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ProjektlotseIT requests & providers

Example

One IT project, played through end to end

From the request to the rating: how a tender runs on Projektlotse – shown with an invented firewall request from Nuremberg.

1 · Requester

Describe the request

Muster Metallbau GmbH describes its project: what needs doing, by when, which evidence it expects and how it will decide.

  • Scope, deadlines and budget range
  • Eligibility requirements such as references or certificates
  • Weighted award criteria, disclosed up front
IT securityPublishedSample

Firewall renewal and segmentation of the production network

Scope

  • New firewall cluster including a three-year licence
  • Separate the production network (three halls) from the office network
  • Rule set, documentation and a handover to the in-house IT

Eligibility requirements

  • Reference from a comparable project (mandatory)
  • Firewall vendor certification (desirable)

Award criteria

Price
40 %
Scope
35 %
References
25 %
Questions until
30 Sep
Offers until
4 Oct
Performance period
Weeks 42–47
Budget range
€20,000–40,000

2 · Reach

Matching providers find the request

The request reaches providers whose service area matches and whose region includes Nuremberg. If that is not enough, the radius can be widened step by step.

  • Matched by service area and region
  • Distances only as a band, never an exact address
  • The search agent reports new matching requests
Verified providers within 50 km hear about your request first – if service area, way of working and language match.
Example: on-site request in Nuremberg. Map data: GeoNames, CC BY 4.0.

3 · Confidentiality

Anonymous until you share

Provider A sees the need, but not who is asking: company name, address and attachments stay redacted until the requester shares them with exactly this provider.

  • Shared per provider
  • Region and budget range are visible from the start
  • Attachments only after sharing
As provider A sees itSample
PublishedIT securityOffers due 4 Oct

Firewall renewal and segmentation of the production network

Client
redacted until shared
Address
redacted until shared
Region
Bavaria, within 50 km
Budget
€20,000–40,000
Attachments
redacted until shared

The production network across three halls is to be separated from the office network. The current firewall is seven years old; work preferably at weekends.

4 · Questions

One answer for everyone

When a provider asks, the requester can publish the answer to all of them, so everyone prices on the same basis.

  • Questions until the question deadline
  • Answers can be edited before publishing
  • Changes to the request with a change log

Questions & answers

Sample

  • Is there a maintenance window at the weekend?

    Yes, Saturdays from 6 am to 6 pm. Production is stopped during that time.

    Answered on 26 Sep

  • Can we visit the site before submitting an offer?

    Yes, on 29 Sep between 9 am and 12 noon. The appointment is arranged through the platform once shared.

    Answered on 27 Sep

Every provider who can see the request sees the answers – not only the one who asked.

5 · Offers

Compare offers side by side

After the offer deadline the offers sit side by side in the comparison – fixed price, daily rate and range each as offered. If the requester wishes, all offers stay sealed until the deadline.

Sample

Provider A

Price
€18,500Committed amount
Scope
Firewall cluster, segmentation, documentation
Exclusions
none
Proposed start
Week 42
Duration
6 weeks
Business identity
verified

Provider B

Price
€950 / dayEstimated total for 20 days: €19,000 (not committed)
Scope
Segmentation and rule set
Exclusions
Hardware
Proposed start
Week 43
Duration
approx. 4 weeks
Business identity
verified

Provider C

Price
€16,000 – €21,000
Scope
Analysis, implementation, training
Exclusions
Licences
Proposed start
by arrangement
Duration
5–7 weeks
Business identity
verified
No automatic ranking – no offer is marked as the “best”.

6 · Choice

Know who you are dealing with

Every provider profile shows what was verified and against which evidence – for example the business identity against the commercial register extract.

  • Verified by the Projektlotse team
  • Credentials with validity dates
  • Service areas and region at a glance

7 · After the job

Award and rate each other

Both sides sign the contract directly with each other – Projektlotse is not a party to it. After the job both rate each other; the ratings appear only once both have rated.

  • No placement commission
  • Ratings only after a reported engagement
  • Hidden until both have rated – 14 days at most

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