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Partner for the advice and delivery of vehicles up to 3,500 kg
Partner voor de advisering en levering van voertuigen tot 3.500 kg — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 30 November at 12:00 — 29 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 VRK is looking for a Contractor who advises on the purchase of vehicles up to 3500 kg and can also supply the vehicles. The VRK is explicitly looking for a cooperation partner who proactively shares market developments and advises on the most suitable vehicles looking at the needs. 3.288.000
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 8 months (4 awards, most recently June 2026) — the next award is due around February 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to LKQ Benelux-France Holding B.V.n = 4
- 1% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (87 awards since 2015, spread over 30 companies). 99% went to new names.n = 87 awards since 2015
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (69 procedures with a bid count); 33% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 69
- 69% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (18 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 43%.n = 18
- 10% of awards went to companies from abroad (87 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 8%.n = 87
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Visser B.V. | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| Dräger Nederland B.V. | 1 | 2025 |
| Breijer Bouw en Installatie BV | 1 | 2015 |
| Bechtle B.V. | 1 | 2025 |
| Van Rheenen Haarlem | 1 | 2015 |
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 3 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.
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 · Transport equipment, 76 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,252 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Belgium, France.
Submission language: Dutch.
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