated value
36 months
Duration
Open procedure
Procedure
2 Nov 2026
Published
757703-2026
Notice number
ZDF-120-OV-26-013
Reference number
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (72000000)
Main CPV
DEU
Place of performance (NUTS)
not allowed
Variant offers
German
Language of offers

The buyer did not publish an estimated value in the notice.

Dates

Every date of the notice and its changes, in order. Times: Brussels / Warsaw.

  1. Notice published

  2. Deadline for questions

  3. Deadline for offers

  4. Planned start of the contract

  5. Offers binding until (computed)computed

    59 days from the deadline for offers, per the notice

  6. Planned end of the contract

What the buyer wants

ZDF intends to procure a cloud-based BPMN modeling environment with process portal integration for the digital mapping, execution and monitoring of administrative business processes.

The IT solution should enable specialist areas to map structured and traceable digital process sequences with forms, approval levels and status tracking process variants should be flexibly configurable so that new professional requirements or organizational changes can be implemented without individual programming and with the least possible technical effort. The call for tenders shall select an appropriate IT solution, including implementation, operation, maintenance and support and training.

The focus is on standard-compliant modeling according to BPMN 2.0, the execution of model-based human interaction workflows, integrated form and task management as well as secure integration into existing IT and organizational framework conditions of the ZDF.

Procurement of a BPMN Modeling Environment with Process Portal Integration for the Digitalization of Forms and Processes

CPV codes

  • 72000000IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportmain

Conditions for participation & required documents

What the notice asks bidders to prove, and the documents it requires. Full text below.

Conditions in the notice

  • CertificatesISO 27001
  • ReferencesSimilar contracts delivered before
  • Key peopleNamed roles, CVs or minimum team
  • Minimum turnoverMinimum annual turnover or financial standing
  • InsuranceProfessional or liability insurance

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Declaration on the absence of grounds for exclusion - Declaration on the absence of grounds for exclusion and measures for self-cleaning in accordance with § 42 para. 1 VgV i.V.m. §§ 123? 125 GWB Form "Declaration Nonexistent Exclusions"

Proof of registration in a professional or commercial register - Proof of registration in a professional or commercial register (e.g. trade register extract) or other certificate or declaration in accordance with Annex XI of Directive 2014/24/EU, if this is a prerequisite for the permitted professional practice under the legislation of the respective country of establishment or origin. The proof must not be older than 6 months before the publication of the EU notice/call for tenders.

Presentation of the applicant - Short, meaningful presentation of the applicant according to the aspects of name, headquarters and branches, company history, organizational structure and number of employees and their division into business areas.

Self-declaration regarding Russia - self-declaration that there is no breach of the 5th EU sanctions package - Article 5k of Council Regulation (EU) 2022/576 (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/...) of 8. amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine ? is available and not more than 10% of the contract value is attributable to affected companies. Form "Appendix 2 Self-declaration Reference Russia-0422"

Credit certificate - credit certificate* of a house bank (not older than 6 months)

Which parts of the contract are to be subcontracted - indicate which parts of the contract are to be subcontracted; in the case of subcontractors, undertakings from all subcontractors and the corresponding evidence of suitability and declarations of suitability relating to their respective share of the service shall be attached to the tender. Form 235 - "Directory of ServicesCapacity Other Company-1217" Form 236 - "Declaration Other Company-1217"

Declaration of candidate communities on the allocation of benefits - Declaration of candidate communities on the allocation of benefits among the members of the applicant community Form 234 - "Declaration Bidder Working group-1217"

Self-declaration on the total annual turnover - self-declaration on the total annual turnover in the last 2 closed financial years Note: In the case of consortia of bidders and in the case of subcontractors, in the case of qualifying loans, the values must be stated separately, are added for the rating.

Self-declaration on the number of employees - self-declaration on the number of employees per year in the last 2 years

Occupational liability insurance - self-declaration by the applicant/member of the association of applicants that he/she will submit to the client in writing the proof of an occupational liability insurance of an insurer licensed in the European Union within a period of 7 working days after the contract has been awarded to him/her. Insurance coverage:

  1. in the amount of at least 5 million EUR per claim for culpable damages and material damages or is completed until the start of the project (no limitation of liability see award and contract documents).
  2. in the amount of at least 1 million EUR per claim for damages caused by culpability or is completed until the start of the project (no limitation of liability see award and contract documents).
  3. that the duration of the insurance cover is maintained for the term of the contract.
  4. that the other conditions of insurance cover correspond to the general conditions within the wholesale and group business of insurers licensed in the European Union.

BPMN Modeling and Workflow Execution - Providing standard-compliant BPMN 2.0 modeling of business processes (at least events, gateways, pools, lanes and message flows) as well as the ability to generate, configure, execute and monitor human interaction workflows based on approved process models. Proof of product fiche

Integrated model management - meeting and providing at least the following integrated model management requirements: versioning, status management, review, approval and publication; new versions without cancelling running instances. Proof of product fiche

Forms Engine and Data Portability – Providing an integrated form engine with validation, signature and data transfer capabilities, as well as import and export capabilities for forms, process models and process data. Process and audit data must be exportable at least as CSV, XML or JSON; Additional documentation as PDF. Proof of product fiche

Decision logic/DMN - mapping and execution of decision logics based on DMN 1.x. Proof of product fiche

Email integration - Outgoing notifications and incoming process starts and continuations. Proof of product fiche

Service integration - standardized interfaces, at least REST APIs and the option for connectors to SAP, external services, specialist procedures and third-party systems. (See LV 4.1.2) Proof of product fiche

Process analysis - Analysis of status, runtimes, bottlenecks and key figures must be possible. (LV 4.1.3)

EU-based SaaS operation and data processing - SaaS operation of the solution with exclusive data processing and data storage in the EU or the EEA as well as compliance with the requirements of the GDPR.

Authentication - Providing at least the following authentication options: SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect, Microsoft Entra ID/Azure AD and Single Sign-On. Proof of product fiche

Client ability & RBAC - role-based authorization and access concept; separate configuration of forms and workflows per organizational unit. Proof of product fiche

German-language UI/Doku - German user interface as well as German-language administration and user documentation.

Audit Trail - Protected and audit-proof logging of process executions, model and configuration changes and user actions. The log data shall be exportable for testing, detection and auditing purposes.

Safety & Backups - The solution must ensure continuous data backups. Data shall be protected both at rest and during transmission. For this purpose, encryption of resting data and transport encryption with TLS 1.2 or higher must be provided. Proof of product fiche

Availability & Scaling - availability of at least 99.0% annual average according to SLA and support for increasing user and process volumes. Proof of self-declaration.

Data protection and information security management - compliance with the GDPR, in particular the requirements for order processing according to art. GDPR, as well as proof of an established information security management by a current ISO 27001 certification or an equivalent standard. Evidence of certificates and product fiches

AVV - order processing according to art. 28 ff. GDPR; The contractual basis is the planned AVV.

Transparent pricing/licensing structure - Full identification of license, storage, transaction and other ongoing operating costs.

References - role-based authorization and access concept; separate configuration of forms and workflows per organizational unit.

German Support - German Support; Response times by fault class (see LV chapter 3.0)

Fixed project team - Fixed project team with project management, technical contact person and specialist advice.

Options, renewals, framework

  • Renewals: up to 2 times, 12 months each
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Conditions in this notice

  • ISO 27001certificate in your profile, valid on the bid dateIn your profile
  • Key peopleyour team matched to the required rolesIn your profile
  • Referencessimilar contracts from your history matched to the conditionIn your profile
  • Minimum turnoverturnover from your financial statements against the thresholdIn your profile
  • Insuranceliability policy amount and validity on the bid dateIn your profile

This tender's facts

  • Who wins at this buyerrecently: Fonn Group Germany GMBH, Media Broadcast GmbH — 6 different winners in the last 6 awardsNeeds a look

Typical for: System implementation

  • Implementation partner statuscertified for the platform being implementedIn your profile
  • Data migration and integrationsexperience with the buyer's current systemsNeeds a look
  • Training and documentationuser and administrator training in the buyer's languageIn your profile

Registers — checked automatically

  • Handelsregistercompany active, managing directors matchVerified
  • Transparenzregister (beneficial owners)entry matches the shareholdersVerified
  • Wettbewerbsregister (exclusions)no entry that excludes you from public contractsVerified
  • EU VAT (VIES)number active in VIESVerified
  • LEI (GLEIF)LEI issued and renewed, data matches the registerVerified
  • Sanctions screeningcompany and owners not listedVerified

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Buyer

Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen

Address
ZDF-Straße 1, 55127 Mainz, Germany

Register identifiers

EU VAT
DE149065327
Registration no. in the notice
DE 149 065 327

What this buyer bought before

53 IT contract award notices 2020–2026, €2.9m in total.

  • RV Serviceleistungen Netzwerkbetriebszentrale NOC

    Winner: Media Broadcast GmbH

    €27mFramework agreement — maximum value

    24 Jul 2026

  • Rahmenvereinbarung Media Asset Management - Cloud MAM

    Winner: Fonn Group Germany GMBH

    €1.1mFramework agreement — maximum value

    24 Jul 2026

  • RV über AV Kommunikation- und Medientechnik für hybride Besprechungsräume

    Winner: BFE Studio und Medien Systeme GmbH

    €4.6mFramework agreement — maximum value

    18 Dec 2025

  • Rahmenvereinbarung IT-Dienstleistungen Datenmanagement 2025

    Winner: Accso GmbH

    value not disclosed

    12 Aug 2025

  • IT-Service Hotline und vor-Ort Studiodienst

    Winner: everience Germany GmbH

    €20mFramework agreement — maximum value

    27 Jun 2025

  • Administration und Inbetriebnahme von Medienmanagement-Systeme

    Winner: 14A IT Services GmbH

    €550,000Framework agreement — maximum value

    11 Feb 2025

How to submit an offer

Offers are submitted only on the buyer's platform, before the deadline for offers.

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Electronic submission
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Electronic auction

Questions & answers

What is the deadline for offers in "Procurement of a BPMN Modeling Environment with Process Portal Integration for the Digitalization of Forms and Processes"?

Offers are due by 1 Dec 2026, 14:00 CET.

What is the estimated value?

The buyer did not publish an estimated value in the notice.

Who is the buyer?

Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Mainz, Germany).

Where and how do I submit an offer?

Offers are submitted electronically on satellite.dtvp.de.

Which procedure is used?

Open procedure.

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Source: Tenders Electronic Daily (TED), Official Journal of the EU. SalesDots is not the contracting authority; offers are submitted only through the buyer's platform. Data from the official notice, refreshed 6 Nov 2026, 02:34 CET.