Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

How to win their contracts

Measured from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam's own published record — no estimates, no generic advice.

• Plan for about 45 days to prepare a bid — that is the median gap between publication and deadline across 99 of their tenders.
• They publish about 1.6 tenders a month, measured over 64 months of history.
• Half of their 69 awarded contracts are worth €683.6k or less — size your bid to that range.
• Most of their buying falls in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, security, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances.
• Their most frequent suppliers are : (3), Homij Technische Installaties B.V. (2), Croonwolter&dros B.V. (2) — expect to bid against incumbents who already know this buyer.