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EA Student Transport Municipalities Zaltbommel and Maasdriel
EA Leerlingenvervoer Gemeenten Zaltbommel en Maasdriel — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 5 January 2027 at 10:00 — 65 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 — 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
With this call for tenders, the municipalities of Zaltbommel and Maasdriel intend to contract one party that organises, directs and performs transport services for pupil transport and (to a limited extent) transport under the Youth Act for both municipalities. The municipalities intend to conclude a service contract with one contractor for the aforementioned transport for both municipalities Currently (October 2026), the total transport concerns approximately 220 pupils with a decision for adapted transport and some children transported under the Youth Act (approx. 18). These numbers may change before the start of the term and during the term. See also annex to the tender guide.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 87% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (18 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 35%.n = 18
- The median procedure drew 5 bids (33 procedures with a bid count); 18% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 33
- 0% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (37 awards since 2015, spread over 20 companies). 100% went to new names.n = 37 awards since 2015
- 3% of awards went to companies from abroad (37 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 3%.n = 37
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aannemersbedrijf M.J. Smits BV | 2 | 2015 |
| Kompan B.V. | 1 | 2026 |
| Aannemingsbedrijf M.J. Smits BV | 1 | 2015 |
| Lappset Yalp B.V. | 1 | 2026 |
| Taxameter Centrale BV | 1 | 2024 |
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 277 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 67 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 48 (median of 2,911 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
Foreign bidders
In the Netherlands · Transport services, 10 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 364 recorded awards).
Submission language: Dutch.
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