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Weed control on hard surfaces
Onkruidbestrijding op verhardingen — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 6 November at 12:00 — 5 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
The Assignment consists of the effective and efficient control and removal of weeds and unwanted vegetation on element pavement (including unbound and open pavement) in the public space in the working area of Spaarnelanden. Element hardening means: pavements consisting of loose elements, which are fitted in a particular bandage, such as vowels and tiles. Examples of this are, but not exhaustive; footpaths / cycle paths (of tiles), roads of clinker pavement, gutters (including gutters along asphalt pavement), (school and play) squares, traffic mounds and rubber tiles. The estimate of this Assignment is set at an amount of EUR 1 500 000 per year, with the estimate of the entire duration amounting to EUR 6 000 000. Below is a breakdown per lot: Lot 1 municipality of Haarlem: €4.980.000,-. Lot 2 municipality of Zandvoort: €1.020.000,-.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 0% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (39 awards since 2018, spread over 24 companies). That is well below the sector norm (30%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 39 awards since 2018
- 49% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (22 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 88%.n = 22
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (39 procedures with a bid count); 31% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 39
- Not one of the 39 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 1%.n = 39
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Renewi Nederland B.V. | 1 | 2025 |
| B2-Clean B.V. | 1 | 2026 |
| CIRFOOD Netherlands B.V. | 1 | 2026 |
| Terberg Matec Nederland B.V. | 1 | 2024 |
| Anticimex B.V. | 1 | 2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, there was usually a single bid in the end. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 3 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 57 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 48 (median of 2,911 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In the Netherlands · Agricultural services, 10 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 2,038 recorded awards).
Submission language: Dutch.
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