EU procurement for the selection of a partner for bus travel.
Fierder Onderwijs is conducting an EU procurement to enter into a framework agreement with one partner for bus travel. The procurement follows an open procedure with the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) as the award criterion. The selected bidder must be able to provide high-quality, competitive bus services that meet the requirements set out in the procurement documents. The focus is on reliability, safety, timely deliveries, and customer satisfaction, with attention to sustainability and cost control. The procurement is intended to establish a long-term partnership, whereby the provider must respond flexibly to fluctuating demand and seasonal needs.
Services · Open · European procedure
01What is being requested
Fierder Onderwijs is conducting an EU procurement to enter into a framework agreement with one partner for bus travel. The procurement follows an open procedure with the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) as the award criterion. The selected bidder must be able to provide high-quality, competitive bus services that meet the requirements set out in the procurement documents. The focus is on reliability, safety, timely deliveries, and customer satisfaction, with attention to sustainability and cost control. The procurement is intended to establish a long-term partnership, whereby the provider must respond flexibly to fluctuating demand and seasonal needs.
The objective of this procurement is to enter into a framework agreement with one suitable bidder (partner) for services relating to bus travel. The contracting authority wishes to achieve this objective through an EU procurement using an open procedure, where the 'tender with the best price-quality ratio' is the starting point. Through this procurement, the contracting authority intends to contract a bidder capable of providing the services properly (qualitatively and competitively), in accordance with the requirements stated in these procurement documents.
02Outcome
Arriva Personenvervoer Nederland B.V.
03Exclusion 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).
04Value 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.
05Bidders in this segment
06Tender documents
07Legal themes that may be relevant here
08Frequently asked questions
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What qualitative requirements must the services meet?
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09Estimated value versus the market
€ 443K
€ 1,2 mln
€ 4,0 mln
Gegunde waarden in CPV 63 · diensten n=110