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ROK Expertpool Flexible Power Grid Congestion
ROK Expertpool Flexibel Vermogen Netcongestie — 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 province intends to contract one consultancy firm (or a collaboration of several firms) by means of a framework agreement that can answer the support questions of municipalities. By providing capacity, knowledge and expertise for, among other things, permitting and legal support for projects around flexible capacity, a contribution is made to preventing or quickly recovering after a connection stop. This bet runs from 1-1-2027 to 31-12-2030.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (17 awards, most recently November 2025) — by that rhythm the next award was due around February 2026. The last award went to Arcadis Nederland B.V.n = 17
- 2% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (328 awards since 2015, spread over 135 companies). 98% went to new names.n = 328 awards since 2015
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (294 procedures with a bid count); 13% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 294
- The award came in at a median 84% of the estimated value (19 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 90%.n = 19
- 4% of awards went to companies from abroad (328 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 8%.n = 328
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GKN Hydrogen Srl | 2 | 2024 |
| Goudappel B.V. | 2 | 2024–2026 |
| DTV Consultants B.V. | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| Arcadis Nederland B.V. | 2 | 2025 |
| Tauw B.V. | 2 | 2024–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 13 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 40 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 · Architecture & engineering, 129 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 2,699 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, United Kingdom.
Submission language: Dutch.
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