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# Similarity detection software

Wageningen University & Research plans to procure a SaaS service that compares academic and scientific work with online sources, prior submissions and scientific publications, including relevant paywalled full text. The agreement begins with 36 months and may be extended up to five times for one year each, for a maximum total term of eight years. The estimated value is EUR 300,000 excluding VAT and is expressly indicative, not a budget or guaranteed minimum.

- Status: open
- Country: NL
- Buyer: Wageningen University & Research
- Submission deadline: 2026-11-02T11:00:00+00:00 (instant)
- Original notice: https://www.tenderned.nl/aankondigingen/overzicht/442667
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Following the selection \nstage, WUR intends to invite a maximum of ﬁve suitable Candidates to participate in the contract award \nstage, in accordance with the Selection Guidelines. The estimated contract value is indicative and does not \nconstitute a budget, guaranteed turnover or minimum purchase commitment. The actual contract value will \ndepend on the Tender and the services actually provided during the term of the Agreement.\nInternal \nidentiﬁer:  6c30adfd-449e-4669-b193-35b6526509b3\n5.1.1 Purpose\nMain nature \nof the \ncontract: \nServices\nMain \nclassiﬁcation \n(cpv): \n72260000 Software-related services\nAdditional \nclassiﬁcation \n(cpv): \n48190000 Educational software package\n5.1.2 Place of performance\nCountry:  Netherlands\nAnywhere in the given country\nAdditional \ninformation:  Zie documentatie\n5.1.3 Estimated duration\nDuration:  36 Month\n5.1.4 Renewal\nMaximum \n\nPublicatie\nPagina 3 van 6TN-616032 - 3 okt 2026\nrenewals:  5\nOther \ninformation \nabout \nrenewals: \nThe Contracting Authority has the unilateral option to extend the Agreement ﬁve (5) times for a period of \none (1) year each. The maximum total duration of the Agreement, including all extension options, is eight (8) \nyears.\n5.1.5 Value\nEstimated \nvalue \nexcluding \nVAT: \n300 000 Euro\n5.1.6 General information\nReserved \nparticipation:  Participation is not reserved.\nThe names \nand \nprofessional \nqualiﬁcations \nof the staﬀ \nassigned to \nperform the \ncontract \nmust be \ngiven: \nNot required\nProcurement Project not ﬁnanced with EU Funds.\nThe \nprocurement \nis covered by \nthe \nGovernment \nProcurement \nAgreement \n(GPA): \nyes\n5.1.9 Selection criteria\nSources of \nselection \ncriteria: \nProcurement Document\nInformation about the second stage of a two-stage procedure:\nMinimum \nnumber of \ncandidates \nto be invited \nfor the \nsecond stage \nof the \nprocedure: \n5\nMaximum \nnumber of \ncandidates \nto be invited \nfor the \nsecond stage \nof the \nprocedure: \n5\n5.1.11 Procurement documents\n\nPublicatie\nPagina 4 van 6TN-616032 - 3 okt 2026\nAddress of \nthe \nprocurement \ndocuments: \nhttps://s2c.mercell.com/today/235873\n5.1.12 Terms of procurement\nTerms of submission:\nElectronic \nsubmission:  Allowed\nAddress for \nsubmission:  https://s2c.mercell.com/today/235873\nLanguages in \nwhich \ntenders or \nrequests to \nparticipate \nmay be \nsubmitted: \nEnglish, Dutch\nElectronic \ncatalogue:  Not allowed\nDeadline for \nreceipt of \nrequests to \nparticipate: \n02/11/2026 11:00 +00:00\nInformation that can be supplemented after the submission deadline:\nAt the discretion of the buyer, some missing tenderer-related documents may be submitted later.\nAdditional \ninformation: \nAt the discretion of the Contracting Authority, certain missing or incomplete Candidate-related information \nor documents may be supplemented or clariﬁed after the submission deadline, insofar as permitted under \napplicable procurement law and the procurement documents. This does not permit a Candidate to \nmaterially amend its Application for Participation after the submission deadline.\nTerms of contract:\nThe \nexecution of \nthe contract \nmust be \nperformed \nwithin the \nframework \nof sheltered \nemployment \nprogrammes\n: \nNo\nA non-\ndisclosure \nagreement is \nrequired: \nno\nElectronic \ninvoicing:  Required\nElectronic \nordering will \nbe used: \nno\nElectronic \npayment will \nbe used: \nyes\n\nPublicatie\nPagina 5 van 6TN-616032 - 3 okt 2026\nFinancial \narrangement\n: \nThe ﬁnancing and payment arrangements will be governed by the Agreement, the ARBIT-2022, the WUR \nAddendum to ARBIT-2022 and the other contractual documents included in the Tender Documents.\n5.1.15 Techniques\nFramework agreement:\nNo framework agreement\nInformation about the dynamic purchasing system:\nNo dynamic purchase system\n5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review\nReview \norganisation:  Rechtbank Gelderland\nInformation \nabout review \ndeadlines: \nA Candidate wishing to challenge a decision of the Contracting Authority must initiate summary proceedings \nbefore the competent civil court within the period speciﬁed in the relevant decision. Further information on \nthe applicable review procedure and time limits is provided in the procurement documents and the relevant \ndecision. Following the contract award decision, the Contracting Authority will observe the applicable \nstandstill period before concluding the Agreement.\nOrganisation \nproviding \nmore \ninformation \non the \nreview \nprocedures: \nRechtbank Gelderland\n8. Organisations\n8.1 ORG-0001\nOﬃcial name\n:  Wageningen University & Research\nRegistration \nnumber:  09215846\nPostal \naddress:  Droevendaalsesteeg 4  \nTown:  Wageningen\nPostcode:  6708PB\nCountry \nsubdivision \n(NUTS): \nVeluwe (NL221)\nCountry:  Netherlands\nContact point\n:  Maria van der Bruggen\nEmail:  maria.vanderbruggen@wur.nl\nTelephone:  +31648797892\nInternet \naddress:  https://www.wur.nl\nBuyer proﬁle\n:  https://s2c.mercell.com/buyer/2415\nRoles of this organisation:\nBuyer\n8.1 ORG-0002\nOﬃcial name\n:  Rechtbank Gelderland\n\nPublicatie\nPagina 6 van 6TN-616032 - 3 okt 2026\nRegistration \nnumber: \n82940827\nDepartment:  locatie Arnhem\nPostal \naddress:  Walburgstraat 2-4  \nTown:  Arnhem\nPostcode:  6811CD\nCountry \nsubdivision \n(NUTS): \nArnhem/Nijmegen (NL226)\nCountry:  Netherlands\nEmail:  kcc.gld@rechtspraak.nl\nTelephone:  +31883612000\nRoles of this organisation:\nReview organisation\nOrganisation providing more information on the review procedures\nNotice information\nNotice \nidentiﬁer\n/version: \nb5087eee-8c6b-4942-8aea-51bb26698b45 - 01\nForm type:  Competition\nNotice type:  Contract or concession notice – standard regime\nNotice \ndispatch date\n: \n01/10/2026 16:37 +00:00\nNotice \ndispatch \ndate \n(eSender): \n01/10/2026 16:37 +00:00\nLanguages in \nwhich this \nnotice is \noﬃcially \navailable: \nEnglish \n",
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