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  "retrieved": "2026-10-18T11:14:37Z",
  "source": "Assay Systems register, https://assay-systems.com/register/",
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    "name": "Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln: contracts awarded without a rival",
    "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/uncontested/b/westdeutscher-rundfunk-koln/",
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      {
        "label": "uncontested awards",
        "value": 49,
        "unit": "count"
      },
      {
        "label": "of its awards",
        "value": 40,
        "unit": "percent",
        "display": "40%"
      },
      {
        "label": "suppliers",
        "value": 38,
        "unit": "count"
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        "label": "single bid",
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        "unit": "count"
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    "text": [
      "Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln made 49 of its 123 public contract awards without a rival from 2023-12-20 to 2026-07-15: 27 without a competition and 22 after a competition that drew a single bid, to 38 suppliers; the most to Convit GmbH, 7."
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        {
          "Date": "2026-07-09",
          "Supplier": "Convit GmbH 474892-2026",
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          "How": "No competition neg-wo-call",
          "Stated reason": "technical"
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          "Date": "2026-03-24",
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          "Stated reason": "technical"
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          "Date": "2026-03-16",
          "Supplier": "Convit GmbH 180432-2026",
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          "Stated reason": "technical"
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          "Date": "2026-03-16",
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          "Date": "2026-03-16",
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          "How": "No competition neg-wo-call",
          "Stated reason": "technical"
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        {
          "Date": "2026-02-12",
          "Supplier": "Codevise Solutions GmbH 103465-2026",
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          "How": "No competition neg-wo-call",
          "Stated reason": "technical"
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      {
        "name": "Frauenhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. für ihr Frauenhofer-Institut für IAIS",
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        "name": "Frauenhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. für ihr Frauenhofer-Institut für IAIS in the register",
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        "name": "Media Broadcast GmbH",
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        "name": "Media Broadcast GmbH in the register",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/media-broadcast-gmbh/"
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      {
        "name": "ENGIE Deutschland GmbH",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/uncontested/s/engie-deutschland-gmbh/"
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        "name": "ENGIE Deutschland GmbH in the register",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/engie-deutschland-gmbh/"
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        "name": "Siemens AG",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/uncontested/s/siemens-ag/"
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        "name": "Siemens AG in the register",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/siemens-ag/"
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        "name": "ARGE IP Systems GmbH",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/uncontested/s/arge-ip-systems-gmbh/"
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        "name": "ARGE IP Systems GmbH in the register",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/arge-ip-systems-gmbh/"
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        "name": "Codevise Solutions GmbH",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/uncontested/s/codevise-solutions-gmbh/"
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        "name": "Codevise Solutions GmbH in the register",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/codevise-solutions-gmbh/"
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        "name": "ENGIE Refrigeration GmbH",
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        "name": "ENGIE Refrigeration GmbH in the register",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/engie-refrigeration-gmbh/"
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        "name": "JOTT Consulting GmbH in the register",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/jott-consulting-gmbh/"
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      {
        "name": "Jungmann Systemtechnik GmbH& Co. KG",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/uncontested/s/jungmann-systemtechnik-gmbh-co-kg/"
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        "name": "Jungmann Systemtechnik GmbH& Co. KG in the register",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/jungmann-systemtechnik-gmbh-co-kg/"
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      {
        "name": "Riedel Communications GmbH & Co. KG",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/uncontested/s/riedel-communications-gmbh-co-kg/"
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      {
        "name": "Riedel Communications GmbH & Co. KG in the register",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/riedel-communications-gmbh-co-kg/"
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        "name": "Statista GmbH",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/uncontested/s/statista-gmbh/"
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        "name": "Statista GmbH in the register",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/statista-gmbh/"
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        "name": "Technocrane s.r.o",
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        "name": "Technocrane s.r.o in the register",
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        "name": "ARGE IP Systems GmbH und Kalinowski Consulting GmbH",
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        "name": "ARGE IP Systems GmbH und Kalinowski Consulting GmbH in the register",
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        "name": "Babbel & Haeger GmbH & Co. KG",
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        "name": "Babbel & Haeger GmbH & Co. KG in the register",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/babbel-haeger-gmbh-co-kg/"
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        "name": "Boris FX Germany GmbH",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/uncontested/s/boris-fx-germany-gmbh/"
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        "name": "Boris FX Germany GmbH in the register",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/boris-fx-germany-gmbh/"
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        "name": "Byron Informatik AG",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/uncontested/s/byron-informatik-ag/"
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        "name": "Byron Informatik AG in the register",
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        "name": "CodX Software AG",
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        "name": "FUJIFILM Electronic Imaging Europe GmbH",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/uncontested/s/fujifilm-electronic-imaging-europe-gmbh/"
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        "name": "FUJIFILM Electronic Imaging Europe GmbH in the register",
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        "name": "G&L Geißendörfer & Leschinsky GmbH",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/uncontested/s/g-l-gei-endorfer-leschinsky-gmbh/"
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        "name": "HL Audio Vertrieb GmbH",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/uncontested/s/hl-audio-vertrieb-gmbh/"
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        "name": "HL Audio Vertrieb GmbH in the register",
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        "name": "IBM Deutschland GmbH",
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        "name": "IBM Deutschland GmbH in the register",
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        "name": "Ikegami Electronics (Euro) GmbH, Neuss",
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        "name": "Ikegami Electronics (Euro) GmbH, Neuss in the register",
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        "name": "IP Systems GmbH in the register",
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        "name": "Klüh Catering",
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        "name": "Lawo AG",
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      {
        "name": "Lawo AG in the register",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/lawo-ag/"
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        "name": "Mediatec GmbH in the register",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/de/mediatec-gmbh/"
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        "name": "netorium AG",
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        "name": "netorium AG in the register",
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        "name": "Riello Power Systems GmbH",
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        "name": "Riello Power Systems GmbH in the register",
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        "name": "Sony Europe B.V",
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        "name": "Sony Europe B.V in the register",
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        "name": "Subshell GmbH",
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      },
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        "name": "Subshell GmbH in the register",
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        "name": "TÜV Rheinland Industrie Service GmbH",
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      },
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        "name": "TÜV Rheinland Industrie Service GmbH in the register",
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