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Assessments
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 23 November at 12:00 — 22 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
VGGM uses selection assessments to support the selection of candidates for positions and roles within the execution of its repressive tasks in Fire and Crisis Management. This call for tenders was launched for the purpose of these assessments. - Lot 1: € 600.000,- - Lot 2: € 435.000,- · VGGM uses selection assessments to support the selection of candidates for positions and roles within the execution of its repressive tasks in Fire Department and Crisis Management. Lot 1 concerns selection assessments for the position of Manschap. VGGM uses selection assessments to support the selection of candidates for positions and roles within the execution of its repressive tasks in Fire and Crisis Management. Lot 2 concerns selection assessments for other repressive functions and roles. € 435.000,-
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (12 awards, most recently December 2025) — by that rhythm the next award was due around March 2026. The last award went to Verstegen accountants en adviseurs.n = 12
- 1% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (97 awards since 2015, spread over 40 companies). That is well below the sector norm (28%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 97 awards since 2015
- The award came in at a median 50% of the estimated value (5 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 85%.n = 5
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (88 procedures with a bid count); 19% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 88
- 9% of awards went to companies from abroad (97 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 3%.n = 97
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kenbri Fire Fighting B.V. | 2 | 2024–2026 |
| Ambucare B.V. h.o.d.n. Highcare | 1 | 2025 |
| Zorg van de Zaak | 1 | 2024 |
| GGZ Vervoersdienst B.V. | 1 | 2026 |
| Ricoh Nederland B.V. | 1 | 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 12 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 46 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 · 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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