The Auftragsberatungszentrum Bayern e.V. (ABZ)

...is your contact for public contracts in the supply and service sector. We inform and advise companies and public contracting authorities on all aspects of German and European public procurement.

Who are we?

The Auftragsberatungszentrum Bayern e.V. (ABZ) is a joint competence center of the Bavarian Chambers of Industry and Commerce and the Association of Bavarian Chambers of Crafts in Bavaria and is the central interface between public contracting authorities and the economy. It supports companies in processing the public market at regional, national and international level. It helps public clients to tender in accordance with public procurement law and to find suitable bidders. The ABZ, based in Munich, has been offering its services throughout Bavaria for over 70 years.

What do we do?

The ABZ has developed a wide range of specialized services and information offerings. The ABZ's services include

• free advice for companies and public contracting authorities on procurement procedures in the supply and service sector
• tailor-made training and further education courses on all aspects of public procurement
• Prequalification as part of registration in the official register (AVPQ)
• the nomination of companies for restricted tenders and negotiated awards

 Within the Bavarian Enterprise Europe Network, the ABZ covers the area of public procurement throughout Bavaria and acts as a back office for all network partners.

Who do we help?

We inform and advise small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and public contracting authorities in Bavaria on all aspects of German and European public procurement in the supply and services sector.

How do we help?

Nomination of companies

The Auftragsberatungszentrum Bayern e. V. (ABZ) points out reliable and capable applicants to contracting authorities as part of the designation process.

For this purpose, the ABZ maintains a bidder database with currently over 3,500 Bavarian companies interested in public sector supply and service contracts. If you are a company, you can apply to be included in the bidder database at any time.

If you are a contracting authority and are looking for suitable companies for restricted tenders or direct awards, you can send us a request for nomination. We will also be happy to help you with market research.

Official list of prequalified companies for the supply and service sector

Entry in the official directory makes it easier for Bavarian companies to participate in public tenders.

Companies and freelancers from the supply and service sector can register in the official directory set up by the Chambers of Industry and Commerce (IHKs). The entry is regarded as proof of suitability. If the company is entered in the official register, there is a presumption of suitability in its favor, with the result that the awarding authority may only question the suitability of the company in justified exceptional cases.

Tailor-made consulting and training services

ABZ Bayern offers expert advice free of charge. With us, you will find contacts who will provide you with professional information on award procedures, deadlines and sources of information, regardless of whether the questions relate to German and European contracts.

At the same time, we support public contracting authorities in their purchasing activities. We help you to observe the rules of public procurement and to find suitable suppliers. ABZ Bayern offers basic seminars on public procurement as well as specialized training courses for companies and public clients (public contracting authorities). The basic seminars impart knowledge about legal regulations, tendering sources and typical mistakes in the tendering process. In the specialized seminars, we address current topics such as new laws and new developments on public markets. Our business events often take place in cooperation with the Bavarian Chambers of Industry and Commerce or Chambers of Crafts throughout Bavaria. You can also book our seminars as in-house training courses. On the website www.abz-bayern.de and in the newsletter "Auftragswesen Aktuell" you will find all the information you need about public procurement.

Who can help you?

ABZ team:

Joachim Burk
Managing Director
Phone +49 (0)89 5116- 1245
E-mail: burk(at)abz-bayern.de

Steffen Müller
Deputy Managing Director, Project Manager
Consulting, training courses, Newsletter editorial team
Tel +49(0)89 5116 3172
E-mail: muellers(at)abz-bayern.de

Sebastian Michl
Project Manager
Consulting, training courses, Enterprise Europe Network
Tel +49(0)89 5116 3171
E-mail: michl(at)abz-bayern.de

Blanka Stricevic
Project Manager
Consulting, Enterprise Europe Network, Editorial Homepage
Phone +49 (0)89 5116-3177
E-mail: stricevic(at)abz-bayern.de

Vera Rüdiger
Project Manager
Prequalification in the supply and service sector (AVPQ)
Appointments; Bidder database
Phone +49 (0)89 5116-3173
E-mail: ruediger(at)abz-bayern.de

Tatjana Jovanovic
Team Assistant
Newsletter/Homepage editorial team 
Phone +49 (0)89 5116-3175
E-mail: jovanovic(at)abz-bayern.de

Julia Scheper
Office Manager
Accounting and Invoicing
Phone +49 (0)89 5116-3174
E-mail: scheper(at)abz-bayern.de

Heinz Spielvogel
Team Assistant
Event management 
Phone +49 (0)89 5116-3180
E-mail: spielvogel(at)abz-bayern.de

Address:

Auftragsberatungszentrum Bayern e.V. (ABZ Bayern e. V.)
Orleansstrasse 10 - 12
81669 Munich
Internet: www.abz-bayern.de
Mail: info(at)abz-bayern.de

Tel: +49 (0)89 5116 3171 - 3177 & -3180