According to European legislation, governments are not allowed to just commit to a particular supplier. Neutral prescribing is usually mandatory in public works. However, there are exceptions to this rule. 

  • Your product distinguishes itself aesthetically from other products
  • The requested system must match a previously applied solution
  • Stating a manufacturer’s name is necessary due to delivery time and logistics

As a manufacturer you can therefore be mentioned in the specifications on the basis of the above exceptions. Specifiers generally appreciate good support in putting together a correct tender specification. By the way, the European rules only apply to public works. The project owner does not have to adhere to this in a private project.

In the selection tools and specification services that ZeeBoer makes for its clients, the name of the manufacturer is stated by default. Naturally the specifier decides whether to include the name in his specification. Note: even if your name isn’t in the specifications, you can distinguish yourself in the market. ZeeBoer can also be of service to manufacturers for these neutral specifications.

Click here for more information about preparing specification texts or make an appointment for a no-obligation consultation.

Digital System for the Built Environment or DSGO wants to make the renovation of the Netherlands affordable. Because we are facing major construction challenges in the Netherlands, the construction sector signed a declaration of intent last year together with the Ministry of the Interior. Goal: to achieve a digital coherence of construction projects. Think of the total life cycle of a building or infrastructure project..

We notice that many manufacturers are thinking about their role in DSGO. However, we also hear that people can no longer see the forest for the trees. ZeeBoer wants to highlight topics that manufacturers can get started with.

  • Exchange of product data and solution
  • Linking your solutions to BIM
  • Smarter configurators for construction
  • Use and management of website, media and socials

As a manufacturer, do you want to respond step by step to DSGO? Then contact us to exchange knowledge.

Responding to digital building standards.

Efficiently manage and share product data.

All information available in one place.

All product data available in one platform.

Your product data better found.

Peter Veldhuizen

Director
peter.veldhuizen@utopis.net

Antoon Siebert

Partner / project manager
antoon.siebert@utopis.net

Maarten Hopman

Project manager
maarten.hopman@utopis.net

Jeroen Houdé

Front-end developer
jeroen.houde@utopis.net

Zsolt Kiss

Back-end developer
zsolt.kiss@utopis.net

Mariska van ’t Veer

Administration
mariska.vantveer@utopis.net

Arnout Nijhuis

Advisor product data
arnout.nijhuis@utopis.net