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Strategic design, implementation, migration and support of the new VIB web platform

Strategisch ontwerp, implementatie, migratie en ondersteuning van het nieuwe VIB-webplatform — original title

BEBelgium · Gent

Your path to submission

  1. Deadline for requests to participate: 9 November at 14:00 — 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 BDA / e-Procurement Belgium — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
  3. Offer and evidence in: English, Dutch.
  4. Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
Compiled automatically from notice and documents — no guarantee; the procedure's wording is binding.

What the buyer is looking for

VIB is a leading life sciences research institute that brings together scientists, technology experts and innovation professionals around one common ambition: Contributing to a healthier and more sustainable world through cutting-edge scientific research. With more than 2,000 researchers, spread over various research centres on the Flemish university campuses, VIB ranks among the international top in life sciences research. VIB combines fundamental research with technological expertise, talent development, entrepreneurship and valorisation, enabling scientific discoveries to find their way into applications with social and economic impact. In addition to research, VIB invests heavily in advanced technology platforms, training programmes, innovation programmes and collaborations with academic, industrial and social partners. Together, these activities form a unique ecosystem in which…

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… research, technology and innovation reinforce each other. The website plays a central role in VIB's external positioning. The platform supports a wide range of target groups, including researchers, industrial partners, investors, policy makers, journalists, students, jobseekers and the general public. It is the most important digital access point to VIB's research, expertise, services and impact.

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

Contract

TypeServices
Estimated valuevalue not published
Published9 Oct 2026
ProcedureNegotiated procedure with prior publication

Type of service

72 · IT services
CPV 72413000

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • The median procedure drew just one bid (38 procedures with a bid count); 55% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 38
  • 20% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (45 awards since 2015, spread over 17 companies). 80% went to new names.n = 45 awards since 2015
  • 44% of awards went to companies from abroad (45 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 29%.n = 45
  • Across 7 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: References: supplies (6 of 7), Environmental management (5 of 7), Quality management (5 of 7), References: services (4 of 7).n = 7

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.

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

What you must prove — eligibility criteria

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Other economic requirement
Niet Belgische inschrijvers voegen bij hun inschrijving de jaarrekeningen of uittreksels uit de jaarrekeningen, indien de wetgeving van het land waar de ondernemer is gevestigd publicatie van jaarrekeningen voorschrijft. Minimumeisen: Jaarrekeningen over de laatste drie (3) beschikbare boekjaren voorleggen.
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References: services
Ervaring met complexe Drupal-projecten Minimumeisen: Minstens drie referentieprojecten uitgevoerd in de afgelopen vijf jaar. Voorkeur wordt gegeven aan projecten met: - Meer dan 1.000 pagina's content; - Meerdere gebruikersgroepen; - Complexe informatiearchitecturen; - Multisite-omgevingen.
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Other economic requirement
Niet-Belgische inschrijvers voegen bij hun inschrijving een attest van conformiteit met betrekking tot de betaling van hun bijdragen inzake sociale zekerheid. Minimumeisen: In orde zijn met de geldende bepalingen inzake sociale zekerheid op het ogenblik van indienen van de inschrijving.
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References: services
Ervaring met kennisinstellingen Minimumeisen: De kandidaat toont ervaring aan met projecten uitgevoerd voor: - Universiteiten; - Onderzoeksinstellingen; - Kennisorganisaties; - Life sciences organisaties.
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Other economic requirement
Niet-Belgische inschrijvers voegen bij hun inschrijving een attest van conformiteit met betrekking tot de op hun toepasselijke fiscale wetgeving. Minimumeisen: In orde zijn met de geldende bepalingen inzake fiscale wetgeving op het ogenblik van indienen van de inschrijving.
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Study and research facilities
UX, gebruikersonderzoek en informatiearchitectuur Minimumeisen: De kandidaat toont expertise aan in: - User research; - Stakeholderonderzoek; - Servicedesign; - Informatiearchitectuur; - Contentstrategie; - Accessibility.
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Technical staff for execution
Technische expertise Minimumeisen: Ervaring met: - Drupal; - API-integraties; - Headless of hybride architecturen; - Zoekplatformen; - CI/CD; - Cloud infrastructuur; - Cybersecurity.
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Technical staff for quality control
Inzetbare profielen Minimumeisen: Minimaal: - Account Director - Strategisch Consultant - Information Architect - UX Designer - UI Designer - Drupal Architect - Back-end Developer - Front-end Developer - Project Manager - Content Migration Specialist
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Information security required
De kandidaat toont aan te beschikken over een matuur informatiebeveiligings- en kwaliteitsmanagementsysteem dat de veilige ontwikkeling, implementatie en ondersteuning van digitale platformen ondersteunt. Minimumeisen: De kandidaat beschikt over een geldig ISO… read in fullcollapse
De kandidaat toont aan te beschikken over een matuur informatiebeveiligings- en kwaliteitsmanagementsysteem dat de veilige ontwikkeling, implementatie en ondersteuning van digitale platformen ondersteunt. Minimumeisen: De kandidaat beschikt over een geldig ISO/IEC 27001-certificaat, eventueel op groepsniveau, of toont gelijkwaardige maatregelen inzake informatiebeveiliging aan. De kandidaat beschrijft zijn aanpak inzake: - Risicobeheer; - Toegangs- en identiteitsbeheer; - Vulnerability management; - Patchbeheer; - Incidentmanagement; - Business continuity; - Security monitoring. De kandidaat licht toe hoe security wordt geïntegreerd in de softwareontwikkelingscyclus (Secure Development Lifecycle). De kandidaat toont aan hoe de voorgestelde dienstverlening VIB kan ondersteunen bij het naleven van toepasselijke cybersecurityverplichtingen, waaronder de principes van de NIS2-richtlijn. Bewijs - Kopie van het geldige ISO/IEC 27001-certificaat; - Eventueel aangevuld met andere relevante certificeringen (bv. ISO 9001, ISO 27701, SOC 2); - Beschrijving van het informatiebeveiligingsbeleid en de security governance.
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Other economic requirement
Het UEA, waarmee de ondernemer verklaart dat hij zich niet bevindt in een van de uitsluitingssituaties als bedoeld in de artikelen 67 tot 69 van de wet van 17 juni 2016. Artikel 70 van de wet van 17 juni 2016 betreffende de overheidsopdrachten is van toepassin… read in fullcollapse
Het UEA, waarmee de ondernemer verklaart dat hij zich niet bevindt in een van de uitsluitingssituaties als bedoeld in de artikelen 67 tot 69 van de wet van 17 juni 2016. Artikel 70 van de wet van 17 juni 2016 betreffende de overheidsopdrachten is van toepassing. Voor de in artikel 67 van de wet bedoelde uitsluitingsgronden deelt de gegadigde of inschrijver op eigen initiatief mee of hij bij het begin van de procedure de in artikel 70, lid 1, bedoelde corrigerende maatregelen heeft genomen.
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Security/guarantee required
Requirement texts are quoted in the notice's original language — only the official wording is binding.

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
10x Genomics · Leiden72026
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC BV22026
Jeol (Europe) BV22015–2026
Oxford Nanopore Technologies · Oxford22026
SMO bv · Eeklo12022
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this kind of work

1
2025
1
2026
2 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.

Contracting authority contact

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Deadline — Monday 9 November at 14:00
Deadline for requests to participate

Tactics

When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually 5 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 1,480 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)

This procedure allows 32 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 34 (median of 3,233 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 Belgium · IT services, 537 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 2,133 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Germany, Luxembourg.

Submission language: English, 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 BDA / e-Procurement Belgium — TED carries the same notice, usually with the more detailed specification. Read both.
TEDNoticeBDA / e-Procurement BelgiumSubmission portal
Put together the evidence — in English, Dutch
The 10 criteria on the left, plus your price.
Submit via TED — Tenders Electronic Daily before the deadline
Electronic submission — allow time for the portal registration the first time.
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