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Central Key and Cylinder Management System (CSCB)
Centraal Sleutel en Cilinder Beheersysteem (CSCB) — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 24 November at 12:00 — 23 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 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 scope of the contract consists of the following parts: 1. Supply of electromechanical cylinders, programmable keys and padlocks; 2. Software management system (including implementation and training); 3. Migration plan (one-off); 4. Installation. See further the Selection Guide See Selection Guide Section 2.2
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The median procedure drew 5 bids (180 procedures with a bid count); 14% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 180
- 5% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (190 awards since 2015, spread over 69 companies). 95% went to new names.n = 190 awards since 2015
- 48% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (80 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 27%.n = 80
- 6% of awards went to companies from abroad (190 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 9%.n = 190
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ahrend Nederland B.V. | 3 | 2024–2026 |
| Beta Kantoorstoelenfabriek B.V. | 3 | 2024–2026 |
| Thorbecke B.V. | 2 | 2024 |
| Leeuwendaal Advies B.V. | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| Gispen Nederland BV | 2 | 2024–2025 |
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 343 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 33 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 48 (median of 2,911 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
Foreign bidders
In the Netherlands · Construction materials, 33 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 410 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Belgium, Denmark.
Submission language: Dutch.
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