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Microsoft Licenses and Reseller
Microsoft licenties en Reseller — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 15 December at 10:00 — 44 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 municipalities of Lingewaard and Overbetuwe jointly issue this European tender for the supply of Microsoft licences and the related services. With this tender, the municipalities aim to conclude a multi-year agreement with a Microsoft-recognised Licensing Solution Provider (LSP). In addition to the supply of Microsoft licences, the contractor acts as an expert partner that advises and supports the municipalities in the field of license management and the optimal and future-proof deployment of Microsoft solutions. The contract takes place within the framework of the applicable collective agreements between the VNG and Microsoft. The content, scope and terms of the contract are further detailed in the tender documents.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 7 months (3 awards, most recently August 2026) — the next award is due around March 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to Antea Group.n = 3
- 4% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (54 awards since 2015, spread over 27 companies). 96% went to new names.n = 54 awards since 2015
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (45 procedures with a bid count); 16% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 45
- 37% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (12 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 47%.n = 12
- 7% of awards went to companies from abroad (54 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 7%.n = 54
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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| PinkRoccade Local Government | 2 | 2026 |
| D.V. Services B.V. | 2 | 2025 |
| Rots Bouw B.V. | 1 | 2025 |
| Plastic omnium | 1 | 2015 |
| Loef groenvoorziening | 1 | 2015 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Contracting authority contact
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 655 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 60 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 48 (median of 2,911 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In the Netherlands · Software & IT systems, 40 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 822 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, Finland.
Submission language: Dutch.
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