Hoeksche Waard awards the Puttersveer ferry contract

Notice 785516-2026, published on 11 November 2026, is a contract-award notice. The English heading is Netherlands – Ferry transport services – Veerverbindingen Rhoons veer & Puttersveer. The buyer is Gemeente Hoeksche Waard, and the buyer city is Maasdam. The fields below were read from the Publications Office search API.

The notice has two lots. Lot 1 is Veerverbinding Rhoons veer. The winner-selection status on that lot is closed with no winner. Lot 2 is Veerverbinding Puttersveer. The status on that lot is that a winner was chosen. The winner named on the notice is Ottevanger OV Services, and the winner city is Werkendam. The tender value on the notice is EUR 147600.0. The result value is EUR 147600.0. The contract conclusion date on the notice is 3 November 2026.

In the same order as the lot titles, the lot dates run from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2032, and from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2032. The Dutch lot descriptions say both crossings are bicycle and foot ferries. Each sails on weekdays throughout the year, from early morning until the beginning of the evening, and also at weekends and on public holidays from the second weekend in May through the second weekend in September. The Dutch description says the Rhoons veer carries on average circa 33.000 passengers a year, and the Puttersveer circa 41.200, in each case the average for 2024–2025.