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Collection formation libraries: framework contract purchase books incl. ready-to-use delivery and comics

Collectievorming bibliotheken: raamovereenkomst aankoop boeken incl. kastklare levering en strips — original title

BEBelgiumBELOW THRESHOLD — NOT ON TED

Your path to submission

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What the buyer is looking for

Right of supply of books, comics and DVD' for the public libraries of the city of Hamont-Achel for a period of 1 year (3x tacitly renewable). Plots / Lots: Books; Comics

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

Contract

BuyerHamont-Achel

TypeSupplies

Estimated valuenot published — common for below-threshold procedures

Published28 Oct 2026

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Type of service

22 · Printed matter

CPV 22113000

Clement

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How often this buyer tenders this kind of work

2024

2025

2026

5 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.

Deadline — Wednesday 18 November at 16:30

Deadline for requests to participate

Tactics

When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 148 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 3,233 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.

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Foreign bidders

In Belgium · Printed matter, 24 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 252 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Germany, Netherlands.

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

How to bid

Read the full notice — Original + documents

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Put together the evidence

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