This market consultation by the Provincie Zeeland serves to explore the market for new, modular lock gates in Vlissingen that are resistant to sea-level rise and require less maintenance than the current wooden gates.
Works · European procedure
01What is being requested
Market consultation for the development of new internal lock gates in the port of Vlissingen. The assignment focuses on finding alternatives to the current wooden lock gates, with a focus on modular adaptability to sea-level rise (up to NAP +6.29 m) and improved material properties to reduce maintenance.
This Open Market Consultation is being conducted by the Provincie Zeeland, Netherlands, acting as the Contracting Authority, within the framework of a project aimed at assessing market capacities and possible solutions for the development of new inner lock gates in the port of Vlissingen. The outcomes of this consultation will be used to support the preparation of a potential subsequent procurement procedure.
02Strategic insight
<ul Focus on modular designs that can accommodate a sea-level rise of 1 meter by 2080. Emphasize material innovations that are resistant to biofouling, saltwater corrosion, and microplastic emissions. Integrate smart features such as sensors for structural health monitoring to enable predictive maintenance.
03Points of attention
04Exclusion grounds
- 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).
05Process & timeline
06Value in context
The contracting authority did not publish an estimated value — common for a large share of contracts. The EU threshold for werken is € 5,54 M, for reference.
07Likely competitors
08Tender documents
09Legal themes that may be relevant here
10Estimated value versus the market
€ 1,4 mln
€ 3,6 mln
€ 9,1 mln
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