Tenders Are Invited For News Agency Services – Ai-Supported Media Monitoring

News Agency Services – Ai-Supported Media Monitoring. Deutsche Bahn Ag (Db) Is The Parent Company Of The Db Group. In The Db Group, Its Railway Companies (“Evu” - In Particular Db Regio Ag And Db Fernverkehr Ag) And The Railway Infrastructure Companies (“Eiu” - In Particular Db Infrago Ag) Provide Rail Transport Services And Thus Sector Activities In Accordance With Section 102 Gwb. The Rus Plan And Provide Transport Services By Transporting Passengers And Using Routes And Station Services. The Eiu Perform Tasks In The Area Of ​​Railway Infrastructure, In Particular The Provision, Operation, Maintenance And Expansion Of Railway Lines And Passenger Stations As Well As The Provision Of Infrastructure Services For Rus. As The Client (Ag), Deutsche Bahn (Db) And Its Subsidiaries Are Looking For A Contractor (An) As A Framework Contract Partner For The Provision And Support Of Ai-Supported Media Monitoring. Artificial Intelligence (Ai) Must Be Used To Accelerate Processes, Aggregate Content, Automate Analyzes And Enable The Inclusion Of Larger Volumes Of Media. As A “Media Intelligence Consultant”, The Contractor Must, In Dialogue With The Client, Curate The Results Generated Via Media Monitoring, Interpret Them And Convert Them Into Defined Analysis, Editorial And Reporting Formats With Concrete Recommendations For Action And, At The Client’S Request, Create Ad-Hoc Analyses. The Client Voluntarily Applies The Provisions Of The Sector Regulation To The Award Procedure Announced Here, Even If It Is Not Obliged To Do So. The Client Is Not A Public Client According To Section 99 No. 2 Gwb (Vk Bund, Decision Of April 14, 2025 - Vk2-19/25), And It Is Also Not A Sector Client If The Services Procured With The Tender Do Not Have A Sufficient Connection To Sector Activities (Olg Düsseldorf, Decision Of January 14, 2026). It Voluntarily Carries Out A Procedure That Follows The Rules Of Sector Procurement Law By Carrying Out A Negotiated Procedure With A Preliminary Participation Competition In Accordance With Section 15 Sektvo. Since The Contract To Be Awarded Here Cannot Be Awarded Without Negotiations Due To Its Complexity, Such A Procedure Would Also Be Permissible Under Section 14 Paragraph 3 No. 3 Vgv If These Procedural Regulations - Which The Client Does Not Assume - Were Applicable.