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I&D - Flow meters and wastewater chain maintenance (DIG-18897)
I&D - Debietmeters en onderhoud afvalwaterketen (DIG-18897) — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 16 November at 11:00 — 15 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
This concerns the supply of flow meters and components (measuring amplifiers and measuring tubes) for replacement or new placement and annual maintenance of both existing flow meters and new flow meters. Maintenance and replacement advice based on Value Driven Maintenance, aimed at maximum reliability, availability and service life at minimal cost. 1. Delivery: the supply of a fixed range of flow meters, measuring amplifier or measuring tube for div. measuring principles (Electromagnetic, corriolis (mass flow meters), air flow meters, level measurement for flow determination 2. The installation, installation, calibration, testing and delivery of a flowmeter in such a way that a working installation is left behind including proper documentation – on the basis of subsequent calculation according to the calculation method in Annex 2 – rate sheet. 3. Initial inspection upon commissioning of…
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… new flow meters, followed by annual maintenance and inspection according to risk-driven maintenance advice 4. Annual maintenance/inspection: In accordance with maintenance advice on existing flow meters (total ca 380 flow meters in the current situation) - Dry calibration of all critical meters every year** - At the request of HHR dry calibration of non-critical meters (expected to be 20 per year, to be adjusted in consultation) - Advice on observed deviations between flow meters in series
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 10 months (8 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around July 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to CG Drives & Automation Netherlands B.V.n = 8
- 22% of awards went to companies from abroad (245 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 5%.n = 245
- 12% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (245 awards since 2015, spread over 96 companies). 88% went to new names.n = 245 awards since 2015
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (212 procedures with a bid count); 20% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 212
- 32% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (110 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 35%.n = 110
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 — 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gebr. Van der Poel B.V. | 4 | 2024–2025 |
| Witteveen+Bos Raadgevende ingenieurs B.V. | 4 | 2024–2025 |
| HaskoningDHV Nederland B.V. | 4 | 2024–2025 |
| Aveco de Bondt B.V. | 3 | 2024–2025 |
| Stichting Deltares · Delft | 3 | 2025–2026 |
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 8 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 40 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 · Repair & maintenance, 51 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,216 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, Belgium.
Submission language: Dutch.
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