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Framework agreement Expertise and Support for public transport concession award

Provincie Noord-Brabant · Open · 1 lots · 391498
Type
Services
63700000
Estimated value
Not published
To deadline
Ongoing
Knock-outs
1
exclusion grounds
Award basis
Best price-quality ratio
4 criteria
Assess manuallyconfidence high

Provincie Noord-Brabant is seeking a single party via a framework agreement for expertise in the award and modification of public transport concessions. The agreement has an initial duration of over two years with extension options.

Services · Open · European procedure

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Contracting authority
Contract type
Services
Open
Estimated value
Estimate not published
Submission deadline
Ongoing
10:00
Scope
European
European procedure
Lots
1
1 lots
Main CPV code
Location
Netherlands
CharacteristicsCPV 63ServicesEU tender

01What is being requested

The assignment concerns a framework agreement for expertise and support in the procurement and modification of public transport concessions in Noord-Brabant for a period of two years and eight months.

The Province intends to enter into a framework agreement with a single party for the provision of expertise and services to support the procurement of public transport concessions (hereinafter: concessions) and, in the extension of these procurements, the modification of existing concessions.

63700000Services
1Framework agreement Expertise and Support for public transport concession award

02Outcome

Awarded

Muconsult B.V.

Bidders
2

03Strategic insight

Strategic insight · AI analysis
Ensure a high-quality team to be deployed to achieve the maximum points for quality. Pay close attention to the filename format to prevent exclusion based on formal requirements. Submit the tender well before the deadline to avoid technical risks.
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04Points of attention

Important · 5
The tender must be entirely in Dutch.Important
Tenders with reservations or under substantially deviating conditions are invalid.Important
No price negotiation will take place.Important
The assignment is not divided into lots.Important
There is a maximum value of € 1,200,000 excluding VAT.Important

05Can I take part?

Technical · 1
Meet the minimum requirements regarding technical competence, including references and core competencies for procedural and substantive support for bus concessions.Technical
Financial · 1
Meet the stated requirements regarding economic and financial standing.Financial
Exclusion ground · 1
No application of grounds for exclusion and compliance with the Wet Bibob.Exclusion ground

06Exclusion grounds

Exclusion grounds (1)
  • No application of grounds for exclusion and compliance with the Wet Bibob.

07Award criteria

Quality criterion 1: team to be deployed and expertisemax. 50 punten

Assessment of the expertise of the team to be deployed.

Quality criterion 2: cooperation and communicationmax. 30 punten

Assessment of the manner of cooperation and communication.

Quality criterion 3: case 1: new market entrants for regional public transport concessions in the Netherlandsmax. 20 punten

Assessment of a specific case concerning new market entrants.

Priceweight n/a

Assessment based on the submitted price/rates.

08Process & timeline

Deadline for submitting descriptive document requests
18 september 2025 om 10:00 uur
Dispatch of 1st memorandum of information
25 september 2025
Deadline for submitting first round of questions
2 oktober 2025 om 15:00 uur
Dispatch of 2nd memorandum of information
9 oktober 2025
Deadline for receipt of tenders
23 oktober 2025 om 10:00 uur
Communication of award decision
18 november 2025
Expiry of the 20-day period
19 november tot 8 december 2025
Sending final award notification
9 december 2025

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.

10Bidders in this segment

#Likely bidderFitWins
1Haskoning Nederland B.V.SME72
2 MuConsult BVSME71
3Arcadis Nederland B.V.SME67
4Versluys Verkeerstechniek B.V.SME56
5UR Consultant B.V.SME51
6ARS Traffic & Transport Technology B.V.SME50

11Tender documents

TN544802 - EF29 Aankondiging gegunde opdracht - algemene richtlijn, standaardregeling 20260106105921pdfJan 7, 2026 · 145 KB
Bijlage 2 Bijlage 3 PrijzenbladxlsxSep 25, 2025 · 20 KB
Nota van Inlichtingen - C2332427 Raamovereenkomst Expertise en ondersteuning concessieverlening openbaar v.pdfSep 25, 2025 · 160 KB
Bijlage 1 Beschrijvend document Raamovereenkomst Expertise en Ondersteuning concessieverlening openbaar vervoerpdfSep 25, 2025 · 561 KB
Bijlage D - Concept Raamovereenkomst Expertise en Ondersteuning concessieverleningpdfSep 5, 2025 · 199 KB
Bijlage C Informatie onderzoek Wet BibobpdfSep 5, 2025 · 103 KB
Bijlage B 2025 Uitvoeringsregels social return PNB 01-01-2025pdfSep 5, 2025 · 266 KB
Bijlage 5 Verklaring akkoord geen Russische betrokkenheidpdfSep 5, 2025 · 163 KB
Bijlage A Algemene Inkoopvoorwaarden Provincie Noord-Brabant 2022pdfSep 5, 2025 · 123 KB
Bijlage 2 Verklaring acceptatie aanbestedingsdocumentatiepdfSep 5, 2025 · 82 KB
uea_544802_20250904104815pdfSep 5, 2025 · 364 KB
TN544802 - EF16 Aankondiging van een opdracht - algemene richtlijn, standaardregeling 20250904142000pdfSep 5, 2025 · 11 KB

12Legal themes that may be relevant here

13Frequently asked questions

What is the purpose of this framework agreement?
Provincie Noord-Brabant wishes to enter into a framework agreement with a single party for the provision of expertise and services to support the procurement of public transport concessions and the modification of existing concessions in the extension of these procurements.
On which criteria will the assignment be awarded?
The award is based on price and quality criteria. The quality criteria include the team to be deployed and expertise (maximum 50 points) and cooperation and communication (maximum 30 points).
Which core competencies are required for the support?
The requested core competencies are procedural support for the procurement of bus concessions and substantive contribution to the procurement of bus concessions.

Automatically compiled from the official tender data and documents.

14Estimated value versus the market

p25
€ 443K
median
€ 1,2 mln
p75
€ 4,0 mln
deze opdracht

Gegunde waarden in CPV 63 · diensten n=110