The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 6 different companies have won the last 7 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
- Expected final price vs the published estimate
- 0%
Based on 7 comparable awards by this buyer in this sector over 5 years. Every verdict is recorded before the outcome and graded against the award notice. How we score ourselves.
Summary
Machine-generated summaryDutch railway company NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen) is procuring service design and UX design support through this tender. The aim is to contract three (3) suppliers for a framework agreement covering service design (SD) and UX design. The framework agreement allows NS to respond flexibly to its design needs by issuing further assignments in the form of result-based contracts. Depending on the nature and scale of a project, NS can select an appropriate and efficient solution from the contracted suppliers. The notice concerns systems advisory services in the Netherlands, focused on design expertise delivered under call-off assignments within the framework.
Description
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Source: TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU)
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Last verified against TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) 4 hours ago
What this buyer has paid before
Based on 3 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €8.0M
- Median award
- €113.0M
- Middle half of past awards
- €56.5M to €126.5M
The estimate is smaller than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Nederland - IT-diensten: adviezen, softwareontwikkeling, internet en ondersteuning - Servicedesk, Operationele Service Integratie en Werkplekbeheer €140,000,000
- Nederland - IT-diensten: adviezen, softwareontwikkeling, internet en ondersteuning - Hosting, TAB en ketenmonitoring
- Nederland - IT-diensten: adviezen, softwareontwikkeling, internet en ondersteuning - Technisch onderhoud, beheer en ontwikkeling ServiceNow €113,000,000
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.
- notices in the register
- 68
- awards
- 42
- awarded in total
- €509.4M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 29
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 19%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 67%
Based on 32 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.
One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.
Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Consultancy Services Netherlands B.V. | 2 | €253.0M | Dec 2025 |
| Deloitte Consultative Services B.V. | 1 | Jul 2025 | |
| Enterprise Services Nederland B.V. | 1 | Jan 2026 | |
| Essense; Koos B.V.; MakerStreet Design B.V. | 1 | May 2026 | |
| Info Support B.V. | 1 | Sep 2026 |
Based on 7 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
Larger than 80% of the open notices in IT services across Europe.
- open now in IT services
- 7,132
- median open notice
- €885,740
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersNetherlands · IT services
- different companies won awards here
- 481
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 5%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 383
Based on 753 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.
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