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DAS Devices 2.0
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 26 February 2029 at 10:00 — 848 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.
- 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
SIVON establishes a Dynamic Purchasing System for and on behalf of its members. This DAS is intended for current and future members of SIVON. SIVON invites you digitally via Mercell to apply for admission to the DAS for future delivery of devices in accordance with the product specifications and associated services, requested in a further request for quotation. This DAS will consist of one category: Devices. Devices will in any case be understood as: Chromebooks, Windows laptops, iPads, iMacs and Monitors. Other types of devices may be added. SIVON will be possible, depending on the device, in addition to requesting the devices, also different Request upgrades per product. SIVON opts in the current working method to publish a further invitation to tender twice a year (spring and autumn). By to apply demand aggregation from school boards SIVON tries an administrative Easy…
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… process to facilitate. SIVON would like to stress that it is not certain that this The method will continue to be used. No rights can therefore be derived from this. The annual contract value is estimated at approximately € 7.5 million excluding VAT; this procurement is therefore above the European threshold. To the aforementioned No rights can be derived from amounts and numbers.
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Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 38% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (65 awards since 2019, spread over 27 companies). That is well above the sector norm (19%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 65 awards since 2019
- The median procedure drew 5 bids (64 procedures with a bid count); 6% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 64
- 54% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (51 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 36%.n = 51
- 3% of awards went to companies from abroad (65 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 8%.n = 65
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| VanDijk B.V. | 6 | 2024–2026 |
| L. C.G. Malmberg B.V. | 4 | 2024–2026 |
| Noordhoff Uitgevers | 3 | 2024–2026 |
| ThiemeMeulenhoff B.V. | 3 | 2025–2026 |
| Cloudwise B.V. | 3 | 2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 6 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 7 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 1492 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.
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 · Office & computing machinery, 94 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,273 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, Belgium.
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