After a public tender, conducted under the direction of the Procurement Implementation Center of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (BZ) has awarded a framework agreement to the combination CIMSOLUTIONS with Verdonck, Klooster & Associates (VKA) in the field or temporary IT Hiring.

On an annual basis, BZ has an average ICT hiring requirement of approximately 85 people and has an average of 50 new applications/placements per year. The assignments include the provision of temporary ICT functions with our own employees, self-employed persons (zzp-ers) and specialists from third parties. The emphasis is on the so-called 'steering' roles within BZ's IT management organization.

The contract value is expected to total 11 million euros per year for all contracts to be awarded under this framework agreement. BZ has contracted six parties. The framework agreement takes effect on 1 October 2017 and has a minimum term of 1.5 years with a maximum of 4 years

“ We are very proud that we have again achieved such a good result. This will allow us to further build on our position within the government. BZ is a new client for us, which offers opportunities to our specialists and also further growth opportunities for CIMSOLUTIONS in the coming years. said Moynul Hossain, managing director of CIMSOLUTIONS.

“ This year is all about our 25th anniversary and it is extra nice to be able to achieve such a success. I am proud of our account team and our partners, who have worked hard for this. We look forward to serving BZ successfully in the coming years. ”

In the past year, CIMSOLUTIONS (in combination with various strategic partners) has already won several important ICT Hiring tenders, in this case from the Education Executive Agency (DUO) Groningen and Zoetermeer, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science itself (administrative department and Heritage Inspectorate), the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands together with the Education Inspectorate and the National Archives (together with the Education Council, the Council for Culture and the Advisory Council for Science, Technology and Innovation).

About BZ
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the hub of communication between the Dutch government and the governments of other countries and between the Dutch government and international organisations. BZ coordinates and implements the foreign policy of the Dutch government. The ministry operates both from the department in The Hague and from approximately 150 embassies, permanent representations and consulates (general), collectively referred to as 'posts abroad', spread all over the world.