Skip to content
NEW: CREATE AN AI-ASSISTED TENDER IN 2 MINUTES — TRY IT FREE
Back to search
GDEKK / EKK plus – Fertigung

Service and purchasing association that brokers annual revenue of over €1.2 billion for municipal hospitals.

GDEKK / EKK plus Logo

GDEKK GmbH (vormals Dienstleistungs- und Einkaufsgemeinschaft Kommunaler Krankenhäuser eG)

Gereonstraße 18-32, 50670 Cologne · GermanyNew on Amplifa

1998Founded
Over €1.2 billionAnnual brokered revenue
Around 70Members
Over 150Affiliated facilities

About GDEKK

GDEKK GmbH (formerly Dienstleistungs- und Einkaufsgemeinschaft Kommunaler Krankenhäuser eG) is a service and purchasing company for municipal hospitals headquartered in Cologne. Since 1998, it has strengthened the autonomy and independence of clinics under public-law ownership and acts exclusively in the interests of its members, not in the commercial interest of third parties. For around 70 members with more than 150 affiliated facilities, the organization brokers annual revenue of over €1.2 billion; operating profits are distributed to member hospitals as rebates. Its subsidiary EKK plus bundles, in various competence centers, services in the areas of Medical, Pharma, Medical Technology, e-Procurement, Tendering and Public Procurement Law, Laboratory Diagnostics, and Further Education and Training, in addition to strategic purchasing as its core business. The company is undergoing a transformation process to become a comprehensive service provider (360-degree partner) for the municipal hospital family and merged with AGKAMED in 2026.

Site
Cologne
Processes
Strategic purchasing, Management of tender procedures, Standardization and assortment optimization, Electronic platforms / e-procurement, Benchmarks and analyses, Databases and market knowledge, Pharmaceutical knowledge management, Consulting and development
Materials
Medical Competence Center, Pharma Competence Center, Medical Technology Competence Center, e-Procurement, Tenders and Tender Procedures, Further Education and Training
Certificates
Certifications
Founded
1998
Industries
Healthcare, Hospitals under public-law/municipal ownership
  1. 01

    Strategic purchasing

  2. 02

    Management of tender procedures

  3. 03

    Standardization and assortment optimization

  4. 04

    Electronic platforms / e-procurement

  5. 05

    Benchmarks, analyses, databases and market knowledge

  6. 06

    Pharmaceutical knowledge management

  7. 07

    Consulting and development

  8. 08

    Energy management

  9. 09

    Further education and training

Range of Services

Medical

Medical Competence Center

Purchasing and service offerings for the medical needs of the clinics.

Pharma

Pharma Competence Center

Pharmaceutical knowledge management and procurement support in the pharmaceutical field.

MT

Medical Technology Competence Center

Services relating to the procurement and management of medical technology.

eProc

e-Procurement

Electronic platforms for the purchasing management of member hospitals.

Vergabe

Tenders and Tender Procedures

Management of tender procedures in accordance with public-law requirements.

WB

Further Education and Training

Further education and training, conferences and symposia for employees of member hospitals.

Locations

Standort Cologne

Cologne

DE

Headquarters

Service Areas

Medical Competence Center
Medical Competence CenterStrategic purchasing · Healthcare
Pharma Competence Center
Pharma Competence CenterPharmaceutical knowledge management · Healthcare
Medical Technology Competence Center
Medical Technology Competence CenterProcurement management · Healthcare

Inside the production

EKK plus – company of GDEKK
EKK plus – company of GDEKK
EKK plus in the network
EKK plus in the network
On the way to becoming a 360-degree service provider
On the way to becoming a 360-degree service provider
Rebates to members
Rebates to members
EKK plus management
EKK plus management
Data and analyses
Data and analyses

Industries

HealthcareHospitals under public-law/municipal ownership

Additional services

Strategic purchasingManagement of tender proceduresStandardization and assortment optimizationElectronic platforms / e-procurementBenchmarks and analysesDatabases and market knowledgePharmaceutical knowledge managementConsulting and developmentEnergy managementFurther education and trainingConferences and symposia

Reference customers

around 70 members with more than 150 affiliated facilities (municipal hospitals)

Quality and Commitments

GDEKK acts exclusively in the interests of its members and relieves the public sector; operating successes lead to rebates to member hospitals. No information on certifications is available.

EvidenceCologne
Certifications

History

  1. 1998

    Founding of GDEKK as a service and purchasing company for municipal hospitals; founding of the subsidiary EKK plus

  2. Conversion from the eG (cooperative) to GDEKK GmbH

  3. 2025-12

    Sonja Rüger completes the three-member management team of EKK plus alongside Olaf Köhler and Nils Dehne

  4. 2026-03

    EKK plus and AGKAMED sign purchase agreement for full integration

  5. 2026-05

    Merger of EKK plus and AGKAMED achieved – uniform appointment of managing directors and joint leadership team

Personalised demo

Ready to see Amplifa Marketplace in action?

From a structured request to the right manufacturing partner: AI-assisted matching, verified suppliers and transparent metrics — in one place for industrial companies across the DACH region.

Request a demo