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Translation services for the IND
Vertaaldienstverlening ten behoeve van de IND — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 9 November at 10:00 — 8 days left.
- You submit on TenderNed — not here and not by e-mail. ↗ Submission via TenderNed with an eHerkenning account — issuance for foreign firms can take time; apply early. Sort out account and signature first — not on submission day.
- Offer and evidence in: Dutch.
- Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
What the buyer is looking for
Translation services for the IND, divided into two lots. Lot 1: 8,000,000 words per year Lot 2: 525,000 words per year
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (191 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Greenberg Traurig, LLP.n = 191
- 12% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (786 awards since 2017, spread over 117 companies). That is well below the sector norm (28%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 786 awards since 2017
- The award came in at a median 50% of the estimated value (13 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 85%.n = 13
- The median procedure drew 5 bids (777 procedures with a bid count); 12% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 777
- 2% of awards went to companies from abroad (786 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 4%.n = 786
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 28/10/2026.
Selection criteria — via the ESPD
The buyer states in the notice that eligibility is proven through the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD); the concrete requirements are in the tender documents. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in Dutch.
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
Tender documents — direct download
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Freep.nl | 10 | 2022–2024 |
| KBenP - Talent BV | 9 | 2022–2024 |
| Twynstra Gudde Holding B.V. ALLEN OPDRACHTEN! | 9 | 2021–2024 |
| Capgemini Invent | 7 | 2022–2024 |
| Bstaffing | 5 | 2022–2023 |
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 189 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 110 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 48 (median of 2,911 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
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 the Netherlands · Business services, 193 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 6,646 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Germany, United Kingdom.
Submission language: Dutch.
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