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Purchase of a modular ultramicrotome with a diamond knife.
Aankoop van een modulaire ultramicrotoom met een diamantmes. — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 3 November at 10:30 — 2 days left. Two-stage procedure: by this deadline you submit a request to participate (proof of eligibility). Only shortlisted firms are then invited to submit a tender.
- You submit on BDA / e-Procurement Belgium — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
What the buyer is looking for
The multidisciplinary business unit Materials and Chemistry (MATCH) has built its strategic research programme around the theme ‘Sustainable Chemistry’. Advanced microscopy and material characterisation are important for understanding the structure, interfaces and performance of materials. Ultramicrotomy makes it possible to produce reproducible semi-thin and ultra-thin sections from flat and embedded samples for techniques such as transmission electron microscopy (TEM), grid electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and light microscopy (LM).
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (7 awards, most recently December 2025) — by that rhythm the next award was due around February 2026. The last award went to AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES BELGIUM.n = 7
- The median procedure drew 5 bids (102 procedures with a bid count); 19% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 102
- 3% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (109 awards since 2015, spread over 92 companies). That is well below the sector norm (17%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 109 awards since 2015
- 44% of awards went to companies from abroad (109 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 52%.n = 109
- The award came in at a median 66% of the estimated value (5 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here.n = 5
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 25/10/2026.
Who has won at this buyer so far
Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| CRONOS PUBLIC SERVICES | 3 | 2024–2025 |
| PAUWELS CONSULTING NL BV | 2 | 2024 |
| TAUW BELGIQUE | 1 | 2026 |
| Th!nk E | 1 | 2025 |
| Ernst & Young Advisory Services | 1 | 2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 7 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 21 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 34 (median of 3,181 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
Foreign bidders
In Belgium · Laboratory & optical equipment, 316 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 772 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, Netherlands.
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