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2026.0011 Catering and hot drinks supply

2026.0011 Catering en warme dranken voorziening — original title

NLNetherlands · Groningen

Your path to submission

Deadline: 16 December at 18:00 — 45 days left.
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Offer and evidence in: Dutch.
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Compiled automatically from notice and documents — no guarantee; the procedure's wording is binding.

What the buyer is looking for

The client is looking for a partner who can provide catering and hot drinks at the head office and some small locations.

Machine translation (EU eTranslation) — official wording via the PDF link.

Contract

BuyerN.V. Waterbedrijf Groningen

TypeServices

Estimated value€1,000,000

Published30 Oct 2026

ProcedureOpen procedure

Place of performanceGroningen

Reserved for SMEs

Type of service

55 · Hotel & restaurant services

CPV 55500000

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

50% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (13 awards since 2018, spread over 6 companies). That is well above the sector norm (24%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 13 awards since 2018
The median procedure drew 3 bids (13 procedures with a bid count); 0% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 7 bids.n = 13
Not one of the 13 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 0%.n = 13

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.

Clement

References and certificates from your home country count fully across the EU — that is what European procurement law is for.

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

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Annex 1

Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration

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Administrative conditions

The full notice, official wording

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
Friso Civiel B.V.	2	2026
Strukton Roads & Concrete B.V.	2	2026
GMB Civiel B.V.	2	2026
Salverda Bouw	2	2026
A. Hak Leidingbouw B.V.	2	2026

From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

Contracting authority contact

Email[email protected]

Websitewww.waterbedrijfgroningen.nl

Deadline — Wednesday 16 December at 18:00

Tactics

When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually 7 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 263 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 rules of the market →

Foreign bidders

Among 301 recorded awards in the Netherlands · Hotel & restaurant services over 3 years, no foreign winner yet — bidding here means being a pioneer.

Submission language: Dutch.

Measured from linked award data; foreign winners bidding through a local subsidiary count as domestic — the true share is higher.

How to bid

Read the full notice — Original + documents

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Put together the evidence — in Dutch

Certificates, references and your price — as set out in the notice.

Submit via TED — Tenders Electronic Daily before the deadline

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