Summary
Machine-generated summaryNederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) is seeking a cooperation partner for a multi-year research and innovation programme aimed at shaping future-proof physical mechanic work within NS Onderhoud & Service, with an initial focus on the Leidschendam maintenance company and on work that is heavy and physically demanding. The assignment is an integral, cyclical innovation approach in which analysis, co-creation, design, prototyping, pilots, impact measurement, evaluation, scaling up and knowledge transfer are inseparably linked. The partner should not only carry out research but also enable NS to independently build a repeatable innovation approach that NS can apply at other maintenance locations. The goals are more attractive employment for mechanics, less physical strain, more job satisfaction, higher sustainable employability and better productivity.
Description
Terms of the procedure
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- s2c.mercell.com/today/235926
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- Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid. Above the EU threshold: open to companies from any EU country.
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Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €6,000,000
- €5.9M to €6.0M
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 100% of their published estimate, half of them between 98% and 100%, based on 48 awards of the last 3 years.
Each award is compared with the estimate of the same lots, framework agreements excluded. A published estimate may include options and renewals, so an award under it is not always a discount.
What this market pays
The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 72 awards for Research & development in Netherlands.
- This notice
- €6.0M
- Median award
- €381,802
- Middle half of past awards
- €174,864 to €827,500
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.
The buyer
Full buyer profileNS Groep N.V.; NedTrain B.V.
- notices in the register
- 2
- award
- 1
This buyer has no award history in this sector yet. Usual winners, Research & development - Netherlands
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biomarker Technologies (BMK) GmbH | 4 | Oct 2025 | |
| Witteveen+Bos Raadgevende ingenieurs B.V. | 3 | €1.2M | Jun 2026 |
| Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO | 3 | €978,040 | Apr 2026 |
| Stichting Wageningen Research | 3 | €840,787 | Feb 2026 |
| Stichting Bargerveen | 3 | €719,712 | Aug 2026 |
Based on 97 awards with a linked company profile over the last 2 years.
Market context
Larger than 96% of the open notices in Research & development across Europe.
- open now in Research & development
- 431
- median open notice
- €294,151
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersNetherlands · Research & development
- different companies won awards here
- 76
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 10%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 53
Based on 97 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
Competition
- tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
- 3.9
- of those lots received a single tender
- 24%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 13%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 67%
As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.
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