Procedure descriptions

Public procurement - Apply for prequalification procedure in the construction sector (VOB)

By participating in a prequalification procedure, construction companies can prove their qualifications independently of the contract. The procedure includes

  • the qualification,
  • authorisation to practise the profession,
  • the economic, financial, technical and professional capacity and
  • possible grounds for exclusion.

After successful participation, companies receive a certificate and a number. Your company's prequalification is entered under this number in the prequalification directory of the Association for the Prequalification of Construction Companies (Verein für die Präqualifizierung von Bauunternehmen e.V.). You can use the certificate or the number to prove your qualification in tender letters for public construction contracts.

Please note: The prequalification directory is generally accessible. Public clients can also view the certificates on which the prequalification is based.

Responsible authority

the prequalification centres selected by the Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning.

Note: You can find a list on the website of the Association for the Prequalification of Construction Companies.

Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung (BBR)

Details

Prerequisite

You would like to participate in the prequalification procedure.

Procedure

Contact a prequalification centre. You will receive the necessary application form there. Fill it out, sign it and submit it together with the required documents.

The prequalification centre will check your documents. If any documents are missing, it will ask you to submit them later.

If you fulfil all the requirements for prequalification, the prequalification body will forward your data to the Verein für die Präqualifikation von Bauunternehmen e.V. (Association for the Prequalification of Construction Companies), which will enter your company in the prequalification directory.

Deadlines

Enquire directly at the prequalification centres.

Required documents

  • Information and declarations by which you yourself provide information about your company (self-declarations)
  • References from previous clients

Note: You can find out exactly which self-declarations you need to submit in the application form.

Costs

Enquire directly at the prequalification centres.

Processing time

Enquire directly at the prequalification centres.

Miscellaneous

none

Legal basis

Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen (GWB):

  • § 122 Eignung
  • § 123 Zwingende Ausschlussgründe
  • § 124 Fakultative Ausschlussgründe

Sektorenverordnung (SektVO):

  • § 48 Qualifizierungssysteme

Vergabe- und Vertragsordnung für Bauleistungen Teil A (VOB/A):

  • § 6b EU Absatz 1 Nummer 1
  • § 6b VS Absatz 1
  • § 6b Absatz 1

Release note

machine generated, based on the German release by: Wirtschaftsministerium Baden-Württemberg, 03.11.2025