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Supply of Activated Carbon for collaborating drinking water companies

Name: Supply of Activated Carbon for collaborating drinking water companies
Creator: Oasen N.V.
Published: 2025-09-16
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Keywords: activated carbon, drinking water, KIWA certification, water purification, security of supply, continuity

Oasen N.V. · Onderhandeling zonder bekendmaking · 9 lots · 392719

0 of 6 core insights found

Measures presence, not accuracy · documents remain authoritative

ScopeAdvicePoints of attentionSuitability requirementsAward criteriaTimeline

Type

Supplies

24954000

Estimated value

Not published

To deadline

Ongoing

Knock-outs

n/a

exclusion grounds

Award basis

Best price-quality ratio

Assess manuallyconfidence low

Joint procurement of activated carbon by 9 Dutch drinking water companies via negotiated procedure without publication. The market has only 2 certified suppliers (Norit and Chemviron) with KIWA certification. Focus on continuity and security of supply for crucial drinking water production.

Supplies · Onderhandeling zonder bekendmaking · European procedure · SME-friendly

SME-friendlyEuropean

Contracting authority

Oasen N.V.

Contract type

Supplies

Onderhandeling zonder bekendmaking

Estimated value

Estimate not published

Submission deadline

Ongoing

Scope

European

European procedure

Lots

9 lots

Main CPV code

24954000

Location

Netherlands

CharacteristicsCPV 24SuppliesSME-friendlyEU tenderactivated carbondrinking waterKIWA certification

01What is being requested

Joint procurement of activated carbon by 9 Dutch drinking water companies via negotiated procedure without publication. The market has only 2 certified suppliers (Norit and Chemviron) with KIWA certification. Focus on continuity and security of supply for crucial drinking water production.

Currently, two market parties are active in the Dutch drinking water sector with a valid KIWA certification: Norit and Chemviron. Both market parties supply a number of drinking water companies, resulting in a virtually divided market. The reactivation (and supply) of carbon has been organized by the drinking water companies into contracts. These agreements expire by operation of law at different times, causing the timeline for new agreements to vary per drinking water company. It is important for the drinking water sector that at least two market parties are present in the market. This is es

24954000Supplies

1Oasen—

2Evides N.V.—

3PWN Waterleidingbedrijf Noord-Holland—

4Brabant Water—

5Stichting Waternet—

6Vitens N.V.—

7Waterbedrijf Groningen and North Water—

8Waterleiding Maatschappij Limburg (WML)—

9WMD Water—

02Breakdown by lot

Oasenn/a

Evides N.V.n/a

PWN Waterleidingbedrijf Noord-Hollandn/a

Brabant Watern/a

Stichting Waternetn/a

Vitens N.V.n/a

Waterbedrijf Groningen and North Watern/a

Waterleiding Maatschappij Limburg (WML)n/a

WMD Watern/a

Per-lot values not published — bars show only the lot breakdown.

03Exclusion grounds

Exclusion grounds — consult the ESPD

No specific exclusion grounds were extracted. In a European tender, the mandatory and discretionary grounds of art. 2.86/2.87 of the Dutch Procurement Act almost always apply — check the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD).

04Value in context

Estimate not published

The contracting authority did not publish an estimated value — common for a large share of contracts. The EU threshold for leveringen is € 221.000, for reference.

05Likely competitors

#Likely bidderFitWins

1Linde Gas Benelux B.V.SME648×

2Melspring International B.V.SME595×

3Chemviron SAUnknown551×

4Nouryon Industrial Chemicals B.V.SME482×

5Aebi Schmidt Nederland B.V.SME345×

6Brenntag Nederland B.V.SME334×

06Legal themes that may be relevant here

Advies 622> De klacht ziet op een Europese openbare aanbestedingsprocedure voor een raamovereenkomst met één ondernemer voor diensten voor hComplaint upheld Advies 451> Beklaagden hebben op 29 mei 2017 een Europese openbare aanbestedingsprocedure aangekondigd voor een raamovereenkomst per perceel Advies 63> Meervoudig onderhandse aanbesteding voor het reinigen van wegen, straten en pleinen. Kan bij gunning op laagste prijs de indieni Advies 59> Meervoudig onderhandse aanbestedingsprocedure met betrekking tot een opdracht voor de levering van postdiensten en bezorging. In Advies 222> Aanbesteding via een marktplaats. De Commissie bevestigt haar eerdere adviezen (waaronder 147) dat op een aanbestedende dienst d

07Frequently asked questions

Which parties are participants in this joint publication?

The participating parties are Evides, PWN, Brabant Water, Waternet, Vitens, Waterbedrijf Groningen (including North Water), Oasen, WML and WMD.

Which certification is relevant for suppliers in the Dutch drinking water sector?

In the Dutch drinking water sector, there are currently two market parties active with a valid KIWA certification, namely Norit and Chemviron.

Why is the presence of multiple market parties important for this contract?

It is important for the drinking water sector that at least two market parties are present in the market to be able to guarantee the continuity of the process.

Automatically compiled from the official tender data and documents.

08Estimated value versus the market

p25
€ 263K

median
€ 640K

p75
€ 2,0 mln

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