# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?buyer=visitflanders 1 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: "Research on Flanders as a conference destination" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/9bed550c-3eb7-4ea4-961a-b30ca75cb615/visitflanders-conference-destination-reputation-study-682430-2026" last-updated: 2026-10-27T11:00:00+00:00 --- # Research on Flanders as a conference destination VisitFlanders is commissioning a study of Flanders’ reputation as a conference destination for international associations. The public notice describes one lot, a five-month contract term and a simplified negotiated procedure with prior publication. TED sets the submission deadline at 3 November 2026, 12:00 UTC+01:00; this differs from the available notice information by 12 hours. 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