Security Operations Center (SOC)
Netherlands · how to bid here →
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 13 October at 14:00 — 9 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: NLD.
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed above; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 4% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (49 awards since 2018, spread over 17 companies). 96% went to new names.n = 49 awards since 2018
- The median procedure drew just one bid (41 procedures with a bid count); 56% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 41
- 20% of awards went to companies from abroad (49 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 8%.n = 49
- 44% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (19 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 44%.n = 19
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 04/10/2026.
Foreign bidders
In Netherlands · IT services, 126 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,927 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, Belgium.
Typical field: median 2 (from 1,582 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
IPO/BIJ12 carries out a European public tender on behalf of several provinces (Participants) for the conclusion of a Framework Agreement with one Contractor for Security Operations Center (SOC) services. The Assignment includes the provision of SOC services aimed at monitoring, detecting, analyzing and monitoring security incidents and threats within IT and (optional) OT environments. The service consists of a mandatory basic package (including security monitoring, incident response, threat intelligence and reporting) and optional additional services. The service is implemented in phases per Participant and offers room for scaling up and further development during the term of the Framework Agreement.
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.
Contract
Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Stichting Wageningen Research · Wageningen | 2 | 2025 |
| Stichting Bargerveen | 2 | 2023–2025 |
| Bureau Waardenburg B.V. (h.o.d.n. Waardenburg Ecology) | 1 | 2026 |
| Dustin Netherlands B.V. | 1 | 2024 |
| Stichting Observation International | 1 | 2024 |
How often this buyer tenders this
Who knows the rhythm prepares instead of reacting.