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Framework agreement for delivery and installation of integrated end-to-end WiFi-as-a-Service for student homes.

Raamovereenkomst voor levering en installatie van geïntegreerde end-to-end WiFi-as-a-Service voor studentenhomes. — original title

BEBelgium · Gent

Your path to submission

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  3. Offer and evidence in: Dutch.
  4. Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
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What the buyer is looking for

The subject of the contract is the conclusion of a framework agreement with a single contractor for an integrated end-to-end WiFi-as-a-Service service for student homes. The services include the provision, installation, operation, monitoring, management and support of wireless networks, internet connectivity, end-user support, authentication via EduRoam and the possibility of a personal wireless network per room for various devices. Internet access is a critical basic provision for students. The assignment therefore focuses not only on technical coverage, but also on availability, performance, monitoring, incident management, service levels and user support. · see assignment document

Machine translation (EU eTranslation) — official wording via the PDF link.

Contract

TypeServices
Estimated valuevalue not published
Published2 Oct 2026
ProcedureNegotiated procedure with prior publication
Contract period1 Mar 2027 → 28 Feb 2031
Framework agreement

Type of service

72 · IT services
CPV 72400000 · 72420000

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • 0% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (22 awards since 2015, spread over 14 companies). That is well below the sector norm (17%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 22 awards since 2015
  • The median procedure drew 3 bids (18 procedures with a bid count); 11% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 18
  • 14% of awards went to companies from abroad (22 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 29%.n = 22

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.

Clement
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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

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Annex 1
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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Administrative conditions
The full notice, official wording

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.

CompanyAwardsPeriod
DETOO ARCHITECTS12025
Magec NV12015
Santens Metaalwaren NV12015
PATINE architecten bv---TRANS architectuur stedenbouw bv12022
D2L Europe Ltd12025
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this kind of work

1
2024
2
2025
1
2026
4 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.

Contracting authority contact

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Deadline — Wednesday 4 November at 17:00
Deadline for requests to participate

Tactics

When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually 5 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 1,480 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)

This procedure allows 34 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 34 (median of 3,233 procedures). A normal window for this market.

Foreign bidders

In Belgium · IT services, 537 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 2,133 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Germany, Luxembourg.

Submission language: Dutch.

Measured from linked award data; foreign winners bidding through a local subsidiary count as domestic — the true share is higher.

How to bid

Read the full notice — Original + documents
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TEDNoticeBDA / e-Procurement BelgiumSubmission portal
Put together the evidence — in Dutch
Certificates, references and your price — as set out in the notice.
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