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Your path to submission
- Deadline: 2 November at 16:00 — 2 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 Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) seeks to procure a complete acoustic tracking system for its ReefXL reef restoration project in the North Sea. Supply of one (1) complete acoustic tracking system, with an estimated contract value of EUR 800,000 excluding VAT.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (16 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Nanoscribe GmbH & Co.KG.n = 16
- 3% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (87 awards since 2017, spread over 29 companies). That is well below the sector norm (15%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 87 awards since 2017
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (79 procedures with a bid count); 38% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 1 bid.n = 79
- 32% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (29 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 57%.n = 29
- 43% of awards went to companies from abroad (87 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 40%.n = 87
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 25/10/2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| DEMCON TSST B.V. | 2 | 2024–2026 |
| Kystdesign AS | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| LUMICKS B.V. · Amsterdam | 2 | 2025 |
| Chubb European Group SE en volgverzekeraars | 1 | 2025 |
| Bossers & Cnossen B.V. | 1 | 2024 |
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 16 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 48 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 · Laboratory & optical equipment, 184 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 544 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, United Kingdom.
Submission language: Dutch.
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