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Cochlear and bone conduction implants
Cochleaire- en beengeleidingsimplantaten — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 24 November at 09:00 — 23 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
We, the LUMC, invite suppliers to submit a tender for the supply of cochlear and bone conduction implants, accessories and service. The size for cochlear implants varies between 359 and 399 pieces per year. The size for bone conduction implants varies between 96 and 139 pieces per year. · Our aim is to offer patients freedom of choice for the choice of which product to use for cochlear implants (hereinafter: CIs) and bone conduction implants (BGIs). Of course in consultation with a doctor. For this reason, we aim to contract all providers in the market, provided that these providers agree with and comply with our conditions (all tender documents). Within this contract, we have processed the following objectives: • To obtain a high quality of products at a market-conform price, taking into account volumes; • Professional and customer-oriented service on the products offered; • Maintaining…
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… a legitimate situation for the LUMC • Possibility to use product innovations and latest technology. Variable between 359 and 399 pieces per year, new and replacements together. See also Table 2 of the descriptive document. · Our aim is to offer patients freedom of choice for the choice of the fabrication of cochlear implants (hereinafter: CIs) and bone conduction implants (BGIs). Of course in consultation with a doctor. For this reason, we aim to contract all providers in the market, provided that these providers agree with and comply with our terms and conditions (all tender documents). Within this assignment, we have processed the following objectives: • Getting a high quality of products delivered at a market price, taking into account volumes; • Maintaining a professional and customer-oriented service on the products offered; • Maintaining a legitimate situation for the LUMC • Posibility to use product innovations and latest technology. The number of speech processors per year varies between 96 and 139, see Table 3 in the descriptive document.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every month (51 awards, most recently September 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2026. The last award went to Olympus Nederland B.V.n = 51
- 17% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (133 awards since 2015, spread over 93 companies). 83% went to new names.n = 133 awards since 2015
- 65% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (103 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 34%.n = 103
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (129 procedures with a bid count); 47% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 129
- 12% of awards went to companies from abroad (133 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 14%.n = 133
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 — 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Zeiss B.V. | 5 | 2024–2026 |
| Medtronic Trading NL B.V. | 4 | 2024–2026 |
| Abbott Medical Nederland B.V. | 3 | 2024–2025 |
| Edwards Lifesciences B.V. | 3 | 2024–2025 |
| AB Sciex Netherlands B.V. | 3 | 2024–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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 49 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 39 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 48 (median of 2,911 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
Foreign bidders
In the Netherlands · Medical equipment & pharma, 56 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 587 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, Belgium.
Submission language: Dutch.
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