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Group purchase framework agreement for renting work clothes and flat linen as well as washing the textiles of persons in need of care
Groepsaankoop raamovereenkomst voor het huren van werkkledij en plat linnen alsook wassen van het textiel van zorgbehoevenden — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 18 November at 10:00 — 17 days left. Two-stage procedure: by this deadline you submit a request to participate (proof of eligibility). Only shortlisted firms are then invited to submit a tender.
- You submit on BDA / e-Procurement Belgium — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- 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 object of this group purchase is the conclusion of a framework agreement with one operator for the rental* of work clothes and flat linen as well as the washing of the textiles of the persons in need of care for the duration of 48 months, to the boards that are members of the intermunicipal purchasing service of IOK. *In the present case, the term renting covers all aspects of succession: This includes selection, labelling, collection and return, complete cleaning and repair and/or the replacement of the products in case of damage or wear. These authorities include police zones, rescue zones, CPAS, municipalities, cities and welfare associations. The framework agreement will be used mainly by welfare associations and care institutions of local administrations. No decrease is expected from the other boards, taking into account their activities, although this remains possible. It is a…
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… non-exclusive framework agreement without any purchase obligation. Consequently, notwithstanding the award and conclusion of the framework agreement by the contracting authority IOK on the basis of the present specifications, the aforementioned authorities are free to order elsewhere during the duration of the contract or not to place an order. The contractor cannot claim any compensation for this.
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 (56 awards since 2015, spread over 51 companies). 96% went to new names.n = 56 awards since 2015
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (32 procedures with a bid count); 6% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 32
- 18% of awards went to companies from abroad (56 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 22%.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 — 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ethias | 3 | 2024–2025 |
| Sweco Belgium BV | 1 | 2024 |
| Bergenboomverzorging | 1 | 2025 |
| Antea Belgium | 1 | 2026 |
| Konvert Interim Vlaanderen NV | 1 | 2024 |
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 143 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 30 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 34 (median of 3,233 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In Belgium · Other services, 38 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 255 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Germany, Italy.
Submission language: Dutch.
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