Registering a foreign business on TenderNed

What is considered a foreign business?

Foreign businesses are all businesses that cannot register with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce.

No eHerkenning

Foreign businesses should create an account with a username and password. You cannot use the eHerkenning login system.

Folow these steps to register your business.

Step 1: Start registration

• Click on Inloggen / Registreren (Log in / Register) in the main menu on tenderned.nl.
• Go to the Buitenlandse ondernemers (Foreign entrepreneurs) tab and select Een nieuwe buitenlandse onderneming registreren (Registering a new foreign business).
• Click on Register a foreign business.

Step 2: Fill in your personal details and the organisation details

1. Personal details

• Come up with a unique username and password, with which you will log in from now on.
• Fill in your contact details. You will receive a TAN code by text message to the mobile number you provided. You will need this code the first time you log in to verify your phone number.
• Check I agree with the terms of use.
• Select Volgende(next).

2. Organisation details

• Fill in the organisation details.
• With Ondernemer biedt beschut werk you can indicate if your organization offers a sheltered workshop. 
• Provide a recovery email address. This is an additional email address you can use to access your company account if you forget your password.
• Also provide the name and email address of a board member.
• Now select Registreer (Register). You will immediately receive an email with an activation link to activate your personal TenderNed account.

Please note: You need an activation code to activate your company account. If we approve the company registration, we will email the activation code to you and the designated board member within one business day.

Step 3: Activate your business account with the activation code

Did you receive an activation code? Activate your business account within 30 days of receiving the code. After that, the activation code will expire and your business registration will be cancelled.

• Log in to TenderNed and fill in this code.

Do so within 31 days of having registered your organisation. After this period, the activation code will lapse and your organisation will have to register again.

Did you not receive a message? In that case, please contact the TenderNed Service Desk.

Step 4: Your business account is active

Your business is now registered and your account is active. To log in to TenderNed, go to the Buitenlandse ondernemers (Foreign entrepreneurs) tab and enter your TenderNed username and password.

You are the local administrator for your business

Since you were the one who registered your business, you will receive the authorisation role (in Dutch) of lokaal beheerder (local administrator). This role gives you all rights in TenderNed. You can manage your organisation details, invite others to TenderNed and send applications or submit bids on behalf of your business. Appointing at least one other local administrator is recommended, so your business can continue using TenderNed even when you are on holiday, for example.

Step 5: Invite others to your tendering team

You can invite colleagues or external parties to act on behalf of your business in TenderNed. They will receive your invitation by email. They can use this to create their own user account.

Step 6: Explore the possibilities of TenderNed

The TenderNed application contains everything you need to respond to tenders. Each tender has its own dashboard listing all your tasks. You can ask questions and receive messages in TenderNed. Explore all of the options so you will know where to find what you need when you submit a bid.

Step 7: Search for tenders and participate

All tenders that are posted on TenderNed will appear on the announcement platform. You can create an interests profile (in Dutch) with your Persoonlijke instellingen (Personal settings). This is a search which you save. You can choose to receive messages whenever new tenders are published or existing ones change that suit your search.