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DAS Hire of specialists for the Dutch Research School for Astronomy
DAS Inhuur specialisten t.b.v. de Nederlandse Onderzoekschool voor Astronomie — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 31 December 2035 at 12:00 — 3347 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 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 — 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
Within this Dynamic Purchase System, hiring assignments are set out for technical, scientific and related specialist staff for the Dutch Research School for Astronomy. This includes technical scientific services including: (opto-)mechanics (mechanics), electronics, data science, robotics, mechatronics, nanotechnology and (embedded) software. Examples of functions that can be requested within this category are; engineers with mechanical, optical or electronic knowledge, system engineers and software engineers. In some cases, there is a need for engineers who can contribute to a different technical field of content. However, there is also a regular need for professionals who can manage organizational processes such as quality manager, the (multidisciplinary) role of project or program manager and who are able to achieve strategic goals.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (139 procedures with a bid count); 47% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 139
- 5% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (174 awards since 2015, spread over 66 companies). 95% went to new names.n = 174 awards since 2015
- 23% of awards went to companies from abroad (174 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 8%.n = 174
- The award came in at a median 93% of the estimated value (26 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 90%.n = 26
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.
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on this page), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in Dutch.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Radiometer Physics GmbH · Meckenheim | 3 | 2022–2023 |
| FEI Europe B.V. | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| Nikon Europe BV | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| AB Sciex Netherlands B.V. | 2 | 2015–2024 |
| AE Security Group | 2 | 2023 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually 5 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 2,432 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 3438 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 · Architecture & engineering, 129 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 2,699 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, United Kingdom.
Submission language: Dutch.
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