Contract for services relating to the implementation of a unified library system (EBS) for Dutch-language public libraries in Flanders and Brussels
At a glance
Cultuurconnect (Gent, Belgium) is tendering: Contract for services relating to the implementation of a unified library system (EBS) for Dutch-language public libraries in Flanders and Brussels. Offers are due 4 Dec 2026, 12:00 CET.
Key facts
- Deadline
- not published
- Estimated value
- Negotiated with call
- Procedure
- 3 Nov 2026
- Published
- 760826-2026
- Notice number
- Cultuurconnect-2026005
- Reference number
- Software programming and consultancy services (72200000)
- Main CPV
- BE234
- Place of performance (NUTS)
- English, Dutch
- Language of offers
The buyer did not publish an estimated value in the notice.
Dates
Every date of the notice and its changes, in order. Times: Brussels / Warsaw.
Notice published
Deadline for offers
Planned start of the contract
What the buyer wants
The object of the assignment concerns the development and implementation of a unified library system for Dutch-language public libraries (EBS) in Flanders and Brussels (approximately 300 Dutch-language public libraries, 3.6 million titles, 22 million holdings, 1.2 million borrowers, 33 million loans and 1.2 million reservations per year, up to 150,00 e-mail messages per day, 3000 library staff).
CPV codes
- 72200000Software programming and consultancy servicesmain
- 92511000Library services
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- Who wins at this buyerrecently: DELAWARE CONSULTING, INUITS — 4 different winners in the last 4 awardsNeeds a look
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- Training and documentationuser and administrator training in the buyer's languageIn your profile
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Buyer
Cultuurconnect
- Address
- Miriam Makebaplein 1, 9000 Gent, Belgium
- Region (NUTS)
- BE234
- Website
- www.cultuurconnect.be
Register identifiers
- Registration no. in the notice
- 0629858909_2703
What this buyer bought before
4 IT contract award notices 2020–2026, €4.4m in total.
Public service contract for replacing, developing, and managing the ETL and search technology behind the catalog available on the websites of all Dutch-languag…
Winner: DELAWARE CONSULTING
€1.2m
9 Jan 2026
Public service contract regarding the development and management of a system for central cataloguing for the Dutch-language public libraries in Flanders and Br…
Winner: INUITS
€828,840
1 Oct 2025
Belgium-Brussels: Point of sale (POS) software development services
Winner: Tix Benelux · 3 bids
€1.1mFramework agreement — maximum value
1 Jun 2022
Belgium-Brussels: Software programming and consultancy services
Winner: Standaard Boekhandel nv · 1 bid
€2.3m
24 Jun 2020
How to submit an offer
Offers are submitted only on the buyer's platform, before the deadline for offers.
- www.publicprocurement.be
- Platform
- yes
- Electronic submission
- no
- Electronic auction
Questions & answers
What is the deadline for offers in "Contract for services relating to the implementation of a unified library system (EBS) for Dutch-language public libraries in Flanders and Brussels"?
Offers are due by 4 Dec 2026, 12:00 CET.
What is the estimated value?
The buyer did not publish an estimated value in the notice.
Who is the buyer?
Cultuurconnect (Gent, Belgium).
Where and how do I submit an offer?
Offers are submitted electronically on www.publicprocurement.be.
Which procedure is used?
Negotiated with call.
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