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Emergency work on sewage press pipes
Calamiteitenwerkzaamheden rioolwaterpersleidingen — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 7 December at 10:00 — 36 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
Waterschap Noorderzijlvest intends to conclude a framework agreement with one contractor for the performance of emergency work on sewage press pipes within the management area of the water board. The work is carried out on demand and relates to unforeseen failures, defects and damage that require immediate deployment in order to reduce risks to the environment, safety and the continuity of the waste water chain. The contractor must be available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week for locating damage, carrying out repair work and taking temporary measures. The assignment also includes all necessary ancillary activities, including traffic and safety measures, well grinding, ground work, material supply and removal of released materials. Planned maintenance, replacements and project work are not part of this assignment. The estimated contract value is €350,000 excluding VAT over the maximum…
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… duration of the framework agreement. The maximum value of the framework agreement is € 525,000 excluding VAT. The initial contract duration is 24 months with a one-off extension option of 24 months. No rights can be derived from the aforementioned value, since the extent of the work depends on the number and nature of the calamities that occur.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 4% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (136 awards since 2015, spread over 61 companies). 96% went to new names.n = 136 awards since 2015
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (121 procedures with a bid count); 6% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 121
- 53% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (37 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 35%.n = 37
- 4% of awards went to companies from abroad (136 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 5%.n = 136
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jelle Bijlsma B.V. | 3 | 2024–2026 |
| Loonbedrijf Bremer B.V. | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| S. Vogelzang & Zn. | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| Landbouwmechanisatiebedrijf Oosterhof B.V. | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| Beukema Grondwerken B.V. | 2 | 2025–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 11 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 6 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 49 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 · Repair & maintenance, 51 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,216 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, Belgium.
Submission language: Dutch.
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