# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?buyer=gemeente-borger-odoorn 3 matching notices. Page 1. Filter semantics: OR within a filter, AND across filters and text search. Omitted statuses use active defaults; [] includes all statuses. --- title: "Fire insurance for the Municipality of Borger-Odoorn" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/8e32892c-5c61-45f9-ab81-3230835ce454/fire-insurance-gemeente-borger-odoorn" last-updated: 2026-10-18T02:00:51.557108+00:00 --- # Fire insurance for the Municipality of Borger-Odoorn The Municipality of Borger-Odoorn seeks fire insurance on an extended-perils basis for property associated with the municipality in Groningen. The open procedure covers one service lot and is expected to start on 1 January 2027. The initial term is three years, with up to three optional renewals of 12 months each. Tenders must be submitted electronically in Dutch; variants and electronic catalogues are not permitted. The notice identifies the European Single Procurement Document as the source for selection requirements and does not require details of assigned staff qualifications. Price is the sole award criterion, weighted at 100 percent. TED states an offer deadline of 24 November 2026 at 12:00 CET (UTC+01:00). - Status: open - Country: NL - Buyer: Gemeente Borger-Odoorn - Submission deadline: 2026-11-24T12:00:00+01:00 (instant) - Original notice: https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/704441-2026 - Source checked: 2026-10-18T01:57:33.962519Z ## Source-backed public facts ```json { "id": "8e32892c-5c61-45f9-ab81-3230835ce454", "revision": 1, "modifiedAt": "2026-10-18T02:00:51.557108+00:00", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-18T01:57:33.962519Z", "stale": false, "url": "https://zephior.com/tenders/8e32892c-5c61-45f9-ab81-3230835ce454/fire-insurance-gemeente-borger-odoorn", "locale": "en", "title": "Fire insurance for the Municipality of Borger-Odoorn", "summary": "The Municipality of Borger-Odoorn seeks fire insurance on an extended-perils basis for property associated with the municipality in Groningen. The open procedure covers one service lot and is expected to start on 1 January 2027. The initial term is three years, with up to three optional renewals of 12 months each. Tenders must be submitted electronically in Dutch; variants and electronic catalogues are not permitted. The notice identifies the European Single Procurement Document as the source for selection requirements and does not require details of assigned staff qualifications. Price is the sole award criterion, weighted at 100 percent. TED states an offer deadline of 24 November 2026 at 12:00 CET (UTC+01:00).", "status": "open", "recordedStatus": "open", "sourceStatus": "open", "country": "NL", "buyer": { "id": "gemeente-borger-odoorn", "name": "Gemeente Borger-Odoorn" }, "category": { "de": "Finanz-, Versicherungs- und Rechtsdienstleistungen", "en": "Financial, insurance and legal services", "fr": "Services financiers, d’assurance et juridiques", "id": "financial-legal-services" }, "deadline": { "at": "2026-11-24T12:00:00+01:00", "date": null, "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#deadline", "sourceRef": "official_notice_pdf#deadline", "collectorValue": "2026-11-23T23:00:00+00:00", "precision": "instant", "displayTimeZone": "visitor browser time zone for exact timestamps; date-only deadlines retain their calendar date", "semantics": "at or date is the reviewed deadline from the cited source. collectorValue is what the collector parsed; it can show a date-only deadline as local midnight, so prefer at or date when they differ." }, "originalSource": { "url": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/704441-2026", "title": "Brandverzekering Gemeente Borger-Odoorn", "issuer": "Gemeente Borger-Odoorn", "status": "open", "language": "en", "location": "NLD", "deadline_at": "2026-11-23T23:00:00+00:00", "description": null, "country_code": "NL", "published_at": "2026-10-12T22:00:00+00:00", "contract_type": null, "deadline_date": null, "procedure_type": "open", "reference_numbers": [ "704441-2026" ], "classification_codes": [ { "code": "66515100", "system": "CPV", "provenance": "source_declared" } ] }, "sourceName": "TED official notice 704441-2026", "sources": [ { "ref": "canonical_snapshot", "url": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/704441-2026", "kind": "canonical_snapshot", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-18T01:55:36.455182Z" }, { "ref": "official_notice_pdf", "url": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/704441-2026/pdf", "kind": "official_notice_pdf", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-18T01:57:33.962519Z" } ], "content": { "title": "Fire insurance for the Municipality of Borger-Odoorn", "summary": "The Municipality of Borger-Odoorn seeks fire insurance on an extended-perils basis for property associated with the municipality in Groningen. The open procedure covers one service lot and is expected to start on 1 January 2027. The initial term is three years, with up to three optional renewals of 12 months each. Tenders must be submitted electronically in Dutch; variants and electronic catalogues are not permitted. The notice identifies the European Single Procurement Document as the source for selection requirements and does not require details of assigned staff qualifications. Price is the sole award criterion, weighted at 100 percent. TED states an offer deadline of 24 November 2026 at 12:00 CET (UTC+01:00).", "key_facts": [ { "label": "Scope", "value": "Fire insurance on an extended-perils basis for the municipality.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#scope" }, { "label": "Term", "value": "Expected start 1 January 2027; 3 years plus up to three 12-month renewals.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#term" }, { "label": "Offer deadline", "value": "24 November 2026 at 12:00 CET (UTC+01:00)", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#deadline" }, { "label": "Award criterion", "value": "Price only, 100%.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#award_criteria" } ], "notice_analysis": { "scope": "One municipal fire-insurance service based on extended perils.", "missing_information": [ "The notice does not state an estimated value, insured-property schedule or detailed coverage terms; those details are in the procurement documents." ], "participation_requirements": [ "Submit electronically in Dutch. 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Buyer\n\n 1.1. Buyer\n Official name: Gemeente Borger-Odoorn\n Email: j.vanderwoude@insurancemanagers.nl\n Legal type of the buyer: Body governed by public law\n Activity of the contracting authority: General public services\n\n 2. Procedure\n\n 2.1. Procedure\n Title: Brandverzekering Gemeente Borger-Odoorn\n Description: De gemeente Borger-Odoorn wenst een brandverzekering af te sluiten op basis\n van Uitgebreide gevaren. .\n Procedure identifier: 64c4179e-393d-48b9-9044-892ad5f55fd7\n Type of procedure: Open\n The procedure is accelerated: no\n\n 2.1.1. Purpose\n Main nature of the contract: Services\n Main classification (cpv): 66515100 Fire insurance services\n\n 2.1.2. Place of performance\n Country: Netherlands\n Anywhere in the given country\n Additional information: Groningen\n\n 2.1.4. General information\n Legal basis:\n Directive 2014/24/EU\n\n 2.1.6. Grounds for exclusion\n Sources of grounds for exclusion: European Single Procurement Document (ESPD)\n\n 5. Lot\n\n 5.1. 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Terms of procurement\n Terms of submission:\n Electronic submission: Required\n Address for submission: https://www.tenderned.nl/aankondigingen/overzicht/443936\n Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Dutch\n Electronic catalogue: Not allowed\n\n\n704441-2026 Page 2/4\n\n Variants: Not allowed\n Deadline for receipt of tenders: 24/11/2026 12:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time,\n Western European Summer Time\n Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 3 Months\n Information about public opening:\n Opening date: 24/11/2026 14:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European\n Summer Time\n Terms of contract:\n The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered\n employment programmes: No\n Electronic invoicing: Required\n Electronic ordering will be used: no\n Electronic payment will be used: no\n\n 5.1.15. Techniques\n Framework agreement:\n No framework agreement\n Information about the dynamic purchasing system:\n No dynamic purchase system\n\n 5.1.16. Further information, mediation and review\n Review organisation: Gemeente Borger-Odoorn - Rechtbank Noord-Nederland\n Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure: Gemeente\n Borger-Odoorn\n Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: Gemeente Borger-Odoorn\n Organisation receiving requests to participate: Gemeente Borger-Odoorn\n\n 8. Organisations\n\n 8.1. 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The listed work includes mowing, turf and grounds maintenance, repairs, fertilisation and other work needed to keep the fields in service. The notice states an estimated total value of €1,716,000 excluding VAT and an expected annual scope of about €215,000 excluding VAT. The initial term is three years, with up to three one-year extensions. Electronic tenders in Dutch are due on 26 November 2026 at 10:00 UTC+01:00. Price is the sole stated award criterion; detailed selection criteria are referred to the procurement documents, which were not accessed. - Status: open - Country: NL - Buyer: Gemeente Borger-Odoorn - Submission deadline: 2026-11-26T10:00:00+01:00 (instant) - Original notice: https://www.tenderned.nl/aankondigingen/overzicht/441863 - Source checked: 2026-10-14T22:45:33.653805Z ## Source-backed public facts ```json { "id": "ba202902-adbd-4fe6-9ccf-017f5a56efc7", "revision": 1, "modifiedAt": "2026-10-14T22:46:14.492220+00:00", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-14T22:45:33.653805Z", "stale": false, "url": "https://zephior.com/tenders/ba202902-adbd-4fe6-9ccf-017f5a56efc7/maintenance-sports-fields-borger-odoorn-2027-2030-2033", "locale": "en", "title": "Maintenance of sports fields, 2027–2030 (2033)", "summary": "The Municipality of Borger-Odoorn seeks routine, periodic and specialist maintenance of its sports fields under a RAW framework agreement. 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The listed work includes mowing, turf and grounds maintenance, repairs, fertilisation and other work needed to keep the fields in service. The notice states an estimated total value of €1,716,000 excluding VAT and an expected annual scope of about €215,000 excluding VAT. The initial term is three years, with up to three one-year extensions. Electronic tenders in Dutch are due on 26 November 2026 at 10:00 UTC+01:00. Price is the sole stated award criterion; detailed selection criteria are referred to the procurement documents, which were not accessed.", "key_facts": [ { "label": "Buyer", "value": "Municipality of Borger-Odoorn; registration number 181714819; Hoofdstraat 50, 7875 AD Exloo, Netherlands.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#8.1-ORG-0001" }, { "label": "Procedure and lot", "value": "Open procedure; one lot (LOT-0000), internal lot identifier 1; services.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#2.1,5.1" }, { "label": "Scope", "value": "Routine, periodic and specialist maintenance of sports fields, including mowing, turf/grounds maintenance, repairs and fertilisation, under a RAW framework agreement.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#2.1" }, { "label": "Estimated value", "value": "€1,716,000 excluding VAT (estimated total); the notice separately states an expected annual scope of approximately €215,000 excluding VAT.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#2.1.3,5.1.5" }, { "label": "Term and extensions", "value": "Three years, with up to three one-year extensions.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#5.1.3,5.1.4" }, { "label": "Tender deadline", "value": "26 November 2026, 10:00 UTC+01:00.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#5.1.12" }, { "label": "Award criterion", "value": "Price, weighted 100.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#5.1.10" }, { "label": "Clarification deadline", "value": "20 October 2026, 10:00 UTC+02:00.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#5.1.11" }, { "label": "Tender language and submission", "value": "Electronic submission is required; tenders must be in Dutch. Variants and electronic catalogues are not permitted; tenders remain valid for three months.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#5.1.12" } ], "notice_analysis": { "scope": "Maintenance services for the municipality’s sports fields under a RAW framework agreement, with an initial three-year term and up to three one-year extensions.", "missing_information": [ "The notice does not state the detailed technical service specifications, quantities, field inventory, or detailed selection/eligibility conditions; it refers these to the procurement documents, which were not accessed.", "The notice gives an estimated total value of €1,716,000 excluding VAT and an approximate annual scope of €215,000 excluding VAT. Those figures do not align arithmetically with the stated maximum six-year term; the notice does not explain the difference." ], "participation_requirements": [ "Electronic submission is required and the tender must be in Dutch. Variants and electronic catalogues are not allowed. The tender must remain valid for three months.", "The notice refers exclusion grounds and selection criteria to the procurement documents; their substantive details are not included in this notice and those documents were not accessed.", "Electronic invoicing is required." ] } }, "facts": { "lots": [ { "id": "LOT-0000", "title": "Onderhoud sportvelden 2027-2030(2033)", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#5.1", "description": "Single lot for routine, periodic and specialist maintenance of sports fields under a RAW framework agreement; internal lot identifier 1." } ], "schedule": [ { "event": "Deadline for requests for additional information", "value": "20/10/2026 10:00 +02:00", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#5.1.11" }, { "event": "Tender submission deadline", "value": "26/11/2026 10:00 +01:00", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#5.1.12" }, { "event": "Public opening", "value": "26/11/2026 10:15 +01:00", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#5.1.12" }, { "event": "Initial contract duration", "value": "3 years", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#5.1.3" }, { "event": "Maximum extensions", "value": "3 extensions of one year each", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#5.1.4" } ], "requirements": [ { "text": "Electronic submission is required; tenders must be submitted in Dutch. Variants and electronic catalogues are not allowed; tenders must remain valid for three months.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#5.1.12" }, { "text": "Electronic invoicing is required.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#5.1.12" }, { "text": "The notice points to the procurement documents for exclusion grounds and selection criteria; it does not set out their substantive details in the notice.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#2.1.6,5.1.9" } ], "award_criteria": [ { "text": "Price is the sole stated award criterion and has a numerical weight of 100.", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#5.1.10" } ], "estimated_value": { "basis": "Estimated total contract value excluding VAT. The notice separately states an approximate expected annual scope of EUR 215,000 excluding VAT; it does not explain the arithmetic difference against the maximum six-year term.", "amount": 1716000, "currency": "EUR", "source_ref": "official_notice_pdf#2.1.3,5.1.5", "localized_basis": { "de": "Geschätzter Gesamtwert ohne MwSt.; separat nennt die Bekanntmachung einen ungefähren jährlichen Umfang von 215.000 EUR ohne MwSt. Die Angaben stimmen rechnerisch nicht mit der Höchstlaufzeit von sechs Jahren überein; eine Erklärung fehlt.", "en": "Estimated total value excluding VAT; the notice separately gives an approximate annual scope of EUR 215,000 excluding VAT. The figures do not arithmetically align with the maximum six-year term, and the notice gives no explanation.", "fr": "Valeur totale estimée hors TVA ; l’avis indique séparément un volume annuel approximatif de 215 000 EUR hors TVA. Les chiffres ne concordent pas avec la durée maximale de six ans et l’avis ne donne pas d’explication." } } }, "award": null, "contractPeriod": "Three years, with up to three one-year extensions (maximum six years).", "noticeText": { "text": "1. Koper\n1.1 Koper\nOfficiële naam: Gemeente Borger-Odoorn\nRechtsvorm van de koper\n Regionale overheid\n:\nActiviteit van de\n Algemene overheidsdiensten\naanbestedende dienst:\n2. Procedure\n2.1 Procedure\nTitel: Onderhoud sportvelden 2027-2030(2033)\n De opdracht omvat het uitvoeren van regulier, periodiek en specialistisch onderhoud aan de\n sportvelden. Tot de werkzaamheden behoren onder andere het maaien van de velden,\n cultuurtechnisch onderhoud, herstelwerkzaamheden, bemesting en overige werkzaamheden die\nBeschrijving:\n nodig zijn voor het in stand houden van de sportvelden. De werkzaamheden worden uitgevoerd\n op basis van een RAW-raamovereenkomst. 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Tot de werkzaamheden behoren onder andere het maaien van de velden,\n cultuurtechnisch onderhoud, herstelwerkzaamheden, bemesting en overige werkzaamheden die\nBeschrijving:\n nodig zijn voor het in stand houden van de sportvelden. De werkzaamheden worden uitgevoerd\n op basis van een RAW-raamovereenkomst. 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Work includes mowing, cultural and soil maintenance, repairs, fertilising and related field-care tasks. The notice estimates annual work at about EUR 215,000 excluding VAT and total contract value at EUR 1,716,000 excluding VAT. Price is the sole award criterion. 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Tot de werkzaamheden behoren onder andere het maaien van de velden, cultuurtechnisch onderhoud, herstelwerkzaamheden, bemesting en overige werkzaamheden die nodig zijn voor het in stand houden van de sportvelden. De werkzaamheden worden uitgevoerd op basis van een RAW-raamovereenkomst. De verwachte jaarlijkse omvang van de opdracht bedraagt circa € 215.000 exclusief btw.\nIdentificatiecode van de procedure\n:\ncd05be1f-0302-4938-a5fc-c6624ebd0430\nInterne identificatiecode\n:\n62229-2026\nType procedure\n:\nOpenbaar\nDe procedure wordt versneld\n:\nneen\n2.1.1.\nDoel\nAard van het contract\n:\nDiensten\nBelangrijkste classificatie\n(\ncpv\n):\n77320000\nOnderhouden van sportvelden\n2.1.2.\nPlaats van uitvoering\nLand\n:\nNederland\nOveral in het desbetreffende land\nAanvullende informatie\n:\nGemeente Borger-Odoorn\n2.1.3.\nWaarde\nGeraamde waarde exclusief btw\n:\n1 716 000,00\nEUR\n2.1.4.\nAlgemene informatie\nRechtsgrondslag\n:\nRichtlijn 2014/24/EU\n2.1.6.\nGronden voor uitsluiting\nBronnen voor uitsluitingsgronden\n:\nAanbestedingsstuk\n5.\nPerceel\n5.1.\nPerceel\n:\nLOT-0000\nTitel\n:\nOnderhoud sportvelden 2027-2030(2033)\nBeschrijving\n:\nDe opdracht omvat het uitvoeren van regulier, periodiek en specialistisch onderhoud aan de sportvelden. Tot de werkzaamheden behoren onder andere het maaien van de velden, cultuurtechnisch onderhoud, herstelwerkzaamheden, bemesting en overige werkzaamheden die nodig zijn voor het in stand houden van de sportvelden. De werkzaamheden worden uitgevoerd op basis van een RAW-raamovereenkomst. De verwachte jaarlijkse omvang van de opdracht bedraagt circa € 215.000 exclusief btw.\nInterne identificatiecode\n:\n1\n5.1.1.\nDoel\nAard van het contract\n:\nDiensten\nBelangrijkste classificatie\n(\ncpv\n):\n77320000\nOnderhouden van sportvelden\nOpties\n:\nBeschrijving van de opties\n:\nn.v.t.\n5.1.2.\nPlaats van uitvoering\nLand\n:\nNederland\nOveral in het desbetreffende land\nAanvullende informatie\n:\nGemeente Borger-Odoorn\n5.1.3.\nGeraamde duur\nLooptijd\n:\n3\nJaren\n5.1.4.\nVerlenging\nMaximumaantal verlengingen\n:\n3\nOverige informatie over verlengingen\n:\n3 verlengingen van één jaar.\n5.1.5.\nWaarde\nGeraamde waarde exclusief btw\n:\n1 716 000,00\nEUR\n5.1.6.\nAlgemene informatie\nVoorbehouden deelname\n:\nDeelname is niet voorbehouden.\nDe namen en beroepskwalificaties van het voor de uitvoering van de opdracht ingezette personeel moeten worden vermeld\n:\nNiet vereist\nAanbestedingsproject dat niet uit EU-fondsen wordt gefinancierd\nDe aanbesteding valt onder de Overeenkomst inzake overheidsopdrachten (GPA)\n:\nja\n5.1.7.\nStrategische aanbestedingen\nDoel van strategische aanbestedingen\n:\nGeen strategische aanbesteding\n5.1.9.\nSelectiecriteria\nBronnen van selectiecriteria\n:\nAanbestedingsstuk\n5.1.10.\nGunningscriteria\nCriterium\n:\nType:\nPrijs\nNaam\n:\nPrijs\nBeschrijving\n:\nPrijs\nCategorie van het gunningscriterium gewicht:\nGewicht (punten, exact)\nGunningscriterium numerieke waarde\n:\n100\n5.1.11.\nAanbestedingsstukken\nTermijn voor verzoeken om aanvullende informatie\n:\n20/10/2026\n10:00:00 (UTC+02:00) Oost-Europese tijd, Midden-Europese zomertijd\nAdres van de aanbestedingsstukken\n:\nhttps://www.tenderned.nl/aankondigingen/overzicht/441863\n5.1.12.\nVoorwaarden van de aanbesteding\nVoorwaarden voor indiening\n:\nElektronische indiening\n:\nVereist\nAdres voor indiening\n:\nhttps://www.tenderned.nl/aankondigingen/overzicht/441863\nTalen waarin inschrijvingen of verzoeken tot deelname kunnen worden ingediend\n:\nNederlands\nElektronische catalogus\n:\nNiet toegestaan\nVarianten\n:\nNiet toegestaan\nUiterste datum voor de ontvangst van inschrijvingen\n:\n26/11/2026\n10:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Midden-Europese tijd, West-Europese zomertijd\nDuur waarin de aanbieding geldig moet blijven\n:\n3\nMaanden\nInformatie over de openbare opening\n:\nOpeningsdatum\n:\n26/11/2026\n10:15:00 (UTC+01:00) Midden-Europese tijd, West-Europese zomertijd\nVoorwaarden van het contract\n:\nDe uitvoering van de opdracht moet plaatsvinden binnen het kader van programma’s voor maatwerkbedrijven\n:\nNeen\nElektronische facturering\n:\nVereist\nEr zal worden gebruikgemaakt van elektronische orderplaatsing\n:\nneen\nEr zal worden gebruikgemaakt van elektronische betaling\n:\nneen\n5.1.15.\nTechnieken\nRaamovereenkomst\n:\nRaamovereenkomst, zonder hernieuwde oproep tot mededinging\nMaximumaantal deelnemers\n:\n1\nInformatie over het dynamische aankoopsysteem\n:\nGeen dynamisch aankoopsysteem\n5.1.16.\nNadere inlichtingen, bemiddeling en evaluatie\nOrganisatie voor beroepsprocedures\n:\nGemeente Borger-Odoorn - 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