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Current Research Information System (CRIS) with repository function
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 27 November at 12:00 — 26 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 — 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 purpose of this European tender is to select a contractor for the supply, implementation and maintenance of a future-proof Current Research Information System (CRIS) with repository function for Maastricht University (UM) and Maastricht University Medical Centre+ (MUMC+). Detailed information you can find in the attached Description of the Assignment. Duration of the contract for CRIS: 4 Years with the possibility of extension for a period of 3 x 2 Years. The maximum period is 10 Years. For repository: 1 Year with the possibility of extension for a period of 9 x 1 Year. Maximum period is 10 Years. The current contract expires Juliy 2027.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 9 months (6 awards, most recently June 2026) — the next award is due around March 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to ID-ware International B.V.n = 6
- 5% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (161 awards since 2015, spread over 54 companies). 95% went to new names.n = 161 awards since 2015
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (136 procedures with a bid count); 21% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 136
- The award came in at a median 77% of the estimated value (10 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 90%.n = 10
- 19% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (9 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 47%.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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vebego Cleaning Services B.V. | 3 | 2024 |
| CSU B.V. | 2 | 2024 |
| EW Facility Services | 2 | 2024 |
| TimeEdit AB | 2 | 2024 |
| ICS Groep b.v. | 2 | 2024 |
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 53 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 · Software & IT systems, 40 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 822 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, Finland.
Submission language: Dutch.
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