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Logistic services for sample containers including supply of materials
Logistieke dienstverlening monstercontainers inclusief levering materialen — 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 — 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
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment intends to conclude a single framework agreement with one contractor for the supply of sample containers and associated logistics services for water, groundwater and soil moisture samples on agricultural holdings throughout the Netherlands. The assignment includes stock management, handling, labelling, order picking, supply of materials and refrigerated and uncooled transport of sample containers between sample locations and RIVM. The framework agreement has an initial duration of two years, with three optional extensions of one year (up to five years). The estimated value is approximately € 950,000 excluding VAT, with a maximum contract value of € 1,400,000 excluding VAT. Category management link: https://www.rivm.nl/contact/zakendoen-met-rivm
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 93% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (8 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 27%.n = 8
- 11% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (123 awards since 2015, spread over 79 companies). 89% went to new names.n = 123 awards since 2015
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (114 procedures with a bid count); 37% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 114
- 19% of awards went to companies from abroad (123 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 9%.n = 123
- The award came in at a median 89% of the estimated value (9 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here.n = 9
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Agilent Technologies Netherlands B.V. | 3 | 2024–2025 |
| AVANTOR | 3 | 2025 |
| Sanofi B.V. | 3 | 2025–2026 |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific B.V. | 3 | 2023–2025 |
| Waters Chromatography B.V. | 2 | 2025 |
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 343 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 49 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 48 (median of 2,911 procedures). A normal window for this market.
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 · Construction materials, 33 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 410 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Belgium, Denmark.
Submission language: Dutch.
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