Public tenders in the Netherlands
There are currently around 1,513 open public tenders in the Netherlands. Browse the latest notices below and open any tender for the full details.
The Netherlands publish virtually every formal procedure centrally through TenderNed.
At a glance
- Open tenders
- around 1,513
- Buyers
- 85
- Next deadline
- 09 Oct 2026
- Typical contract values
- 300K – 15.3M EUR
Frequent buyers
N.V. Nederlandse GasunieGemeente DrontenGemeente RotterdamGemeente Oost GelreGemeente Woerden
CPV codes included
Figures are based on the open notices currently indexed for this page. The range shows the typical span (10th to 90th percentile), converted to euros at approximate rates and rounded, as not every notice publishes a value and some framework agreements quote very high ceilings.
Onderhoud Sportvelden Gemeente Nijmegen
Wagenparkverzekering
Extern beheer tuinportfeuille vastgoed
EA Schoonmaak AmsterdamUMC
IT end user devices
Het uitvoeren van woningopnames en opstellen van energielabels
Onderhoud technische installaties gemeentelijke gebouwen en opvanglocaties
Thuiswerkplekvoorziening
Voorbereiding reconstructie Rembrandtplein e.o. te Lichtenvoorde
Managed Service Provider (MSP) voor de inhuur van extern personeel
Applicatie schuldhulpverlening
Onderhoud Gemeentelijk Vastgoed E & W
Landelijk - Meetdiensten facilitaire nutsaansluitingen
Schoonmaakonderhoud
Grafische vormgeving
EA Flexibele schil WOO verzoeken Provincie Overijssel en Gemeente Dalfsen
Raamovereenkomst Reinigen, preventief en correctief onderhoud mechanische installaties SWWB de Baronie 2027-2028
Raamovereenkomst Ingenieursdiensten 2027 - 2030
Schoonmaakonderhoud
Gemeente Woudenberg - Maatwerkvoorziening Huishoudelijke Ondersteuning
Brandverzekering ten behoeve van de gemeente Meierijstad
Groot onderhoud Kunstwerken E&W
Uitvoering wet WOZ
Uitzenddienstverlening voor Reinigingsdiensten Rd4
Where tenders are published in the Netherlands
TenderNed is the government tendering platform; national and EU-wide procedures are published there and forwarded to the EU Official Journal. Polytender picks up Dutch procedures through the Official Journal.
Thresholds and legal framework
The Aanbestedingswet 2012 applies. Below the EU thresholds the principle of proportionate procedure choice applies via the Gids Proportionaliteit; above them, the EU-wide procedures and time limits.
Public procurement in the Netherlands at a glance
- Population
- 18,087,633
- GDP
- 1.3T USD
- GNI per capita
- 68,530 USD
- Currency
- EUR
- Procurement authority
- PIANOo (Expertisecentrum Aanbesteden)
- National platform
- TenderNed
Online since 2011
- Legal basis
- Aanbestedingswet 2012
Country data: World Bank Global Public Procurement Database (GPPD), country profile for Netherlands. Economy figures: World Bank, 2025. Open the GPPD profile
What is tendered in the Netherlands
The mix below is the live one: every open notice we currently hold for tenders in the Netherlands, grouped into the sectors we track. Open a sector to see only its tenders.
- Closing within 14 days
- 365
- New in 7 days
- 246
- Latest notice
- 05 Oct 2026
How public tendering works in the Netherlands
Public contracts in the Netherlands are advertised, awarded and challenged under fixed rules, and which rules apply depends on the contract value. Above the published thresholds a fully advertised, formal procedure is mandatory; below them lighter national procedures apply up to fixed value limits. Notices run through TenderNed and the regional portals - Polytender reads them all.
Procedures above the thresholds
- Openbare procedure
- Advertised publicly, and every interested company may submit a bid straight away. The widest competition and the standard route.
- Niet-openbare procedure
- Advertised publicly, but in two stages: first a request to participate, then only the shortlisted companies are invited to bid.
- Mededingingsprocedure met onderhandeling
- Two stages as well, but the buyer may negotiate the submitted bids with the shortlisted companies before awarding.
- Concurrentiegerichte dialoog
- For complex contracts: the buyer discusses possible solutions with the shortlisted companies and only then asks for final bids.
- Innovatiepartnerschap
- For something the market does not offer yet - the development and the subsequent purchase are awarded in one single procedure.
Procedures below the thresholds
- Meervoudig onderhandse procedure
- Only a limited number of companies are asked to bid. Permitted in defined cases and up to defined value limits.
- Enkelvoudig onderhandse procedure
- Small contracts up to a fixed value limit can be awarded directly to one company, without a competition.
From notice to award in the Netherlands
01
Find the notice
Contracting authorities have to advertise. Above the thresholds the notice is public by law; below them it appears on TenderNed or a regional portal. Polytender reads those portals daily, so one search covers all of them.
02
Read the tender documents
The documents define the scope, the award criteria and the two dates that matter: the deadline for questions, which is usually well before the deadline for bids.
03
Prove your suitability
Buyers check economic standing, technical capability and the absence of exclusion grounds - normally through a self-declaration first, with the certificates requested only from the winner.
04
Submit the bid
Bids go in electronically through the platform, complete and on time. A bid that arrives after the deadline is excluded, however good it is.
05
Award and review
The contract goes to the most economically advantageous tender, which is not automatically the cheapest. Unsuccessful bidders are told before the contract is signed and can have the decision reviewed under Aanbestedingswet 2012.
Further reading
The primary sources behind this page, summarised in one line each and linked straight to the original. None of them is replaced by what you read here.
- PIANOo - Expertisecentrum AanbestedenPIANOo, Ministerie van Economische ZakenThe Dutch government's own procurement expertise centre - practical guidance on procedures, thresholds and tender documents for buyers and bidders alike.
- Public procurement in the EUEuropean CommissionThe Commission's overview of the EU rules: the directives every member state transposes, the thresholds revised every two years, and the rights a bidder has anywhere in the union.
- Tenders Electronic Daily (TED)Publications Office of the European UnionThe EU Official Journal for procurement. Every contract above the thresholds has to be published here; Polytender reads it daily and merges each notice with its national twin.
This is a plain-language orientation, not legal advice. The binding texts are Aanbestedingswet 2012 and the tender documents of each individual procedure.
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Frequently asked questions about tenders in the Netherlands
How many open tenders are there in the Netherlands right now?
That number changes every day. Polytender lists the open public tenders from the Netherlands, sourced from official procurement portals and updated daily, so the notices on this page are the current ones.
Which procurement portals matter in the Netherlands?
TenderNed is the government tendering platform; national and EU-wide procedures are published there and forwarded to the EU Official Journal. Polytender picks up Dutch procedures through the Official Journal.
Which thresholds apply in the Netherlands?
The Aanbestedingswet 2012 applies. Below the EU thresholds the principle of proportionate procedure choice applies via the Gids Proportionaliteit; above them, the EU-wide procedures and time limits.
Who runs public procurement in the Netherlands, and under which law?
Procurement policy in the Netherlands sits with PIANOo (Expertisecentrum Aanbesteden). Notices and bids run through TenderNed, and Aanbestedingswet 2012 is the legal basis. Source: the World Bank Global Public Procurement Database.
Which procedure types exist in the Netherlands?
Above the publication thresholds, these procedures apply in the Netherlands: Openbare procedure, Niet-openbare procedure, Mededingingsprocedure met onderhandeling, Concurrentiegerichte dialoog, and Innovatiepartnerschap. Below the thresholds, lighter procedures apply up to fixed value limits: Meervoudig onderhandse procedure and Enkelvoudig onderhandse procedure. Every notice names the procedure it runs under.
How do I bid for a public contract in the Netherlands?
Register on TenderNed, download the tender documents, prove your suitability with the declarations the buyer asks for, and submit your bid electronically before the deadline. Late bids are excluded. Aanbestedingswet 2012 sets the binding rules.