Market Consultation Sensors and data services for underground containers
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
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.
02Strategic insight
<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.
03Points of attention
04Process & timeline
05Value 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.
06Likely competitors
07Tender documents
08Legal themes that may be relevant here
09Estimated value versus the market
€ 295K
€ 672K
€ 1,5 mln
Gegunde waarden in CPV 51 · diensten n=96