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Market Consultation: Hospitality Clothing

Ministerie van Defensie · 1 lots · 427137
Type
Supplies
18110000 · Professional clothing
Estimated value
Not published
To deadline
Ongoing
Knock-outs
n/a
exclusion grounds
Award basis
Best price-quality ratio
Assess manuallyconfidence moderate

This is a market consultation by the Ministerie van Defensie to determine the need and procurement strategy for catering and representative clothing for approximately 900 employees. The emphasis is on high-quality, directly available items that support sustainability and security of supply.

Supplies · European procedure

EuropeanComplete timeline
Contracting authority
Ministerie van Defensie
Utrecht
Contract type
Supplies
Estimated value
Estimate not published
Submission deadline
Ongoing
Scope
European
European procedure
Lots
1
1 lots
Main CPV code
Professional clothing
Location
Utrecht, Utrecht
CharacteristicsCPV 18SuppliesEU tenderHospitality clothingCateringRepresentative clothing

01What is being requested

This concerns a market consultation for the delivery of 7 clothing packages for approximately 900 employees of Paresto Defensie, consisting of catering and representative clothing. The focus lies on 'off-the-shelf' items that meet requirements for sustainability, wearing comfort, and security of supply.

COMMIT is consulting the market to establish or gain better insight into the possibilities regarding Catering and Representative clothing that the market offers to meet the objectives of our requirements and wishes.

18110000Supplies
1Market Consultation: Hospitality Clothing

02Strategic insight

Strategic insight · AI analysis
<ul Focus on offering directly available 'off-the-shelf' items to guarantee the desired security of supply and flexibility. Emphasize the sustainability of the products and the services, including contributions to the circular economy. Explicitly indicate in the questionnaire which information is considered commercially confidential.
Read automatically from the tender documents using AI. Always verify against the original documents.

03Points of attention

Important · 6
The clothing must consist of 'off-the-shelf' items from suppliers.Important
Account must be taken of intensive daily use and various washing processes.Important
The supplier should be actively engaged in sustainability initiatives.Important
There is a need for security of supply and a base stock at the supplier.Important
Possibility for color segments or printing/embroidery with a logo is desired.Important
The market consultation is non-binding and no rights can be derived from it.Important

04Exclusion 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).

05Process & timeline

Making market consultation available via Mercell
1 juni 2026
Closing date for submitting questions
16 juni 2026
Closing for answering questions
19 juni 2026
Closing date Market Consultation via Mercell
25 juni 2026, 12:00 uur

06Value 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 leveringen is € 221.000, for reference.

07Likely competitors

#Likely bidderFitWins
1Heigo Nederland B.V.SME9739×
2Groenendijk Bedrijfskleding B.V.SME8618×
3Pebetex BVSME8010×
4DelftechniekUnknown70
5Sligro Food Group Nederland B.V> SME70
6Dirksen Bedrijfskleding B.V.SME68

08Tender documents

Markconsultatie Catering en Representatieve kleding.pdfpdfJun 2, 2026 · 199 KB
Marktconsultatie .pdfpdfJun 2, 2026 · 24 KB
Marktconsultatie.pdfpdfJun 2, 2026 · 29 KB
Bijlage A vragenlijst Catering en Representatieve kleding.xlsxxlsxJun 2, 2026 · 23 KB
Beschrijving.pdfpdfJun 2, 2026 · 35 KB

09Legal themes that may be relevant here

10Frequently asked questions

Which quality standards must the clothing meet?
The assortment of catering and representative clothing must comply with HACCP standards and the CE marking for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
What is the purpose of this market consultation?
The purpose is to gain insight into the possibilities offered by the market for catering and representative clothing, in order to compile a future-proof clothing package that aligns with the requirements and wishes.
On which type of products is the emphasis placed for security of supply?
There is a focus on the use of standard products (COTS items) to increase operational continuity and security of supply.
What expertise and capabilities are requested from potential suppliers?
Evidence of expertise in catering and representative clothing is requested, as well as insight into production capacity and the distribution network.

Automatically compiled from the official tender data and documents.

11Estimated value versus the market

p25
€ 276K
median
€ 746K
p75
€ 2,1 mln
deze opdracht

Gegunde waarden in CPV 18 · leveringen n=300