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Realization and maintenance of (i)VRIs in the Province of Utrecht 2027 – 2029
Realisatie en onderhoud (i)VRI's in de Provincie Utrecht 2027 – 2029 — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 13 November at 12:00 — 12 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 province of Utrecht has the ambition to keep the VRI area safe, sustainable, future-proof and functional in order to ensure road safety and traffic flow. To this end, the Province of Utrecht intends to put a tender on the market in two lots in order to arrive at one or two market parties with which an agreement is concluded to replace the VRIs. The quantities per lot are listed respectively in Annex 1b Tender Specifications VRI 2027 – 2031 lot 1 Delivery VRI vending machines (TLC) and Annex 1c Tender Specifications VRI 2027 – 2031 lot 2.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (5 awards, most recently July 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2026. The last award went to Quint & Van Ginkel B.V.n = 5
- 2% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (257 awards since 2015, spread over 109 companies). 98% went to new names.n = 257 awards since 2015
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (220 procedures with a bid count); 18% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 220
- 10% of awards went to companies from abroad (257 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 5%.n = 257
- 46% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (98 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 35%.n = 98
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 29/10/2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Goudappel B.V. | 2 | 2024 |
| Achmea Schadeverzekeringen NV | 2 | 2015 |
| Arcadis Nederland B.V. | 2 | 2024–2026 |
| Cushman & Wakefield Netherlands B.V. | 2 | 2025 |
| Staatsbosbeheer | 2 | 2024–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 4 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 60 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 · Repair & maintenance, 51 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,216 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, Belgium.
Submission language: Dutch.
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