The AI bidder cockpit is required for electronic tendering. Here you can start
the AI bidder cockpit. Using this software you can open the tender documents
electronically, work offline, and submit electronically.Please follow the installation
instructions below. See the "User Guide (PDF, 2.6 MB)" to find a (German) guide
to the AI bidder cockpit.


Please take the following steps to install and start the AI bidder cockpit:

Please consider the system requirements for the bidder cockpit(PDF, 82 KB)!
before downloading and purchasing signature cards and card readers.

To run the AI bidder cockpit, you will need the free software Java ™ JRE 1.5.0.
If you have not already installed it you should first save and install this software
on your computer. Use the following link:

JavaTM download again

After JavaTM had been installed successfully, you can start the AI tenderer cockpit
by clicking simply on this link.

Start AI bidder cockpit

One-time download about 33 MB

To submit a legally valid digital tender, you need an advanced signature by
means of an S-Trust software certificate, or a certified electronic signature
card and a card reader.

The advanced signature is legally accepted as part of electronic procurement
and replaces the handwritten signature. At the following Internet address you
can ask for an advanced certificate: www.sparkassen-shop.de/evergabe

If you want to use a signature card, install the necessary drivers and utilities
for it before you are going to install the AI tenderer cockpit.

You can also submit your tender in the conventional way on paper. After the
AI bidder cockpit was installed, you can open the corresponding forms etc.
in PDF format and print them.

You can add further documents to the tender documents before submitting
your tender. These documents should be issued in standard file formats, e.g.
PDF, HTML, JPG or RTF.
Please note that changes of the documents of the contracting authority may
lead to an exclusion!