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THE ACQUISITION OF AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTIC PLATFORMS (ROSbot XL)

L’ACQUISITION DE PLATEFORMES ROBOTIQUES MOBILES AUTONOMES (ROSbot XL)

Belgium · how to bid here →

Your path to submission

  1. Deadline: 12 October at 10:00 — 9 days left.
  2. You submit on BDA / e-Procurement Belgium — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
  3. Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed above; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
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Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • 9% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (111 awards since 2015, spread over 71 companies). 91% went to new names.n = 111 awards since 2015
  • The median procedure drew 3 bids (65 procedures with a bid count); 29% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 65
  • 36% of awards went to companies from abroad (111 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 30%.n = 111
  • Across 7 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Minimum annual turnover (7 of 7), References: services (2 of 7).n = 7

From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 29/09/2026.

Clement
When comparable contracts were last awarded here, usually only 2 offers came in — a solid bid has real chances.
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Foreign bidders

In Belgium · Industrial machinery, 88 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 363 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Germany, Netherlands.

Typical field: median 2 (from 224 awards).

Measured from linked award data; foreign winners bidding through a local subsidiary count as domestic — the true share is higher.

What the buyer is looking for

Le présent marché porte sur l’acquisition de plateformes robotiques mobiles autonomes pour la recherche en robotique et en intelligence artificialielle, dans le cadre du projet FABRIC (FARI Brussels Robots & AI by the City) : 1. ROSbot XL + Package Manipulation PRO (x16 units) : plateforme mobile 4×4 avec bras manipulateur intégré, compatible ROS 2, destinée à la recherche en manipulation et navigation autonome. 2. ROSbot XL + Package Autonomy (x16 units) : plateforme mobile 4×4 orientée navigation autonome, SLAM et exploration, compatible ROS 2. 3. Mise à level verse NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano (x16) 4. Batteries de rechange BAT32 (x32)

Machine translation (EU eTranslation) — official wording via the PDF link.

Contract

BuyerUniversité Libre de Bruxelles
TypeSupplies
Estimated valuenot published — common for below-threshold procedures
Published22 September 2026
CategoryIndustrial machinery · CPV 42997300

Who has won here before

CompanyAwardsPeriod
SODEXO BELGIUM SA32025
INLOC32025–2026
Keysight Technologies Belgium BV.22024
Ethias22025
Arbin Instruments Inc.22024
From 18.0M documented awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this

20245
20259
202610

Who knows the rhythm prepares instead of reacting.

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days until the deadline — Monday 12 October at 10:00

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