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Managed Workplace, Cloud & Security Services
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 2 November at 09:00 — 1 day left. Two-stage procedure: by this deadline you submit a request to participate (proof of eligibility). Only shortlisted firms are then invited to submit a tender.
- 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 Participation Fund (VfPf) intends to conclude an agreement for the integral delivery, management and further development of Managed Workplace, Cloud and Security services. The assignment includes modern workplace, service desk and user support, Microsoft 365 services, cloud management, identity and access management, endpoint management, security monitoring, lifecycle management, reporting, control of chain partners and support with changes and further development. EUR 16 000 000 for the entire duration of the contract
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (5 awards, most recently October 2025) — by that rhythm the next award was due around November 2025. The last award went to Confina B.V.n = 5
- 0% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (27 awards since 2015, spread over 9 companies). 100% went to new names.n = 27 awards since 2015
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (21 procedures with a bid count); 10% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 21
- 15% of awards went to companies from abroad (27 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 8%.n = 27
- 54% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (7 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 44%.n = 7
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 |
|---|---|---|
| iO The Netherlands B.V. | 1 | 2025 |
| Paragon Communicatie Services B.V. | 1 | 2024 |
| Sogeti Nederland B.V. | 1 | 2024 |
| BURO IMPROOF B.V. | 1 | 2026 |
| Loyalis Maatwerk Administraties BV | 1 | 2015 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 5 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 47 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 · IT services, 130 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,961 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, Belgium.
Submission language: Dutch.
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