Virtual Tourist Information - AI-based guest consultation, Lot 3 - Artificial Intelligence (AI) / AI chatbot / guest consultation system
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Felsenland Südeifel Tourismus GmbH (Bollendorf, Germany) is tendering: Virtual Tourist Information - AI-based guest consultation, Lot 3 - Artificial Intelligence (AI) / AI chatbot / guest consultation system. Offers are due 13 Nov 2026, 10:00 CET. Bidders must show, among other things: certificates, references, key people, minimum turnover, insurance.
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Key facts
- Deadline
- not published
- Estimated value
- Negotiated with call
- Procedure
- 15 Oct 2026
- Published
- 712759-2026
- Notice number
- 275/26
- Reference number
- Miscellaneous software development services and computer systems (72212900)
- Main CPV
- DEU
- Place of performance (NUTS)
- 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.
Notice published
Deadline for offers
What the buyer wants
Lot 3 - Artificial intelligence (AI chatbot and guest advice system) - Subject of this call The service includes in particular: 1. AI chatbot and voice assistant: provision of a visualized, voice-controlled chatbot with 24/7 real-time advice in at least DE, EN, NL and FR. The contractor must develop, operate and further develop the offered platform himself.
Logging and Transparency: Each action performed by the AI agent must be logged in a complete and structured manner (process steps, data sources, parameters, results). Model neutrality: The language model used must be interchangeable at runtime without system failure, without data loss and without adaptation of the knowledge database. Integration: The solution must be able to be operated platform- and DMS-neutrally.
Multiple integration: The parallel integration of the chatbot and the hybrid search on at least five independent integration environments of the partner regions must be covered by the client structure. Customization via the dashboard: All visual and language adjustments of the chatbot frontend and hybrid search must be possible via the administration interface without code adjustments or deployments and be verifiable in a preview.
Knowledge building and data integration: initial knowledge building with the tourist data of all five partner regions, configuration of value-added consulting rules and a documented knowledge building workflow with acceptance process by the client. Regulatory requirements: all AI systems used must comply with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (EU AI Act); Risk classification, transparency obligations and declarations of conformity shall be demonstrated.
The system shall not process personal data without a legal basis; Personal user data may not be used for model training without express consent. All data and models are fully hosted on servers within the EU. The overarching service level agreement (meta-SLA) is binding for all three lots. The reaction times specified therein are minimum requirements which must be improved but not deteriorated.
CPV codes
- 72212900Miscellaneous software development services and computer systemsmain
- 48000000Software package and information systems
- 72261000Software support services
- 72322000Data management services
- 72415000World wide web (www) site operation host services
- 73000000Research and development services and related consultancy services
Conditions for participation & required documents
What the notice asks bidders to prove, and the documents it requires. Full text below.
Conditions in the notice
- CertificatesCompany or personnel certificates named in the notice
- 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 as to whether and with regard to which services the applicant relies on the capacities of other enterprises and whether the necessary resources are available to them.
- Indication of the part of the contract that the applicant may intend to subcontract to third parties.
Minimum requirement for applicant experience: At least 2 reference projects on comparable achievements from the last 5 years. In each case, the customer and contact person, the service period, the scope of services (design, development, integration, operation, further development), the number of integration environments and languages as well as the order value must be specified. It is possible to prove more suitability by further references.
In the case of equally qualified applicants, lots shall be decided on the selection of participants. For the reference information, the prepared Excel file "Participation Request" can be used. The content of the notice shall be decisive. We ask you to submit the application in Excel format, other documents in PDF.
1. Tabular list, in which the persons intended for the provision of services are mentioned by name and with an indication of the respective qualification, which must be proven on request by means of evidence of education or study or other comparable documents, and with an indication of professional experience in years (§ 122 para 2 no. 1 GWB). Minimum requirement for the project team: a project management and a deputy project management, which are available for the duration of the contract.
1. Proof of hosting of all data and models (data center certificate or equivalent proof). GDPR data protection concept and declaration of conformity to the EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) including risk classification of the offered system. Technical description of the maintenance interface of the knowledge base (screenshots or demo). 4.SLA document with defined availability and reaction times. Proof that the core functionalities of the AI platform are under the applicant’s own technical and legal control.
Declaration on the total turnover of the applicant in the last 3 financial years (§ 122 para 2 no. 2 GWB).
1. If the applicant belongs to a group of undertakings, he/she must state with his/her request to participate the extent to which he/she is linked to the other undertakings. Declaration by the applicant that he does not belong to the categories referred to in Article 5 k(1) of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 as amended by the art. 1 point. 23 of Council Regulation (EU) 2022/576 of 8 April 2022 (Sanctions Regulation) companies or persons related to Russia. If the applicant belongs to a group of undertakings, he or she must declare with his or her request to participate that this also does not apply to the affiliated undertakings.
Minimum requirement: The applicant must have a company or professional liability insurance whose cover for personal injury is at least 1 million. EUR and in addition for other property and property damage at least 1 million EUR. This must be proven by a certificate of liability insurance or by a declaration of the insurance that the insurance sum will be available in the case of an order. The required evidence shall be submitted in text form.
Declaration of turnover for deliveries and services comparable to the advertised services in the last 3 financial years (§ 122 para 2 no. 2 GWB).
If the applicant is a legal person, he/she must present with his/her request for participation a commercial register extract or proof in accordance with the legislation of his/her home country.
Explanation of the number of employees and their training within the last 3 years (managerial staff, developers, project management, support) (§ 122 para 2 no. 3 GWB).
Experience of the applicant with similar AI chatbot implementations based on the submitted references that meet the minimum requirements for the required references. It is possible to prove more suitability by further references. In the case of equally qualified applicants, lots shall be decided on the selection of participants.
Professional experience in years of persons intended to provide services (project management and deputy project management). In the case of candidates with equal qualifications, lots shall be chosen.
Accumulated professional experience of the persons intended to provide the service on the basis of the references submitted which meet the minimum requirements. Each for the person intended to provide the service (project manager and figurative project manager). It is possible to prove more suitability by further references. In the case of equally qualified applicants, lots shall be decided on the selection of participants.
Options, renewals, framework
- Options: foreseen
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Conditions in this notice
- Certificatescertificate in the profile, valid on the bid dateIn your profile
- References3 matching references from the last 3 yearsIn your profile
- Key people2 people in the team meet itIn your profile
- Minimum turnoverturnover from financial statements above the thresholdIn your profile
- Insuranceliability policy expires before the bid deadlineExpires before the deadline
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
Company profile — matched to the requirements
- ISO/IEC 27001company certificate, validIn your profile
- ISO 9001company certificate — renew before you bidExpires before the deadline
- ISO 22301add it or bring in a consortium partnerNot in your profile yet
- Project manager — PMP / PRINCE22 people, 5+ years of experienceIn your profile
- Solution architect — TOGAFno certified personNot in your profile yet
- IT references, last 3 years3 public-sector implementationsIn your profile
- Turnover, last 3 yearsfrom financial statementsIn your profile
- Partner status (Microsoft, SAP, Oracle)to confirm with the vendorNeeds a look
- Security clearance (Poufne, NATO)to check in the teamNeeds a look
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Award criteria
The full criteria and their weights, as published in the notice.
- Price of the service (investment costs)15%
The offer with the most economically advantageous price receives 10 points. An offer with a price twice as high gets 0 points. Interpolation takes place between them. The decisive factor is the total price over the period up to 31.12.2038, formed by the one-time development and installation costs.
- Price of the service (ongoing support costs)10%
The offer with the most economically advantageous price receives 10 points. An offer with the economically highest price gets 0 points. Interpolation takes place between them. Relevant is the total price over the period up to 31.12.2038, formed from the running costs over 10 years taking into account the price sliding clause of a maximum of 4 % p.a.
- Quality and performance of the AI system30%
An offer will receive 0-3 points if all the aforementioned proofs are not or only partially provided. An offer receives 4-6 points if all proof is provided and whose consulting quality and multilingualism meets the requirements. 7-10 points receives an offer that also allows a noticeably higher response quality, a convincing conversation including questions and follow-up suggestions, a robust voice control under ambient noise and a consistent value-oriented consultation.
- Self-maintainability of the knowledge database15%
An offer receives 0-3 points, in which the independent maintenance of the knowledge database is only possible to a limited extent or a paid support of the contractor remains necessary for recurring tasks. 4-6 points receives an offer in which the maintenance of the knowledge database without programming knowledge is independently possible and the interface is constructed in a traceable manner. 7-10 points receives an offer that also offers a recognizable operator control tailored to the editorial everyday life and effectively supports the quality assurance of the answers through evaluations and correction options.
- Data protection, EU AI Act and GDPR concept5%
An offer receives 0-3 points, the documents of which represent the requirements only in general and in the risk classification, transparency obligations and data flows are not presented in a comprehensible manner. 4-6 points receives an offer that provides a complete privacy policy, proof of EU hosting and a declaration of conformity to the EU AI Act. 7-10 points receives an offer that also documents the data flows, including the model connection, describes measures against discriminatory recommendations and how compliance with regulatory requirements is ensured on an ongoing basis over the ten-year period.
- Further development concept20%
An offer receives 0-3 points, in which the further development is only described in general terms and expansion stages and planning process remain open. 4-6 points receives an offer that provides for traceable expansion stages and an annual planning and acceptance process. 7-10 points receives an offer that also clearly shows the distinction between licensed system updates and contracted further development and how technological developments and regulatory changes are addressed over the ten-year term.
- Response times in case of interface disruptions (Meta-SLA)5%
An offer receives 0-3 points, which does not or only partially meet the minimum periods of the meta-SLA per severity. 4 points receives an offer that meets the minimum deadlines of the meta-SLA per severity. 5-7 points receives an offer that is at least 25% below the minimum time limits across all grades. 8-10 points receives an offer that is at least 50% below the minimum time limits across all grades.
Buyer
Felsenland Südeifel Tourismus GmbH
- Address
- Neuerburgerstraße 6, 54669 Bollendorf, Germany
- Website
- www.felsenland-suedeifel.de
- Official contact address
- [email protected]
- The functional mailbox published in the notice. We never publish personal data.
Register identifiers
- Registration no. in the notice
- 072325005000-001-69
What this buyer bought before
Recent IT contracts awarded by the same buyer, from published award notices.
No earlier IT award by this buyer is published yet.
How to submit an offer
Offers are submitted only on the buyer's platform, before the deadline for offers.
- www.dtvp.de
- Platform
- yes
- Electronic submission
- no
- Electronic auction
Questions & answers
What is the deadline for offers in "Virtual Tourist Information - AI-based guest consultation, Lot 3 - Artificial Intelligence (AI) / AI chatbot / guest consultation system"?
Offers are due by 13 Nov 2026, 10:00 CET.
What is the estimated value?
The buyer did not publish an estimated value in the notice.
Who is the buyer?
Felsenland Südeifel Tourismus GmbH (Bollendorf, Germany).
Where and how do I submit an offer?
Offers are submitted electronically on www.dtvp.de.
How are offers scored?
Price of the service (investment costs) 15%, Price of the service (ongoing support costs) 10%, Quality and performance of the AI system 30%, Self-maintainability of the knowledge database 15%, Data protection, EU AI Act and GDPR concept 5%, Further development concept 20%, Response times in case of interface disruptions (Meta-SLA) 5%.
Which procedure is used?
Negotiated with call.
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