Market Consultation Hot Drink Vending Machines
The Municipality of Maastricht is conducting a market consultation for the lease, installation, and maintenance of 68 hot drink vending machines including ingredients. The goal is to gauge the market for innovations in quality, sustainability, and service for a future EU procurement.
Supplies · Marktconsultatie · National procedure
01What is being requested
The assignment concerns a framework agreement for the lease, installation, service package (including preventive maintenance twice a year), training, and the supply of ingredients for a total of 68 hot drink facilities at various municipal locations.
The Municipality of Maastricht is considering launching an EU procurement for the supply, installation, and preventive maintenance of hot drink vending machines at various municipal locations. Preventive maintenance is expected to take place twice a year. The daily management and cleaning of the machines will remain the responsibility of the municipality.
02Strategic insight
<ul Focus on sustainability and circularity, as the municipality specifically requests energy-efficient equipment, circular materials, and CO2 reduction. Prepare for a possible taste test and contribute ideas regarding its methodology. Provide explicit advice regarding the separation between machines and coffee beans (lotting) and the technical possibilities for integration with Topdesk.
03Points of attention
04Award criteria
Assessment of the quality of the offered hot drinks, whereby the municipality is considering organizing a taste test as part of the award criteria.
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 leveringen is € 221.000, for reference.
07Likely competitors
08Tender documents
09Legal themes that may be relevant here
10Frequently asked questions
What is the scope of the maintenance obligation for the machines?
What expertise requirements must a supplier meet?
How can I submit a response to the market consultation?
Which themes regarding sustainability are being investigated?
Does participation in the market consultation guarantee a future contract?
Automatically compiled from the official tender data and documents.
11Estimated value versus the market
€ 325K
€ 995K
€ 2,9 mln
Gegunde waarden in CPV 15 · leveringen n=162