European public procurement - Accounting services
The Municipality of Lopik has launched an open procurement for accounting services for the financial years 2024 to 2026. The agreement may be extended after its term with a maximum of five one-year extensions. The contracting authority requires a service provider with proven experience in providing accounting and audit services to local authorities, knowledge of Dutch public sector accounting standards (such as the Tax Code and the Public Sector Accounting Standards), and the ability to prepare annual accounts and other financial reports in a timely manner. The procurement is subject to the European open procedure, requiring transparency and equal access for all interested parties. The service provider must also comply with the general requirements for quality, reliability, and integrity applicable to public procurement contracts.
Services · Open · European procedure
01What is being requested
The Municipality of Lopik has launched an open procurement for accounting services for the financial years 2024 to 2026. The agreement may be extended after its term with a maximum of five one-year extensions. The contracting authority requires a service provider with proven experience in providing accounting and audit services to local authorities, knowledge of Dutch public sector accounting standards (such as the Tax Code and the Public Sector Accounting Standards), and the ability to prepare annual accounts and other financial reports in a timely manner. The procurement is subject to the European open procedure, requiring transparency and equal access for all interested parties. The service provider must also comply with the general requirements for quality, reliability, and integrity applicable to public procurement contracts.
The assignment concerns the performance of accounting services for the Municipality of Lopik for the financial years 2024 through 2026, after which the agreement can be extended five times for one year each.
02Exclusion 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).
03Value in context
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.
04Bidders in this segment
05Tender documents
06Legal themes that may be relevant here
07Frequently asked questions
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08Estimated value versus the market
€ 200K
€ 640K
€ 3,0 mln
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