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Tailor-made forensic treatment in a specific sex offender unit in Dendermonde Relief Prison
Forensische behandeling op maat in een specifieke unit voor zedendelinquenten in de Hulpgevangenis van Dendermonde — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 3 November at 10:00 — 2 days left.
- 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 Justice and Enforcement Agency (hereinafter: AJH) is looking for a contractor for the following assignment: Providing tailor-made forensic treatment, both individually and in group, for sex offenders residing on a specific unit in the Dendermonde Relief Prison. The treatment offer is aimed at promoting reintegration and reducing recidivism of sex offenders in society. The contract is open to mental health care centres recognised and subsidised by the Flemish community, as well as to psychiatric hospitals recognised by the Flemish community, which have been designated by the Flemish Minister responsible for care as specialised facilities for the supervision and treatment of sex offenders. These organizations can submit a tender in which the establishment of partnerships with each other is strongly recommended so that a joint offer of both outpatient and residential care is created…
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… intra muros. In addition, the contractor will focus on the transfer to care and treatment services outside the prison. For this purpose, the contractor works together with partners of the assistance and services and forensic care both intra and extra muros. During the term of the public contract, the contractor ensures the follow-up, coordination and execution of the assigned assignments in a reliable and qualitative manner. The subject-matter of the contract shall include the following services: - developing and providing tailor-made forensic treatment for the target group of male adult perpetrators of sexual offences at a specific unit in prison; - the general framework and organisation of the therapeutic context at the specific unit in prison; - providing training and support for the regular auxiliary and service staff working in prison; - providing intervision for the regular auxiliary and service staff and the prison staff working on the unit in the prison. - facilitate the flow to care and treatment provision additional muros and establish cooperation with relevant actors from forensic care and regular assistance and services; - data collection related to the profile of sex offenders residing on the unit and their treatment needs; - providing interim reporting to the contracting authority and participating in structural consultations; - continuation, updating and further development of the operational roadmap. Specifically, the unit is a separate department where intensive treatment with the target group is worked in a therapeutic setting, with trained staff, a tailor-made offer, peer-to-peer operation and focus on continuity of care. In this way, time in detention is used as much as possible to target sex offenders, who often slip through the loopholes in the free society, and to work with them to avoid recidivism and prevent new victims. This contract has a maximum budget of 275,000 euros including VAT per year or 825,000 euros including VAT for the initial term of three years. If the two possible extensions of one year each are applied, the maximum budget is 1,375,000 euros including VAT. A tender exceeding the maximum amount shall be considered to be substantially irregular, subject to possible regularisation. This contract is a service contract within the meaning of Article 2, 21° of the Public Procurement Act of 17 June 2016. The contract covers social and other specific services listed in Annex III, within the meaning of Article 88 of the Public Procurement Act. The services relate to the CPV code: - 85312300-2 (assistance and counselling services in the social sector). A more detailed description of the contract is given in Chapter 3 TECHNICAL PROVISIONS.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (6 awards, most recently February 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around April 2026. The last award went to DELTALAB.n = 6
- 26% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (994 awards since 2022, spread over 710 companies). That is well above the sector norm (6%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 994 awards since 2022
- The median procedure drew 5 bids (581 procedures with a bid count); 9% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 581
- The award came in at a median 93% of the estimated value (17 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here.n = 17
- 18% of awards went to companies from abroad (994 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 18%.n = 994
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sweco Belgium | 13 | 2024–2026 |
| A.B.O.G. | 12 | 2024–2026 |
| Krinkels | 10 | 2024–2026 |
| WILLEMEN INFRA | 10 | 2024–2026 |
| TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING | 7 | 2024–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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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 148 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 14 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 34 (median of 3,233 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
Foreign bidders
In Belgium · Health & social work, 42 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 262 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Italy, Germany.
Submission language: Dutch.
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