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wordt voorgesteld om de looptijd te verlengen van de gangbare 4 jaar naar 7 jaar. De reden hiervoor is dat de leverancier bij aanvang van de overeenkomst moet investeren in op maat gemaakte productiemallen. Deze mallen brengen substantiële kosten met zich mee die niet binnen een termijn van 4 jaar rendabel kunnen worden terugverdiend.

Een looptijd van 7 jaar biedt de leverancier voldoende zekerheid en economische ruimte om deze initiële investering te spreiden over de duur van de overeenkomst. Dit voorkomt dat deze kosten volledig in de beginjaren worden doorberekend, wat uiteindelijk leidt tot een meer kostenefficiënte en stabiele prijsstelling gedurende de looptijd.

De Aanbestedingswet staat het toe om af te wijken van de standaard looptijd van 4 jaar, mits deze afwijking proportioneel en goed onderbouwd is. Gelet op de aard en omvang van de vereiste investering in productiemallen is een verlenging naar 7 jaar in dit geval gerechtvaardigd.</cbc:Justification></cac:FrameworkAgreement><cac:ContractingSystem><cbc:ContractingSystemTypeCode listName="dps-usage">none</cbc:ContractingSystemTypeCode></cac:ContractingSystem><cac:ContractingSystem><cbc:ContractingSystemTypeCode listName="framework-agreement">fa-wo-rc</cbc:ContractingSystemTypeCode></cac:ContractingSystem></cac:TenderingProcess><cac:ProcurementProject><cbc:ID schemeName="InternalID">87223346000</cbc:ID><cbc:Name languageID="NLD">Raamovereenkomst Metalen Wapenknopen</cbc:Name><cbc:Description languageID="NLD">Metalen knopen ten behoeve van het KPU-bedrijf als sluitingsmateriaal op uniformen</cbc:Description><cbc:ProcurementTypeCode listName="contract-nature">supplies</cbc:ProcurementTypeCode><cbc:EstimatedOverallContractQuantity unitCode="H87">0</cbc:EstimatedOverallContractQuantity><cac:RequestedTenderTotal><cbc:EstimatedOverallContractAmount currencyID="EUR">0</cbc:EstimatedOverallContractAmount></cac:RequestedTenderTotal><cac:MainCommodityClassification><cbc:ItemClassificationCode listName="cpv">18000000</cbc:ItemClassificationCode></cac:MainCommodityClassification><cac:AdditionalCommodityClassification><cbc:ItemClassificationCode listName="cpv">18110000</cbc:ItemClassificationCode></cac:AdditionalCommodityClassification><cac:AdditionalCommodityClassification><cbc:ItemClassificationCode listName="cpv">18400000</cbc:ItemClassificationCode></cac:AdditionalCommodityClassification><cac:AdditionalCommodityClassification><cbc:ItemClassificationCode listName="cpv">18450000</cbc:ItemClassificationCode></cac:AdditionalCommodityClassification><cac:RealizedLocation><cbc:Description languageID="NLD">Zie documentatie</cbc:Description><cac:Address><cbc:Region>anyw</cbc:Region></cac:Address></cac:RealizedLocation><cac:PlannedPeriod><cbc:DurationMeasure unitCode="YEAR">7</cbc:DurationMeasure></cac:PlannedPeriod></cac:ProcurementProject></cac:ProcurementProjectLot></ContractNotice>