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Rural - Measurements relative track geometry and quality overhead contact line
Landelijk - Metingen relatieve spoorgeometrie en kwaliteit bovenleiding — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 11 January 2027 at 12:00 — 71 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
The assignment includes measuring relative track geometry and quality of overhead contact line at line speed. Maximum value over total contract duration is € 46,500,000
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every month (70 awards, most recently September 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2026. The last award went to Arcadis Nederland B.V.n = 70
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (629 procedures with a bid count); 27% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 629
- 19% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (696 awards since 2015, spread over 166 companies). 81% went to new names.n = 696 awards since 2015
- 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: 90%.n = 8
- 27% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (291 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 42%.n = 291
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 |
|---|---|---|
| VolkerRail Nederland B.V. | 20 | 2024–2026 |
| Dura Vermeer Railinfra B.V. | 14 | 2024–2026 |
| SWIETELSKY RAIL BENELUX B.V. | 13 | 2024–2026 |
| Arcadis Nederland B.V. | 12 | 2023–2026 |
| Movares Nederland B.V. | 12 | 2024–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 68 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 97 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.
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 · Architecture & engineering, 129 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 2,699 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, United Kingdom.
Submission language: Dutch.
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