Renewal of Permits for Twelve Weekly Markets in Dresden Continues
The city of Dresden has announced the re-tendering of the concession for the organization and operation of twelve weekly markets, with the aim of maintaining diversity and attractiveness. The tendered locations include Alaunplatz, Königstraße, Hellerau, Jacob-Winter-Platz, Kopernikusstraße, Münchner Platz, Reißigerstraße, Lingnerallee, Schillerplatz, Stralsunder Straße, Böhnischplatz, and Wasaplatz.
Interested companies must be able to take on the overall responsibility for all twelve markets. The application process, which can be done either via mail or email, is open until 8th August 2025, 11:59 PM. The complete tender documents can be accessed at www.dresden.de/maerkte.
The city of Dresden provides the market areas, and the new operation is set to begin on 1st February 2026. The initial term of the concession is for three years, from 1st February 2026 to 31st January 2029, with an optional extension of up to two years until 31st January 2031.
The organization should be professional and customer-friendly, and the concession will ensure a reliable operation of at least 750 market days per year. The market activities are to be further developed to secure the markets in the long term.
The public notice was published on 10th July 2025 in the electronic gazette of the city of Dresden at www.dresden.de/amtsblatt. Partial offers are excluded from the tender process.
It is worth noting that the company that was awarded the concession in July 2025 to operate twelve weekly markets in the city of Dresden, with the contract running until January 31, 2031, and has not yet rejected this contract, is not explicitly named in the provided search results.
Companies interested in the concession are invited to submit their applications either in writing to the Economic Development Office or by email to [email protected] before the deadline of 8th August 2025.
