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Secondment of participatory jobs
Detachering participatiebanen — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 15 December at 11:00 — 44 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
Utrecht University is looking for an organization that will provide the recruitment, selection and provision of temporary staff as a service within the framework of the Job Appointment Act. Participation in the tendering procedure and the performance of the contract is reserved for sheltered workshops/entrepreneurs in accordance with Article 2.82 of the Public Procurement Act. This means that your organisation should have as its main objective the social and professional integration of persons with disabilities or disadvantaged persons, and at least 30% of your employees should be workers with disabilities or disadvantaged workers. The requirement that 30% of employees fall within the target groups of Article 2.82 of the Public Procurement Act must be met in a substantial manner. Short-term temporary contracts and zero-hour contracts are not substantial. The estimated value for this…
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… contract is € 4,000,000 excluding VAT and includes renewal options for the entire contract. This is based on the 70 FTE that we have to achieve according to the 2027 quota. This may differ if the quota changes during the term of the agreement or if the UU makes other choices with regard to the implementation of the Participation Act. You cannot derive any rights from this estimate.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (20 awards, most recently September 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2026. The last award went to Springer Media BV.n = 20
- 15% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (501 awards since 2015, spread over 182 companies). That is well below the sector norm (28%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 501 awards since 2015
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (449 procedures with a bid count); 23% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 449
- 11% of awards went to companies from abroad (501 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 3%.n = 501
- The award came in at a median 86% of the estimated value (8 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 85%.n = 8
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Linde Gas Benelux BV | 3 | 2024 |
| Hotelexploitatiemaatschappij Janskerkhof Utrecht B.V | 3 | 2025 |
| Hotel Ernst Sillem Hoeve B.V | 3 | 2025 |
| Postillion Bunnik B.V | 3 | 2025 |
| Kaap Doorn B.V | 3 | 2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 18 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 69 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 48 (median of 2,911 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
Foreign bidders
In the Netherlands · Business services, 193 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 6,646 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Germany, United Kingdom.
Submission language: Dutch.
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