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Defence & Security tenders in Netherlands

44 open notices

Defence supplies, security services, surveillance and allied equipment procured by defence and law-enforcement bodies.

Who buys defence & security in Netherlands

These are the organisations with the most defence & security notices open in Netherlands right now. Buyers in this sector tend to repeat — following the few that award the work you do is usually more productive than watching the market as a whole.

Defence & Security market snapshot

Since 26 Jun 2026, FreeTender has recorded 52 defence & security notices in Netherlands, 41 of them open today. The median bid window is 50 days, so plan to have documents ready before a notice appears. Where buyers state a value, the median is EUR 3.2 million (31 priced notices).

Notices on record
52
Open now
41
Median bid window
50 days
Median stated value
EUR 3.2 million
JunJulAugSeptOct

Most active defence & security buyers

By sub-sector

Where the work is

  • West-Noord-Brabant2 notices
  • Twente2 notices
  • Flevoland, Het Gooi En Vechtstreek, Groot-Amsterdam1 notices
  • Noord-Nederland, Flevoland1 notices
  • Oost-Zuid-Holland, Extra-Regio Nuts 11 notices
  • Noord-Brabant1 notices
  • Agglomeratie Leiden En Bollenstreek1 notices

Procedures used

  • Invitation to bid30 notices
  • Open tender22 notices

Computed by FreeTender from the notices we hold, refreshed nightly. Monthly market reports.

How they buy

Across the defence & security notices we currently hold for Netherlands, the most common form is the invitation to bid, followed by open tender or invitation to bid and dps. Each has its own rules — see RFP, RFQ and EOI compared and tendering procedures explained.

What qualifies you

Defence and security procurement covers equipment, uniforms, surveillance systems, security manpower and specialised services. Eligibility is often restrictive — expect registration, clearance and compliance requirements, and in some cases domestic-manufacturing or offset conditions. Read the qualification criteria closely before investing effort in a bid.

Before committing effort, it is worth running a deliberate bid/no-bid decision and checking your submission against the responsiveness checklist.

Open defence & security tenders in Netherlands

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