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Educational disadvantage policies
Onderwijsachterstandenbeleid — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 9 November at 09:00 — 8 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 municipality of Helmond wants to optimize the development opportunities for children in Helmond education and childcare for the coming years (2027-2031) within the framework set by the city council and within the national budget. We are looking for a party that takes care of: • Organising and supervising networks with education and childcare • Managing and updating a reference work for professionals • Designing and implementing professionalisation offers in collaboration with VVE providers that optimally match their needs and the planning in practice of childcare. • Carrying out the annual scenario calculation hourly rate Preschool Education • Carrying out a cost price calculation / research VVE hourly rate in 2028 • Independent advice to the municipality of Helmond on relevant (accompanying) themes including at least the following themes: • newcomer education, • inclusive childcare and inclusive education; • General input for new policy papers, an agreement with a value of EUR 1 million
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 2% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (158 awards since 2015, spread over 96 companies). 98% went to new names.n = 158 awards since 2015
- 3% of awards went to companies from abroad (158 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 12%.n = 158
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (150 procedures with a bid count); 11% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 150
- The award came in at a median 91% of the estimated value (7 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here.n = 7
- 73% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (89 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 61%.n = 89
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Du Pré Groenprojecten | 2 | 2015 |
| W & E van Kasteren Cultuur | 2 | 2025–2026 |
| BasicME B.V. | 2 | 2024–2026 |
| Veerhaven Assuradeuren B.V. | 1 | 2024 |
| SAFENED Security B.V. | 1 | 2024 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 484 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 21 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 48 (median of 2,911 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
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 · Education & training, 60 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 537 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Italy, United States.
Submission language: Dutch.
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