The State of the Netherlands holds a European tender procedure for the NDW partnership in accordance with the restricted procedure. The invitation to tender concerns the contract for the:

NDW Framework Agreement for Communication Support

NDW has opted for the restricted procedure for the following reasons:

• the aim is to enter into a Framework Agreement for communication support with a single supplier who meets the minimum requirements, suitability requirements, where no grounds for exclusion apply and who becomes the winner of the tendering procedure;

• NDW expects that many parties are suitable to carry out this assignment and that (more than 10) suitable companies will tender, making it inappropriate to hold an open procedure;

• the registration burden for participation in the NDW Framework Agreement for communication support for the market is not limited, making it disproportionate to have many parties register.

NDW has an annual budget of 150,000 euros available for communication assignments within the intended Framework Agreement. This applies to (for all portfolios together). For 3 years that is 450,000 euros. Given the growth of the organization, this may change over time and therefore the maximum value of this Framework Agreement will be increased by 20% to € 540,000.