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Maintenance of Verges & Watercourses
Gemeente Opsterland · Open · 3 lots · 422901
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Type
Services
77310000 · Planting and maintaini
Estimated value
Not published
To deadline
-13d
Jun 3, 2026 · 12:00
Knock-outs
0
exclusion grounds
Award basis
Best price-quality ratio
2 criteria
Assess manuallyconfidence high
Tender for the maintenance of verges and watercourses in the municipality of Opsterland, divided into three lots. The assignment has an initial term until the end of 2027 with extension options and is awarded based on price and quality.
Services · Open · European procedure
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CharacteristicsCPV 77ServicesEU tenderVergesmowingwatercourses
01What is being requested
The work concerns the mowing of verges, the clearing of watercourses and additional activities. The assignment is divided into three lots (Verges, Watercourses Rayon Gorredijk and Watercourses Rayon Ureterp) for a term from 1 August 2026 up to and including 31 December 2027, with the possibility of two extensions of 2 years.
The assignment concerns the maintenance of the verges and watercourses in the municipality of Opsterland
1Maintenance of Verges—
2Maintenance of watercourses Rayon Gorredijk—
3Maintenance of watercourses Rayon Ureterp—
02Breakdown by lot
Per-lot values not published — bars show only the lot breakdown.
03Strategic insight
Strategic insight · AI analysis
When submitting a bid, pay attention to the lot-specific requirements; Lot 1 requires additional certifications such as CO2 performance ladder level 3 and Groenkeur. Ensure that the references exactly meet the size requirements (12,000 are for verges and 18,000 meters for watercourses) and fall within the 3-year term. If you make use of the capacity of a third party, ensure that all necessary documents (UEA, KvK extract) from that third party are submitted in a timely and complete manner.
04Points of attention
Important · 5
The bidder can be awarded a maximum of 1 lot.Important
The bid must be unconditional; reservations will lead to exclusion.Important
Documents for award criteria (such as the Plan of Approach) must not be missed, as missing documents for award will not be treated as an obvious omission.Important
When relying on a third party, the Gedragsverklaring Aanbesteden (GVA) and Verklaring Belastingdienst must be submitted within 10 working days after the provisional award.Important
Communication takes place exclusively via TenderNed; direct contact with project members will lead to exclusion.Important
05Can I take part?
Professional capability · 1
Registration in the commercial register (KvK extract) no more than 6 months old; signing authority must be present for at least the tender sum.Professional capability
Financial · 1
Business liability insurance with coverage of at least € 500,000 per event and at least two events/claims per calendar year.Financial
Technical · 3
Core competence 1: demonstrable experience with mowing verges and slopes with a volume of at least 12,000 are per year. Core competence 2: demonstrable experience with the maintenance of watercourses with a volume of at least 18,000 meters per year. References must have been successfully executed within the last 3 calendar years.Technical
VCA* company certification.Technical
For Lot 1 (Maintenance of verges): CO2 performance ladder level 3, Groenkeur BRL Groenvoorziening and KleurKeur green company certification.Technical
06Exclusion 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).
07Award criteria
Award criterion 2: Qualityweight n/a
Qualitative assessment. In the event of an equal number of points on price, the score on G2 Quality will be considered for the award.
Award criterion 1: Priceweight n/a
Assessment based on the offered price. For Lots 2 & 3, the bidder with the lowest price will be awarded the contract.
08Process & timeline
Announcement
24 april 2026
Submission of questions first round of questions
11 mei 2026, 12:00 uur
Nota van inlichtingen
18 mei 2026
Submission of bids/closing date
3 juni 2026, 12:00 uur
Opening of bids
3 juni 2026 om 12:15 uur
Announcement of intention to award
10 juni 2026
Final award
1 juli 2026
Start of contract
1 augustus 2026
09Value 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 diensten is € 221.000, for reference.
10Likely competitors
#Likely bidderFitWins
1Donker Groep B.V.SME10090×
2Krinkels B.V.SME10074×
3idverde Realisatie B.V.SME10049×
4KWS Infra B.V.SME10072×
5SIGHT Landscaping b.v.SME10028×
6Verkuil & Moree B.V.SME10025×
11Tender documents
Inschrijvingsleidraad - Onderhoud Bermen & WatergangenpdfApr 26, 2026 · 543 KB
Bijlage E - Standaardformat ReferentiesdocxApr 26, 2026 · 27 KB
Bijlage F - Invultabel materieel en voertuigenxlsxApr 26, 2026 · 11 KB
Bijlage C - Bestek & bijlagen WatergangenzipApr 26, 2026 · 1222 KB
Bijlage D - Shapefiles WatergangenzipApr 26, 2026 · 87 KB
Bijlage A - Bestek & bijlagen bermenzipApr 26, 2026 · 7882 KB
Bijlage B - Shapefiles bermenzipApr 26, 2026 · 2774 KB
TN587240 - EF16 Aankondiging van een opdracht - algemene richtlijn, standaardregeling 20260424122037pdfApr 26, 2026 · 247 KB
Bijlage G - Voorkeur perceeldocxApr 26, 2026 · 29 KB
Bijlage H - Uniform Europees AanbestedingsdocumentpdfApr 26, 2026 · 567 KB
12Legal themes that may be relevant here
Advies 63> Meervoudig onderhandse aanbesteding voor het reinigen van wegen, straten en pleinen. Kan bij gunning op laagste prijs de indieniAdvies 53> Europese openbare procedure voor een overheidsopdracht tot het verrichten van diensten bestaande uit (dagelijks en periodiek) scAdvies 442> Europese openbare procedure voor een overheidsopdracht voor werken voor het ontwerpen en uitvoeren van integraal groot onderhoudComplaint upheldAdvies 451> Beklaagden hebben op 29 mei 2017 een Europese openbare aanbestedingsprocedure aangekondigd voor een raamovereenkomst per perceelAdvies 437> Europese openbare aanbestedingsprocedure voor diensten betreffende inspecties, preventief onderhoud, correctief onderhoud (stori
13Frequently asked questions
What are the most important requirements for the submission of the tender documents?
All official documents, including Annex H (the Uniform European Procurement Document), must be submitted completely and correctly. Failure to provide the required documents results in exclusion.
What burden of proof is required regarding experience with water management?
Bidders must demonstrate their competence in water management by providing at least one reference project that is comparable to the maintenance of watercourses, as described in Annex E.
How should the information about the equipment to be used be submitted?
The list of equipment must be submitted via Annex F. A high technical level is expected in the preparation of this independent equipment account.
What should a contract proposal specifically focus on?
A contract proposal should focus on the weekly or four-weekly maintenance cycles used within the project.
Automatically compiled from the official tender data and documents.
14Estimated value versus the market
p25
€ 260K
€ 260K
median
€ 600K
€ 600K
p75
€ 1,8 mln
€ 1,8 mln
deze opdracht
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