The goal remains the same: a structural and sustainable collaboration for the deployment of expertise in project management, system-oriented contract management, and integral safety.

Collaborating on the task

The first generation of SROK’s has laid a solid foundation for the collaboration between Rijkswaterstaat and market parties in recent years. With SROK PPB 2, we build on this. The 6 objectives that Rijkswaterstaat and the market formulated in 2021 are still central:

1. healthy sector, with and for future perspective
2. the right, jointly considered assignment
3. job satisfaction for everyone
4. establishing a sustainable relationship
5. knowledge continuity and development
6. contributing to sustainability tasks in projects

The framework agreement continues to focus on objectives and thereby promotes a joint focus on quality, collaboration, and learning ability. This makes SROK PPB 2 align with broader developments within Rijkswaterstaat, such as strengthening project management, investing in long-term collaboration with the market, and increasing predictability in project realization.

Jeroen van den Berg, head of Project Management Rijkswaterstaat:

‘With the renewed framework agreement, we take a further step in collaboration with the market. We build on the 1^st generation of SROK’s, but have made choices to ensure that we can place assignments in the market faster, thereby contributing to the renewal task and its acceleration. I am proud of how we have shaped this again together with the market.’

Agile and cost-reducing

Based on evaluations and experiences from the previous SROK, various changes have been made to the procedures for further agreements. For example, the maximum size of assignments under a NOK has been removed (the previous limit of € 5 million has been eliminated). Assignments under € 300,000 will generally be awarded based on the lowest price, unless there is a motivated deviation from this.

These adjustments are intended to contribute to faster and more efficient NOK procedures, so that we can respond more effectively to the major (renewal) task we face together with the market.

Contract partners

Parcel 1: Project Management

Adjust Consulting B.V., Antea Nederland B.V., Arcadis Nederland B.V., AT Osborne B.V., Combination Haskoning-Wagemaker, Cooperative Kristal Compagnie U.A., EIFFEL Projects - Nebest, Fluor Infrastructure B.V., IPM Integral Project Management, ManEngenius B.V., Mission3, Partners in Project and Process Management, PPB2 IMT, Praeceptum B.V., PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory N.V., Technical Advisory Bureau W. van Dijk B.V.

Parcel 2: System-oriented Contract Management 

Antea Nederland B.V., Arcadis Nederland B.V., BouwQ B.V., Combination Haskoning-Wagemaker, Mission3, Nebest-EIFFEL Projects, PPB2 IMT, Praeceptum B.V., PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory N.V., Sweco Nederland B.V.

Parcel 3: Integral Safety

Antea Nederland B.V., Arcadis Nederland B.V., Combination Haskoning-Wagemaker, Jansen Labor Safety Advice, Kader Consultancy & Interim B.V., Movares Nederland B.V., Nebest B.V., Syntraal B.V., Tripsolute B.V., Technical Advisory Bureau W. van Dijk B.V., Witteveen+Bos Consulting Engineers B.V.

Looking ahead: SROK Engineering Services 2

In addition to SROK PPB 2, the tender for the Cooperation Framework Agreement Engineering Services 2 is also in full swing. This is currently still ongoing. The expectation is that this agreement will also come into effect in September 2025. This will further complete the renewed toolkit for collaboration with the market and prepare it for the future.