The VNG published the collective Cyber Resilience tender on Tenderned on June 13. This tender is open to all municipalities in the Netherlands. A total of 75 municipalities and municipal organizations have registered to participate in this tender.
With this, the VNG gives concrete substance to the intention to have municipalities cooperate more in the field of procurement and tendering. This tender is a collaboration with Bureau Inkoop Zuidoost Brabant (Bizob). Earlier, VNG realized the collective tender Monitoring and Response in 2023 together with Bizob.
Market participants can bid until Sept. 4, 2025, and the final award will take place on Oct. 29. Shortly thereafter, the agreement will take effect. Starting in late September, regional meetings will also be held again, taking participants through the ins and outs of the agreement.