This Q1 2026 edition of the VPPipeline Market Pulse presents an overview based on 82 newly identified disclosed contracts and a forecast of disclosed contracts expiring over the next 24 months. Following a record-breaking Q4, the number of new disclosed contracts has taken a predictable step back, after a quarter shaped by both the typical year-end peak in government spending and several large-scale staffing framework agreements, including billion-euro contracts for the National Police and the Tax and Customs Administration.
The number of Consulting & Projects contracts shows a noticeable increase, based on contract count rather than total value, and covering a mix of smaller and larger engagements across different types of organizations. This aligns with the growing demand for AI. The quarter’s most notable award was the €400 million Dutch Railways (NS) hosting contract, which has brought the topic of digital sovereignty to the forefront of commercial planning.
Looking ahead, the forward pipeline remains broadly in line with the previous quarter, with Managed Services still the dominant segment, accounting for 47% of all disclosed contracts set to expire in the next 24 months, while AI capabilities are increasingly becoming a differentiator in upcoming opportunities.
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This Q4 2025 edition of the VPPipeline Market Pulse presents a market overview based on 94 newly identified transactions and a forecast of 458 expiringcontracts emerging over the next 24 months. The current transaction landscape is headlined by major ‘Staffing & Hiring’ framework agreements, including significant awards from Politie Nederland (<€1.2B) and Belastingdienst (<€983M), alongside a substantial (<€504M) Assets & Licensing contract for ProRail.
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While huge public tenders dominate the recent transaction volume, our expiration analysis highlights a different focus for the upcoming pipeline. The data indicates that ‘Managed Services & Outsourcing’ represents the largest share (50%) of contracts expiring within the next two years, followed by Assets & Licensing (28%).
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During Q3, we identified and registered 82 transactions, 10 of which occurred in the private sector. The Total Contract Value (TCV) was disclosed in 81% of the cases, ranging from €1 million to €720 million. The transaction with the highest disclosed contract value (€720 million) was the 4-year (2+1+1) Information Management Professionals secondment tender for the UWV, awarded to Circle8.
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During Q2, we identified and recorded 74 transactions, 16 of which took place in the private sector. The Total Contract Value (TCV) was disclosed in 61% of the cases, with values ranging from €1 million to €160 million. The largest disclosed deal was a four-year (2+1+1) standard software tender from the municipality of Rotterdam, awarded to Protinus IT, with a contract value of €160 million.
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During Q1, we identified and registered 65 transactions, 6 of which occurred in the private sector. The Total Contract Value (TCV) was disclosed in 73% of the cases, ranging from €1 million to €90 million. The transaction with the highest disclosed contract value (€90 million) was the 8-year (4+1+1+1+1) standard IT hardware tender for Dutch Railways (NS), awarded to Bechtle, Dustin, and Protinus.
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During Q4 we identified and registered 59 transactions, 15 of which took place in the private sector. In 73% of the cases the TCV (Total Contract Value) was disclosed with values between € 1m and € 788m. The transaction with the largest disclosed contract value (€ 788m€) was the 4 year ICT professionals secondment tender for the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK). The tender consisted of three different lots, which have been awarded as follows:
Lot 1: ICT Professionals for the Administrative Department+ has been awarded to Ceasar Group, Hero Interim Professionals, ItaQ, Ordina, Staffing Now, and Synprofs.
Lot 2: ICT Professionals for Logius has been awarded to Between Holding, Cim Solutions, Ordina, Synprofs, and Ukomst.
Lot 3: ICT Professionals for SSC-ICT has been awarded to Bluetrail, Cegeka, Cim Solutions, Headfirst, LinkIT, Synprofs, and Ukomst.View Summary Report» Download Summary Report»
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