How to bid in this country: portals, deadlines, thresholds →
Supply of mattresses, pillows and blankets and linen and textiles
Levering van matrassen, kussens en dekens en linnen en textiel — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 2 November at 10:00 — 1 day 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
See the descriptive document. • Lot 1: Mattresses, pillows and blankets; • Lot 2: Linen and textiles. Based on the duration of the Framework Agreement, the COA estimates the value of the Assignment at: €7.000.000,- for Lot 1 and €4.500.000,- for Lot 2 excluding VAT. The maximum contract value of this contract is: €10.500.000,- for Lot 1 and €6.700.000,- for Lot 2 excluding VAT, excluding indexation(s). · See the descriptive document. • Lot 1: Mattresses, pillows and blankets. Based on the duration of the Framework Agreement, the COA estimates the value of the Assignment at: €7.000.000,- for Lot 1 and €4.500.000,- for Lot 2 excluding VAT. The maximum contract value of this contract is: €10.500.000,- for Lot 1 and €6.700.000,- for Lot 2 excluding VAT, excluding indexation(s). · See the descriptive document. Lot 2: Linen and textiles. Based on the duration of the Framework Agreement, the…
Show full description
… COA estimates the value of the Assignment at: €7.000.000,- for Lot 1 and €4.500.000,- for Lot 2 excluding VAT. The maximum contract value of this contract is: €10.500.000,- for Lot 1 and €6.700.000,- for Lot 2 excluding VAT, excluding indexation(s).
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every month (7 awards, most recently May 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around June 2026. The last award went to Gispen Nederland BV.n = 7
- 4% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (179 awards since 2019, spread over 121 companies). 96% went to new names.n = 179 awards since 2019
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (172 procedures with a bid count); 18% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 172
- 30% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (129 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 48%.n = 129
- The award came in at a median 77% of the estimated value (5 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here.n = 5
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 — 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Koopmans Bouwgroep b.v. | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| VBT Groep B.V. | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| Zorg & Perspectief B.V. | 2 | 2024–2026 |
| Gezondheidszorg Asielzoekers Nederland B.V. | 2 | 2025–2026 |
| Hegeman VNO Bouw B.V. | 2 | 2024–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 7 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 11 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 · Furniture & furnishings, 35 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 902 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Germany, United States.
Submission language: Dutch.
How to bid
Don't miss the next one
Friedrich finds tenders like this for you — every morning at 7:30, each one checked by Claude (Anthropic) for fit, and he learns from your feedback what your company really does.
Register now