PlannedServicesMarktconsultatie

Market Consultation Sensors and data services for underground containers

Gemeente Utrecht · Marktconsultatie · 1 lots · 415532
Type
Services
51210000 · Installation of measur
Estimated value
Not published
To deadline
Ongoing
Knock-outs
n/a
exclusion grounds
Award basis
Best price-quality ratio
Assess manuallyconfidence moderate

The Municipality of Utrecht is conducting a market consultation to determine the optimal procurement strategy for the supply, maintenance, and sensor technology of approximately 4,850 underground waste containers.

Services · Marktconsultatie · National procedure

Complete timeline
Contracting authority
Contract type
Services
Marktconsultatie
Estimated value
Estimate not published
Submission deadline
Ongoing
Scope
National
National procedure
Lots
1
1 lots
Main CPV code
Installation of measuring equipment
Location
Netherlands
CharacteristicsCPV 51Services

01What is being requested

Market consultation regarding the supply of new underground containers (including placement) and the performance of maintenance, repair, cleaning, and inspection of the entire fleet of approximately 4,850 containers, specifically investigating how sensors and data services can best be included in the assignment.

The Municipality of Utrecht is preparing a procurement for the supply of new underground containers (including placement) along with the performance of maintenance, repair, cleaning, and inspection of the entire fleet of underground waste containers. In this context, the municipality is investigating how sensors and data services can best be included in this assignment, as these sensors are essential for measuring the fill level of containers and thereby for efficient route planning and operational management.

51210000Services
1Market Consultation Sensors and data services for underground containers

02Strategic insight

Strategic insight · AI analysis
<ul Focus on providing solutions that guarantee interoperability and transferability of data to prevent vendor lock-in. Provide explicit advice on the most efficient contract type (integrated versus separate) and the optimal implementation phase (phased versus hard transition). Ensure insight into the technical lifespan of both the containers and the sensors in relation to the proposed contract duration.
Read automatically from the tender documents using AI. Always verify against the original documents.

03Points of attention

Important · 5
The market consultation does not aim to select or contract parties.Important
The municipality is investigating integrated procurement versus separate contracts for containers, hardware, sensors, and data services.Important
Attention is paid to preventing vendor lock-in by testing for open standards and transferability.Important
The municipality is investigating the possibilities for reuse of existing municipal sensors.Important
Testing is conducted regarding insight into life cycle costs (LCA data) and the MKI value of the containers.Important

04Process & timeline

Publication of the market consultation
11 maart 2026
Latest date for submitting questions regarding this market consultation
20 maart 2026
Answering questions
24 maart 2026
Deadline for receipt of written responses
3 april 2026 – 10:00u
Possible interviews
16 april 2026

05Value 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.

06Likely competitors

#Likely bidderFitWins
1Avallo Advies B.V.SME71
2Croonwolter&dros B.V.SME60
3Dustin Netherlands B.V.SME58
4PQR B.V.SME55
5Creon B.V.SME51
6Blik Sensing B.V. potentialSME40

07Tender documents

TN576695 - EFE1 Vrijwillige aankondiging van voorafgaande marktconsultatie 20260311165813pdfMar 11, 2026 · 178 KB
Marktconsultatieleidraad Sensoren en datadienstverlening ondergrondse containerspdfMar 11, 2026 · 222 KB
Bijlage 1 Sensoren en datadienstverlening ondergrondse containersdocxMar 11, 2026 · 94 KB

08Legal themes that may be relevant here

09Estimated value versus the market

p25
€ 295K
median
€ 672K
p75
€ 1,5 mln
deze opdracht

Gegunde waarden in CPV 51 · diensten n=96