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Hiring employees public space
Inhuur medewerkers openbare ruimte — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 7 December at 12:00 — 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 — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
What the buyer is looking for
The municipality of The Hague is looking for contractors for the hiring of operational staff for work in the public space. The contract is divided into two lots: Green (green work) and Grey (cleaning and support work). · This lot concerns the hiring of staff for green maintenance work (primarily for the Green Management Department and the municipal cemeteries). The employees are deployed on demand, independently, in couples or as a supplement to existing teams of the municipality, under the direction and supervision of an employee of the municipality. · This lot concerns the hiring of staff for cleaning and support work in the public space (primarily for the Hague Strait Organisation). The employees are deployed in neighborhood service teams and MOR teams, as a couple or as a supplement to existing teams of the municipality, under the direction and supervision of an employee of the municipality.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (80 awards, most recently June 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around August 2026. The last award went to Randstad Professional B.V.n = 80
- 5% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (900 awards since 2015, spread over 425 companies). That is well below the sector norm (28%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 900 awards since 2015
- The award came in at a median 58% of the estimated value (49 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 85%.n = 49
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (744 procedures with a bid count); 17% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 744
- 10% of awards went to companies from abroad (900 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 4%.n = 900
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 — 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arcadis Nederland B.V. | 4 | 2024–2025 |
| Verhart Groen B.V. | 3 | 2024–2026 |
| Sportief Plus B.V. | 3 | 2024–2025 |
| A.H. Vrij Groen, Grond en Infra B.V. | 3 | 2024–2026 |
| Particibaan B.V. | 3 | 2024 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 8 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 68 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 48 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 · Business services, 193 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 6,646 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Germany, United Kingdom.
Submission language: Dutch.
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