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Office furniture

Kantoormeubilair — original title

NLNetherlands · Zwolle

Your path to submission

  1. Deadline for requests to participate: 9 November at 12:00 — 8 days left. Two-stage procedure: by this deadline you submit a request to participate (proof of eligibility). Only shortlisted firms are then invited to submit a tender.
  2. 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.
  3. Offer and evidence in: Dutch.
  4. Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
Compiled automatically from notice and documents — no guarantee; the procedure's wording is binding.

What the buyer is looking for

The contracting authority intends to conclude a contract for the supply of office furniture and related services. The assignment aims to provide a future-proof, sustainable and efficient furnishing / upholstering of office, meeting, meeting and project spaces. During the term of the agreement, the contractor must provide for the delivery of new office furniture, as well as additional services that are necessary for the adequate management of the workplace environment. This includes advice, delivery, transport, assembly, installation, relocation, maintenance, repair, reuse, refurbishment and the removal and processing of depreciated furniture. The contracting authority attaches great importance to sustainability and circularity. The contractor is expected to demonstrably contribute to extending the lifespan of furniture, encouraging the reuse of materials and products and reducing…

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… environmental impact throughout the entire life cycle of the furniture. The aim is to achieve the highest possible level of circular procurement and corporate social responsibility. The agreement should also provide flexibility to respond to changes in the organisation, accommodation and working concepts during the contract period. The contractor must be able to provide both standard and tailor-made solutions that meet the functional, ergonomic and aesthetic needs of the users. The contract includes both occasional deliveries and project-based installation processes. The exact size of the decrease may vary over the term. No purchase guarantees can be derived from the agreement. With this tender, the contracting authority aims to enter into a long-term cooperation with an expert and reliable market participant who proactively thinks along, delivers high-quality products and makes a demonstrable contribution to the sustainability and circularity objectives of the organisation. See additionally the selection guide.

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

Contract

TypeSupplies
Estimated value€1,240,000
Published8 Oct 2026
ProcedureRestricted procedure
Contract period1 Apr 2027 → 31 Mar 2031
Framework agreementReserved for SMEs

Type of service

39 · Furniture & furnishings79 · Business services
CPV 39130000 · 39000000 · 39111100 · 79931000

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • 0% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (72 awards since 2017, spread over 46 companies). That is well below the sector norm (13%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 72 awards since 2017
  • 15% of awards went to companies from abroad (72 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 5%.n = 72
  • The median procedure drew 3 bids (58 procedures with a bid count); 10% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 58

From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 25/10/2026.

Clement
References and certificates from your home country count fully across the EU — that is what European procurement law is for.

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

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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
Van Ameyde Waarderingen B.V.12025
De Staffing Groep Nederland B.V.12025
Vechtstede Notarissen B.V.12026
MAAS12026
Batenburg Beenen B.V.12024
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

Contracting authority contact

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Deadline — Monday 9 November at 12:00
Deadline for requests to participate

Tactics

When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 807 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)

This procedure allows 33 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 48 (median of 2,911 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.

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 · Furniture & furnishings, 35 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 902 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Germany, United States.

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
Goes directly to this tender on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily. The full specification and all annexes are there.
This procedure is published on 2 portals
Bids are submitted on TenderNed — TED carries the same notice, usually with the more detailed specification. Read both.
TEDNoticeTenderNedSubmission portal
Put together the evidence — in Dutch
Certificates, references and your price — as set out in the notice.
Submit via TED — Tenders Electronic Daily before the deadline
Electronic submission — allow time for the portal registration the first time.
To the procurement portal →Official notice on TED →
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