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Mobile spectrometer for unknown substances
Mobiele spectrometer voor onbekende stoffen — original title
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 — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
What the buyer is looking for
The police are looking for a handheld mobile spectrometer for the detection of unknown substances. To be used by Forensic Detection staff for the analysis and identification of unknown substances, ensuring the quality of outcomes, harmonisation and legality of procurement. It should allow specialist colleagues to work more safely, with equipment that works with the latest developments in mobile spectrometry.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every month (5 awards, most recently October 2025) — by that rhythm the next award was due around November 2025. The last award went to Leica Geosystems B.V.n = 5
- 15% of awards went to companies from abroad (385 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 40%.n = 385
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (314 procedures with a bid count); 22% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 1 bid.n = 314
- The award came in at a median 65% of the estimated value (11 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 92%.n = 11
- 16% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (385 awards since 2015, spread over 196 companies). 84% went to new names.n = 385 awards since 2015
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.
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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bochane Groep B.V. | 10 | 2024–2026 |
| Broekhuis Dealer Holding B.V. | 9 | 2024–2026 |
| Van Mossel Automotive Group B.V. | 7 | 2023–2026 |
| Emil Frey Nederland N.V. | 6 | 2023–2026 |
| Pon's Automobielhandel B.V. | 6 | 2024–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 4 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 42 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 · Laboratory & optical equipment, 184 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 544 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, United Kingdom.
Submission language: Dutch.
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