📋 Tender Overview
Contract awarded for Delivery of groceries at locations lot-0000, title: delivery of groceries at locations, description: intended assignment the joint fire brigade (gb) intends to award a contract for the delivery of groceries for the (professional) fire stations within its area of responsibility directly to albert heijn zakelijk, located in barendrecht, netherlands. the assignment concerns a delivery agreement with an initial term of one (1) year, with the possibility of extending it 9 times for one (1) year, up to a maximum of 10 years. justification the joint fire brigade intends to award this assignment through a negotiation procedure without prior call for competition as referred to in article 2.32, first paragraph, under b, of the public procurement act 2012. this choice is based on the fact that actual competition is lacking due to objective logistical and factual circumstances. the assignment concerns the supply of multiple (professional) fire stations within the area of responsibility of the joint fire brigade. for operational management and operational readiness, it is necessary that groceries are delivered daily within the fixed time window of 07:30 to 08:30. deliveries outside this time window are operationally unacceptable, as they can affect the continuity of fire services and the availability of personnel. prior to this intention, the joint fire brigade conducted a careful market exploration and contacted known market parties active in this market segment. it was investigated which suppliers were able and willing to provide the requested service under the specified functional and logistical conditions. this market exploration revealed that the approached suppliers cannot or do not want to meet the required delivery frequency, the mandatory delivery time window, and the logistical conditions arising from the area of responsibility of the joint fire brigade. for this reason, these market parties indicated that they could not execute the assignment. the joint fire brigade concludes based on the market exploration that albert heijn zakelijk is the only entrepreneur that can demonstrably meet and is willing to execute the assignment in accordance with all specified requirements. therefore, there is no reasonable alternative or substitute available that can ensure the continuity and reliability of the supply to the fire stations. the absence of competition is the result of objective logistical and factual circumstances and not of an artificial limitation of the conditions of the assignment. the specified requirements are included only to the extent that they are necessary and proportional to ensure the continuity of operational fire services. objection period with this announcement, the joint fire brigade gives market parties the opportunity to take note of the intended award decision and the underlying justification. companies that believe they are also able to execute the assignment in accordance with all specified functional and logistical requirements, or have objections to the intended application of the negotiation procedure without prior call for competition, are requested to submit a motivated objection by 26-08-2026 at 12:00 via mercell or by email to klachten@gez-brandweer.nl, attention r. köhler, senior buyer. an objection must clearly state why the submitter believes that the conditions for applying the negotiation procedure without prior call for competition have not been met, or why the submitter is able to execute the assignment in accordance with all specified functional, logistical, and operational requirements. after the aforementioned period, it will be assumed that there are no objections to the intended award. if no motivated objection is received within this period, or if a submitted objection does not lead to a different judgment, the joint fire brigade is entitled to definitively award the assignment to albert heijn zakelijk. the submission of an objection does not automatically suspend the intended award. the joint fire brigade will carefully assess a timely and adequately motivated objection before making a final award decision. estimated value excluding vat: none .Delivery of groceries at locations
