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Purchase, supply and installation of an inert gas workstation for the processing of optical materials and the manufacture of photonic components in the planned expansion of the cleanroom of Ghent University
Aankoop, levering en installatie van een inert-gas werkstation voor de verwerking van optische materialen en de fabricage van fotonische componenten in de geplande uitbreiding van de cleanroom van de Universiteit Gent — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 13 November at 11:00 — 12 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.
- You submit on BDA / e-Procurement Belgium — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- Offer and evidence in: English, 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
This contract relates to the purchase, delivery, and installation of an inert-gas workstation for the processing of optical materials and the fabrication of photonic components within the planned expansion of Ghent University's cleanroom.
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Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (40 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Becton Dickinson Benelux.n = 40
- 31% of awards went to companies from abroad (350 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 52%.n = 350
- 6% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (350 awards since 2015, spread over 141 companies). 94% went to new names.n = 350 awards since 2015
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (263 procedures with a bid count); 32% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 263
- Across 12 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: References: supplies (9 of 12), Professional liability insurance (8 of 12), Minimum annual turnover (3 of 12), References: services (3 of 12).n = 12
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 English, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | 4 | 2022 |
| Waters | 3 | 2022–2026 |
| Krinkels NV | 2 | 2025 |
| SYSCO BELGIUM | 2 | 2026 |
| Fincioen | 2 | 2024–2026 |
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 18 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 30 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 34 (median of 3,233 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In Belgium · Laboratory & optical equipment, 316 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 772 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, Netherlands.
Submission language: English, Dutch.
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