Count&Cooper

What Count&Cooper does

Count & Cooper is a Rotterdam-based project management consultancy founded in 2013, operating exclusively in the Dutch market with a focus on technically, organisationally and politically complex infrastructure projects. The firm delivers services through four codified practices — Tender Management, High Performing Teams, Planning & Risk Management, and Digital Project Management — and serves public-sector infrastructure owners (notably Rijkswaterstaat and Dutch municipalities) and the construction/engineering consortia that bid for and execute those projects. Major engagements include the VeenIX A9 Badhoevedorp–Holendrecht (the largest infrastructure project in the Netherlands), the Amsterdam Kademakers quay-wall renewal, Twentekanalen verruiming, the Noord/Zuidlijn, the Amstelveenlijn transformation, and the De Entree Amsterdam station redevelopment, alongside energy-transition work such as the TenneT Rilland–Tilburg 380 kV connection.

The business model is professional-services consulting: Count & Cooper commits a full team (never an individual) to each engagement, co-develops winning tender solutions with consortium partners, and shares project risk to align incentives. Revenue is generated through consulting fees on project contracts, structured per-project or as retainers; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm differentiates on independent project-management partnership, four-system methodology, and an in-house Count & Cooper Academy — including a two-year Project Analyst Programme — that doubles as both a talent development engine and a recruiting funnel (Business Course, C&C-Talks, Lunch Lectures, Graduate Your Own Way). Technology plays a supporting rather than central role: the DPM practice applies AI and data analytics to construction processes, and the firm has built at least one custom analytical tool (an environment-impact prediction tool), but no proprietary software product, platform, or external API is commercialised. Distribution is entirely direct, with engagement won through tender participation and long-term relationships with anchor partners including VolkerWessels, Van Oord, Beens Groep, Max Bögl, and Siemens.

Name

Count&Cooper

Legal name

Count & Cooper

Website

https://countcooper.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Count & Cooper is a Rotterdam-based project management consultancy founded in 2013 that serves Dutch public-sector infrastructure owners and construction consortia through four practices: Tender Management, High Performing Teams, Planning & Risk Management, and Digital Project Management.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Project Management Consulting Services: Count & Cooper provides project management, tender management, planning & risk management, digital project management, and High Performing Teams consulting services to construction consortia, contractors, and government clients on complex infrastructure projects. Revenue is generated through consulting fees on project engagements, typically as part of a consortium or as an independent management partner. The company commits a team (never an individual) to projects and aligns interests by sharing project risk.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Count & Cooper provides project management, tender management, planning and risk management, and digital project management consulting services to construction consortia, contractors, and government clients on complex infrastructure projects in the Netherlands. The firm commits teams (never individuals) to projects, shares project risk with partners, and supports clients across infrastructure, energy transition, waterbouw (hydraulic engineering), and future-proof cities sectors. Revenue is earned through consulting fees on project engagements, typically as part of a consortium or as an independent management partner.

Product overview

Count & Cooper is a project management consultancy specializing in complex infrastructure, energy transition, water engineering, and future-proof cities projects. The company operates four core service practices: Tender Management, High Performing Teams (HPT), Planning & Risk Management (P&RM), and Digital Project Management (DPM). These practices are supported by the Count & Cooper Academy, which provides training programs including a two-year Project Analyst Program for starters. The company also runs recruitment-focused events including Business Course, C&C-Talks, Lunch Lectures, and Graduate Your Own Way to attract and develop talent.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tender Management
• High Performing Teams (HPT)
• Planning & Risk Management (P&RM)
• Digital Project Management (DPM)

Quantifiable outcome

• Above-average tender win rate (self-reported)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• SiemenscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSiemens engaged Count & Cooper to guide the tender process for the Stuwensemble Nederrijn & Lek renovation project — replacing technical installations, movement works, and introducing Remote Control across 3 weir complexes. Count & Cooper delivered the winning tender solution for Siemens, who serves as the main technology and systems contractor.
• Van OordcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVan Oord (hydraulic engineering and dredging company) partnered with Count & Cooper as part of a construction consortium (Van Oord - Hakkers - Beens) for the Twentekanalen verruiming project, awarded by Rijkswaterstaat. Count & Cooper acts as independent project management partner, sharing project risk.
• HakkerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHakkers (waterbouw/ hydraulic engineering firm) partnered with Count & Cooper as part of the Van Oord - Hakkers - Beens consortium for the Twentekanalen verruiming (47 km of sheet pile replacement, 12 km nature-friendly banks). Count & Cooper provides project beheersing on time/money/quality.
• Beens GroepcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeens Groep partnered with Count & Cooper on multiple projects: (1) Twentekanalen verruiming as part of the Van Oord - Hakkers - Beens consortium, and (2) SOK Kademakers (Amsterdam quay wall renewal) through a jointly founded project company in which both are shareholders.
• Max Bögl & PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMax Bögl & Partners and Count & Cooper formed a consortium and won the tender for De Entree Amsterdam — the metamorphosis of the entrance to Amsterdam Central Station. They jointly execute this complex urban development project involving 300,000 daily passengers and a world-first underwater bicycle parking.
• VolkerWesselscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolkerWessels partnered with Count & Cooper in consortium VITAL (alongside Van Hattum, Blankevoort, and KWS) to win and execute the Amstelveenlijn transformation — converting a metro line into a high-quality tram connection with 10 km of illuminated railing, 3 grade separations, and 15 station renovations.
• Van HattumsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of consortium VITAL (with VolkerWessels, Blankevoort, KWS, and Count & Cooper) for the Amstelveenlijn transformation mega-project. Count & Cooper provided project management, connected all parties, and delivered virtual construction during start-up, and omgevingsmanagement during execution.
• BlankevoortsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of consortium VITAL for the Amstelveenlijn transformation. Count & Cooper was embedded in the consortium team as project management and virtual construction partner.
• KWSsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of consortium VITAL (with VolkerWessels, Van Hattum, Blankevoort, and Count & Cooper) for the Amstelveenlijn transformation project. The consortium won the tender in February 2017.
• Visser & Smit BouwsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the consortium (with Siemens and Count & Cooper) for the Afbouw Noord/Zuidlijn Amsterdam metro system project. Count & Cooper coordinated between contracts and organised discipline-overarching tests on behalf of the release management organisation set up by the municipality of Amsterdam.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

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Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights1 record

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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