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Framework agreement for the maintenance, calibration/validation and repair of welding equipment
Raamovereenkomst voor het onderhoud, de kalibratie/validatie en de herstellingen van lastoestellen — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 16 November at 09:00 — 15 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 total machine park of VDAB consists of various welding machines, such as double current, multifunctional , semi-automatic welding machines, portable tig and mig welding machines and plasma/guts devices from brands such as: Esab, Lastek, Fronius, Kemppi, SAF, Migatronic,... The service provider for this contract must be able to maintain, calibrate/validate all these brands professionally and, if necessary, repair them with original spare parts. The contract is divided into the following lots: Lot 1: Maintenance, calibration/validation and repair welding machines WEST-FLAANDING Lot 2: Maintenance, calibration/validation and repair welding machines OOST-VLAANDEREN Lot 3: Maintenance, calibration/validation and repair of welding equipment ANTWERP Lot 4: Maintenance, calibration/validation and repair welding machines VLAAMS-BRABANT and BRUSSELS Lot 5: Maintenance, calibration/validation and repair welding machines LIMBURG
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (11 awards, most recently August 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Toyota Material Handling Belgium.n = 11
- 14% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (217 awards since 2015, spread over 111 companies). 86% went to new names.n = 217 awards since 2015
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (95 procedures with a bid count); 27% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 95
- 18% of awards went to companies from abroad (217 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 23%.n = 217
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 |
|---|---|---|
| INTEC BRUSSEL | 5 | 2024–2025 |
| WERKERVARINGSBEDRIJVEN | 4 | 2024 |
| Groep Intro vzw | 4 | 2024–2026 |
| VELO | 3 | 2024 |
| Groep Intro | 3 | 2024 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 5 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 33 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 34 (median of 3,181 procedures). A normal window for this market.
The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.
Foreign bidders
In Belgium · Repair & maintenance, 169 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,014 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Germany, Italy.
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