The Waalse School: integrated design team

Summary

The tender concerns the selection of an integrated design team for the renovation and partial replacement construction of the culturally significant Waalse School in Rotterdam. The project covers a primary school for approximately 580 pupils, two early-childhood education groups, childcare facilities and a separate gymnasium, with a total size of approximately 4,060 m² gross floor area. The design team must cover architecture, structural engineering, building services and building physics, and deliver the design from the initial design stage through the technical design and tender documentation, including aesthetic supervision during construction. This is a two-stage restricted procedure, with up to five candidates selected in the first stage. Requests to participate must be submitted digitally by 18 September 2026 before 12:00. Quality is the focus of the selection and subsequent award assessment; no points are awarded for the fixed fee. During contract performance, at least 2% of the contract value must be used for social-return measures.