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Inspection of work equipment
Keuren van arbeidsmiddelen — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 4 December at 10:00 — 33 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
The multi-year contract of one professional contractor for the execution of inspections of work equipment at the best price-quality ratio so that the organization always has safe, reliable, demonstrably inspected and managed work equipment in accordance with laws and regulations. Inspection of work equipment at all work locations of Staatsbosbeheer.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every month (71 awards, most recently June 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around July 2026. The last award went to Jelle Bijlsma B.V.n = 71
- 27% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (1,590 awards since 2015, spread over 260 companies). That is well above the sector norm (12%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 1,590 awards since 2015
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (1,474 procedures with a bid count); 33% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 1,474
- 6% of awards went to companies from abroad (1,590 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 8%.n = 1,590
- 47% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (56 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 42%.n = 56
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Poelsema Landschapsonderhoud en Handelsonderneming | 52 | 2024–2026 |
| Bron Landschapsonderhoud | 19 | 2024–2026 |
| V.d. Kraan en Spaan B.V. | 18 | 2024–2026 |
| Van Vliet Waarder B.V. | 18 | 2024–2026 |
| Pennings Groenvoorziening B.V. | 14 | 2024–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 62 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 46 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 · Architecture & engineering, 129 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 2,699 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, United Kingdom.
Submission language: Dutch.
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