Design and realization of the concept, storyline and integral scenography of the permanent exhibition and of the antichambre, the signage and wayfinding for the historic city hall of Leuven
Ontwerp en realisatie van het concept, de verhaallijn en de integrale scenografie van de vaste tentoonstelling en van de antichambre, de signalisatie en wayfinding voor het historisch stadhuis van Leuven
Belgium · Leuven · how to bid here →
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 6 October at 11:00 — 3 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on the right).
- Offer and evidence in: NLD.
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed above; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (93 procedures with a bid count); 24% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 93
- 12% of awards went to companies from abroad (146 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 29%.n = 146
- 6% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (146 awards since 2018, spread over 60 companies). 94% went to new names.n = 146 awards since 2018
- The award came in at a median 90% of the estimated value (8 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 89%.n = 8
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 27/09/2026.
Foreign bidders
In Belgium · Business services, 721 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 3,078 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Germany, Italy.
Typical field: median 5 (from 1,964 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
The city of Leuven is working on the restoration and repurposing of its historic town hall. In addition to the permanent political and ceremonial functions, from the reopening in 2029 the building will also become a fully-fledged public place where heritage, encounter, knowledge sharing and social dialogue come together. Within this broader repurposing, scenography is an essential link. She translates the mission and vision of the future operation into a coherent visitor experience in which architecture, heritage, stories, interior design and public activities reinforce each other. The scenography gives spatial and visual form to the permanent visitor course and to the visitor welcome, the orientation in the building, the educational operation and the identity of the city hall as a public meeting place. The assignment therefore includes the design and realization of the concept, the…
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… storyline and the integral scenography of the permanent exhibition and of the antichambre, the signage and wayfinding for the entire monument. The aim is to create a single integrated overall concept that connects the different components of STAD_HUIS (see Annex 1 vision text) - Start, Story and Studio - and offers the visitor a clear, qualitative and inclusive experience. The contractor works within a complex heritage context and aligns his design with the ongoing restoration and renovation works, the architectural principles and the various substantive and technical subprojects. The result is a sustainable, future-oriented and maintenance-friendly design that respects the monument and at the same time leaves room for future developments. For further explanation see annex project description in the selection guide
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on the right), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in Dutch.
Contract
Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Truck Trading Limburg | 3 | 2024–2026 |
| Wonen en Werken Tewerkstelling vzw | 3 | 2025 |
| Geosparc | 2 | 2025–2026 |
| MONUMENT - VANDEKERCKHOVE | 2 | 2025 |
| Vanden Broele nv | 2 | 2024 |
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