The Municipality of Utrecht seeks a framework agreement for the cleaning and inspection of gravity sewers. The contract includes the cleaning of approximately 400 km of sewerage (80 km structural, 20 km incidental per year) over a maximum term of four years, with a total value of approximately €2.4 million. Inspections must comply with current standards and be delivered in the RIBX exchange format, including a report detailing required repairs and drawings with line numbers. The current level of contamination is approximately 20% of the diameter. The tender is public and aimed at service providers with experience in water and sanitation infrastructure, inspection, and data exchange.
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01What is being requested
The Municipality of Utrecht seeks a framework agreement for the cleaning and inspection of gravity sewers. The contract includes the cleaning of approximately 400 km of sewerage (80 km structural, 20 km incidental per year) over a maximum term of four years, with a total value of approximately €2.4 million. Inspections must comply with current standards and be delivered in the RIBX exchange format, including a report detailing required repairs and drawings with line numbers. The current level of contamination is approximately 20% of the diameter. The tender is public and aimed at service providers with experience in water and sanitation infrastructure, inspection, and data exchange.
The contract concerns the cleaning of gravity sewers and the subsequent inspection thereof in accordance with the prevailing standard. Subsequently, the following items shall be delivered: Inspection data in a standard exchange format (RIBX); A report in which the repairs to be undertaken are included; Drawings of the inspected lines with line numbers. Expected scope of the framework agreement: The municipality expects to inspect approximately 400 km of gravity sewerage (approx. 80 km structural and 20 km incidental per year) over the entire term (maximum 4 years) of the framework agreement, w
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.
04Likely competitors
05Legal themes that may be relevant here
06Frequently asked questions
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07Estimated value versus the market
€ 214K
€ 466K
€ 1,2 mln
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