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"Blind spots" in public transport offer
"Blinde vlekken" in aanbod openbaar vervoer — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 9 November at 11:00 — 8 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 subject of the contract is: Focusing the roll-out of flex transport by providing a decision framework to determine the provision of public transport in the ‘blind spots’ by means of a limited number of concretely developed cases. See specifications for more information.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 29% of awards went to companies from abroad (17 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 55%.n = 17
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (13 procedures with a bid count); 31% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 6 bids.n = 13
- 0% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (17 awards since 2018, spread over 2 companies). That is well below the sector norm (12%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 17 awards since 2018
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 01/11/2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Combinatie Rebel Ports & Logistics BE bv – The New Drive bv – Vrije Universiteit Brussel | 1 | 2022 |
| Antea Belgium NV | 1 | 2022 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually 6 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 893 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 25 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 34 (median of 3,233 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
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 · R&D services, 542 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,152 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, Italy.
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