1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: Ministerie van Economische Zaken
Legal type of the buyer: Central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: KEM-54 Interactions between salt storage caverns
Description: TDO requires to improve the understanding of stability of a cluster of caverns with various operations, like leaching and storage. In the future there may be salt domes with multiple storage caverns. This could include hydrogen storage operations, compressed air storage, or caverns due to the production of salt, which have their own operation parameters It is therefore imperative that knowledge of stability and cavern interactions with different operations need to be understood well. 350.000 euro
Procedure identifier: 75af85a8-a772-405c-b7e4-09adf563559e
Internal identifier: 202505058
Type of procedure: Open
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 73200000 Research and development consultancy services
Additional classification (cpv): 73210000 Research consultancy services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Netherlands
Anywhere in the given country
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 350 000,00 EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0000
Title: KEM-54 Interactions between salt storage caverns
Description: TDO requires to improve the understanding of stability of a cluster of caverns with various operations, like leaching and storage. In the future there may be salt domes with multiple storage caverns. This could include hydrogen storage operations, compressed air storage, or caverns due to the production of salt, which have their own operation parameters It is therefore imperative that knowledge of stability and cavern interactions with different operations need to be understood well.
Internal identifier: 1
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 73200000 Research and development consultancy services
Additional classification (cpv): 73210000 Research consultancy services
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Netherlands
Anywhere in the given country
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 15 Months
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 350 000,00 EUR
5.1.6.
General information
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
5.1.7.
Strategic procurement
Aim of strategic procurement: No strategic procurement
5.1.10.
Award criteria
Criterion:
Type: Quality
Name: Plan of approach
Description: Plan of approach
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (points, exact)
Award criterion number: 60
Criterion:
Type: Quality
Name: Quality of the project team
Description: Quality of the project team
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (points, exact)
Award criterion number: 40
Criterion:
Type: Price
Name: price
Description: price
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (points, exact)
Award criterion number: 10
5.1.15.
Techniques
Framework agreement:
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system:
No dynamic purchase system
5.1.16.
Further information, mediation and review
Mediation organisation: Ministerie van Economische Zaken - Commissie van aanbestedingsexperts
Review organisation: Ministerie van Economische Zaken - Rechtbank 's Gravenhage
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure: Ministerie van Economische Zaken
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: Ministerie van Economische Zaken
Organisation signing the contract: Ministerie van Economische Zaken
6. Results
Value of all contracts awarded in this notice: 350 000,00 EUR
6.1.
Result lot identifier: LOT-0000
Winner selection status: At least one winner was chosen.
6.1.2.
Information about winners
Winner:
Official name: Brouard Consulting SARL
Tender:
Tender identifier: 1
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0000
Value of the tender: 345 860,00 EUR
The tender was ranked: no
The tender is a variant: no
Subcontracting: No
Contract information:
Identifier of the contract: CON-0001
Title: P1 KEM-54 Interactions between salt storage caverns
Date on which the winner was chosen: 30/10/2025
Date of the conclusion of the contract: 05/11/2025
Organisation signing the contract: Ministerie van Economische Zaken
6.1.4.
Statistical information
Summary of the review requests the buyer received:
Number of complainants: 0
Received tenders or requests to participate:
Type of received submissions: Tenders submitted electronically
Number of tenders or requests to participate received: 3
Type of received submissions: Tenders from micro, small or medium tenderers
Number of tenders or requests to participate received: 0
Type of received submissions: Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received: 3
Range of tenders:
Value of the lowest admissible tender: 345 860,00 EUR
Value of the highest admissible tender: 350 000,00 EUR
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: Ministerie van Economische Zaken
Registration number: 502035258
Postal address: Prinses Beatrixlaan 2
Town: Den Haag
Postcode: 2595 AL
Country subdivision (NUTS): Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage (NL361)
Country: Netherlands
Contact point: Ilse Atema
Telephone: +31 0611307097
Other contact points:
Official name: Commissie van aanbestedingsexperts
Town: Den Haag
Postcode: 2595 AL
Country subdivision (NUTS): Zuidoost-Friesland (NL126)
Country: Netherlands
Telephone: +31 703797480
Other contact points:
Official name: Rechtbank 's Gravenhage
Postal address: Postbus 20302
Town: 's Gravenhage
Postcode: 2500 EH
Country subdivision (NUTS): Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage (NL361)
Country: Netherlands
Contact point: Griffie kort gedingen
Telephone: +31 703813509
Roles of this organisation:
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Review organisation
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
Mediation organisation
Organisation signing the contract
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official name: Brouard Consulting SARL
Size of the economic operator: Large
Registration number: 1310440
Postal address: rue du square Carpeaux 11
Town: Paris
Postcode: 75018
Country subdivision (NUTS): Paris (FR101)
Country: France
Contact point: Benoit Brouard
Telephone: +33 609043733
Roles of this organisation:
Tenderer
Winner of these lots: LOT-0000
Notice identifier/version: e13885c7-e72f-40b4-99d5-ac9afab07418 - 01
Form type: Result
Notice type: Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 29
Notice dispatch date: 06/11/2025 09:06:19 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 738656-2025
OJ S issue number: 215/2025
Publication date: 07/11/2025