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Hire operators bridges and locks
Inhuur bedienaars bruggen en sluizen — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 24 November at 10:00 — 23 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.
- 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 reason for the tender is the need to hire certified operators for the 19 bridges and locks that fall under the Supervision and Enforcement Department. The municipality does not dispose of this to a sufficient extent itself, while smooth and safe operation is essential for traffic on the water and on shore.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 2% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (140 awards since 2015, spread over 66 companies). 98% went to new names.n = 140 awards since 2015
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (115 procedures with a bid count); 11% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 115
- 26% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (48 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 37%.n = 48
- 6% of awards went to companies from abroad (140 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 7%.n = 140
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ASVZ | 2 | 2024 |
| Witteveen+Bos Raadgevende ingenieurs B.V. | 2 | 2024 |
| Jos Scholman infra | 2 | 2025 |
| Lelie Zorggroep | 1 | 2024 |
| Gebroeders Van Vliet Riooltechniek B.V. | 1 | 2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 127 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 26 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 48 (median of 2,911 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
Foreign bidders
In the Netherlands, 2,082 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 35,768 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, Belgium.
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