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Framework agreement on traffic control installations
Raamovereenkomst verkeersregelinstallaties — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 2 November at 10:00 — 1 day 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
The municipality of Assen intends to conclude a framework contract for the supply of VRIs and the associated works, including service and maintenance contracts. €2.500.000,-
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The median procedure drew 10 bids (281 procedures with a bid count); 7% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 281
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 4 months (14 awards, most recently July 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Kraakman B.V.n = 14
- The award came in at a median 52% of the estimated value (6 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 97%.n = 6
- 88% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (196 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 43%.n = 196
- 13% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (298 awards since 2015, spread over 162 companies). 87% went to new names.n = 298 awards since 2015
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 — 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Krinkels B.V. | 3 | 2024–2026 |
| Roccohoeve B.V. | 3 | 2024–2026 |
| Omega Groep B.V. | 3 | 2024–2026 |
| Coöperatie Dichtbij U.A. | 3 | 2024–2026 |
| Kraakman B.V. | 3 | 2025–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 5 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 13 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 61 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 · Transport equipment, 76 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,252 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Belgium, France.
Submission language: Dutch.
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