Tender Guidelines EU Tender Audit Services IDH - 28 January 2026 update

Sep 17, 2026

Tender Guidelines for an open public procurement procedure by Stichting IDH for the audit of IDH annual financial statements. The document outlines the tender purpose and objectives, required deliverables, and the tender-phase schedule, including how questions and proposals are handled. It specifies submission documents such as the budget and quotation, ESPD form, references, documentary evidence, and validity term, then covers evaluation, exclusion grounds, selection basis, scoring and weighting, MEAT award criterion, and presentation requirements. It also addresses communication and confidentiality, disputes, miscellaneous provisions, disclaimers, and annexes.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryGeneral

FormatPDF

Pages24

Reading Time8 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Definitions

Assignment information

The Assignment and its objectives

Deliverables

Description of the tender procedure

Motivation under Dutch Procurement Act 2012

Tender Phase schedule

Questions

Proposal

Tender conditions

Documents to be submitted

Proposal

Budget and quotation

ESPD-form

References

Documentary evidence

Term of validity

Evaluation of the Proposals

The Evaluation Committee

Grounds for Exclusion

Basis of selection

Presentation

Award

Communication and Confidentiality

Disputes

Miscellaneous

No remuneration

Policies

Disclaimer

Annexes

2026 Stichting IDH Audit of IDH annual financial statements Tender Guidelines 2 January 2026 Last update: 28 January 2026 Stichting IDH P.O. Box 1241, 3500 BE Utrecht Tender: Audit of IDH annual financial statements On behalf of Stichting IDH Open public procurement procedure (‘Openbare Procedure’) Tender Guidelines Place Utrecht, the Netherlands Date 2 January 2026 Last update 28 January 2026 Reference TenderNed TN 564814 Table of contents 1. Introduction................................................................................................................................... 5 2. Definitions ..................................................................................................................................... 6 3. Assignment information .............................................................................................................. 7 3.1. The Assignment and its objectives ................................................................................... 7 3.2. Deliverables .......................................................................................................................... 8 4. Description of the tender procedure .......................................................................................... 9 4.1. Motivation under Dutch Procurement Act 2012 ............................................................... 9 4.1.1. Choice for the engagement of one consultant .............................................................. 9 4.1.2. Duration of the Assignment........................................................................................... 9 4.1.3. Estimate of the total value of the Assignment............................................................. 10 4.2. Tender Phase schedule ..................................................................................................... 10 4.3. Questions ........................................................................................................................... 11 4.4. Proposal .............................................................................................................................. 11 4.5. Tender conditions .............................................................................................................. 12 5. Documents to be submitted ...................................................................................................... 12 5.1. Proposal .............................................................................................................................. 14 5.2. Budget and quotation ........................................................................................................ 16 5.3. ESPD-form in accordance with the template on TenderNed ......................................... 16 5.4. References .......................................................................................................................... 16 5.5. Documentary evidence ..................................................................................................... 17 5.6. Term of validity .................................................................................................................. 17 6. Evaluation of the Proposals ...................................................................................................... 17 6.1. The Evaluation Committee ................................................................................................ 18 6.2. Grounds for Exclusion ...................................................................................................... 18 6.3. Basis of selection .............................................................................................................. 18 6.3.1. Scoring and weighting ................................................................................................. 18 6

FAQs

What tender procedure does Stichting IDH use for this audit assignment?

It uses an open public procurement procedure ("Openbare Procedure") under the described tender guidelines.

Which documents must be submitted with the proposal?

The proposal package includes items such as the budget and quotation, an ESPD form per the TenderNed template, references, documentary evidence, and the term of validity.

How are proposals evaluated and what is the award criterion?

Proposals are evaluated by a committee using selection grounds with scoring and weighting, separate assessment of quality and price, and the award criterion MEAT (most economically advantageous tender).

How are communication, confidentiality, and disputes handled?

The guidelines include a dedicated section for communication and confidentiality and a separate section for disputes, supported by the overall tender conditions and disclaimer content.

Sep 17, 2026

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