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The catering services for the Public Prosecution Service and the Netherlands Forensic Institute
De cateringdienstverlening ten behoeve van het Openbaar Ministerie en het Nederlands Forensisch Instituut — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 22 December at 12:00 — 51 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
This assignment concerns the provision of catering services for the Public Prosecution Service (OM) and the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) at multiple locations. The assignment includes catering in company restaurants, banqueting, a coffee bar, vending machines and work fruit. The Contracting Authority uses an estimated contract value of approximately € 9,000,000 excluding VAT for the entire contract period of up to 6 years (including option years). The Agreement is concluded for an initial duration of 4 years, with the possibility for the Contracting Authority to extend it unilaterally twice by 1 year. This assignment concerns the provision of catering services for the Public Prosecution Service (OM) and the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) at multiple locations. The assignment includes catering in company restaurants, banqueting, barista, vending machines and work fruit. The…
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… Contracting Authority uses an estimated contract value of approximately € 9,000,000 excluding VAT for the entire contract period of up to 6 years (including option years). The Agreement is concluded for an initial duration of 4 years, with the possibility for the Contracting Authority to extend it unilaterally twice by 1 year.
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 July 2026) — the next award is due around February 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to Hutten Groep B.V.n = 4
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (30 procedures with a bid count); 33% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 7 bids.n = 30
- 3% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (30 awards since 2025, spread over 29 companies). That is well below the sector norm (24%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 30 awards since 2025
- 10% of awards went to companies from abroad (30 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 0%.n = 30
- The award came in at a median 98% of the estimated value (8 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually about right here.n = 8
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vermaat Bedrijfshoreca B.V. | 2 | 2025–2026 |
| Selecta Netherlands B.V. | 1 | 2025 |
| CrawFish Farm Holland B.V. | 1 | 2026 |
| WING Process Consultancy B.V. | 1 | 2025 |
| Maas International B.V. | 1 | 2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 5 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 4 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 71 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.
Foreign bidders
Among 301 recorded awards in the Netherlands · Hotel & restaurant services over 3 years, no foreign winner yet — bidding here means being a pioneer.
Submission language: Dutch.
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