What Ampliar Uitzendbureau does

Ampliar Uitzendbureau B.V. is a Dutch private employment agency founded in 1998 and headquartered at Oostzeedijk 276-D in Rotterdam. The company is a specialist in Social Return (SROI) services: it takes over the full Social Return obligation that contractors and other tender winners incur when they win Dutch public procurement contracts, and fulfills that obligation by placing people with a distance to the labor market into sustainable employment. Ampliar operates on a national basis while maintaining local regional anchoring across the Netherlands, and positions itself as the country's dedicated Social Return specialist with 28+ years of operating history and 12,000+ cumulative placements.

The service portfolio comprises four core offerings: Social Return Begeleiding (end-to-end obligation management from the tender phase through demonstrable accountability), PSO-Certificering (advisory on achieving the PSO Trede 3 and PSO 30+ certifications), Social Return Diensten (placement, documentation, and compliance verification), and Vacatures (job placement for the Social Return target group). Ampliar holds the highest tier of Dutch social-procurement certification (PSO Trede 3 and PSO 30+) as well as VCU, SNA, NBBU, Erkend Leerbedrijf, MVO Nederland Partner, and Social Enterprise NL credentials. The technology base is domain expertise and compliance process management rather than a software platform; no AI/ML, API, or proprietary software product is disclosed.

The business model is professional-services revenue tied to Dutch public-procurement Social Return obligations, which typically represent approximately 5% of the contract sum. Ampliar monetizes by taking on and executing these obligations for clients — primarily tier-one construction and infrastructure contractors (BAM, Ballast Nedam, Boskalis, Heijmans, Dura Vermeer, VolkerWessels, Van Wijnen, Strukton, Fugro, Hanab, Hollandia, and others) participating in mega-projects such as the Renovatie Afsluitdijk, Rijnlandroute, A16 Rotterdam Groene Boog, Via15, Oranje Loper, and Mall of the Netherlands, plus healthcare organizations (Aafje, Laurens, Humanitas). Go-to-market is consultative direct B2B sales engaging clients from the tender phase, supported by website case studies and industry references. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, or external investors.

Name

Ampliar Uitzendbureau

Legal name

Ampliar Uitzendbureau B.V.

Website

https://ampliar-uitzendbureau.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Ampliar Uitzendbureau is a Dutch specialist employment agency founded in 1998 that manages Social Return obligations for public-tender winners, placing people with a distance to the labor market into sustainable employment for construction, infrastructure, and healthcare clients nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Inclusive Employment and Social Return Staffing Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Temporary Help Services (56132)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Job Readiness Support Services (BPAGAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Agent of Record (AOR) / Contractor Engagement Services (BPACAGAB)

Keywords

• Social Return services
• SROI obligation management
• Inclusive employment placement
• PSO certification support
• Public sector staffing

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Social Return Services: Ampliar generates revenue by managing Social Return obligations for companies winning public tenders. They take over the full SROI obligation from clients, placing people with a distance to the labor market as part of public procurement requirements. The typical SROI obligation is 5% of the contract sum.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Ampliar Uitzendbureau is a Dutch employment agency founded in 1998 that specializes in helping companies fulfill Social Return (SROI) obligations tied to public tenders and contracts. The firm recruits, places, and supports candidates with a distance to the labor market (e.g., people on benefits, with disabilities, or from vulnerable backgrounds) and provides employers with full administrative handling, accountability documentation, and PSO certification support.

Product overview

Ampliar Uitzendbureau operates as a unified service platform offering Social Return specialist services for Dutch procurement and construction projects. The core offering combines Social Return Begeleiding (compliance management), PSO-Certificering (certification services), and placement services under one umbrella. The company serves as an intermediary between government/corporate clients with Social Return obligations and people with a distance to the labor market, managing the full obligation lifecycle from tender participation through demonstrable accountability. The portfolio includes specialized services for infrastructure projects (Renovatie Afsluitdijk, Rijnlandroute, A16 Rotterdam), construction (Mall of the Netherlands), and urban development (Oranje Loper).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Social Return Begeleiding (SROI Obligation Management)
• PSO-Certificering (PSO Certification Trajectory)

Quantifiable outcome

• 12,000+ people sustainably placed in employment
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ManpowerGroup Nederland: Global staffing brand with significant Dutch operations across temporary staffing, permanent placement, and workforce inclusion. Material overlap with Ampliar's middle-market and large-enterprise temporary staffing model, including participation in Dutch SROI/PSO tenders.
• Randstad Nederland: Dominant Dutch staffing firm operating Tempo-Team and a broad portfolio including distance-to-labor-market (Werkfit) programs. Overlaps with Ampliar on employer-of-record, inclusion staffing, and PSO/SROI advisory services, but competes across every sector rather than focusing exclusively on Social Return.
• Adecco Nederland: Large international staffing firm with Netherlands presence covering office, industrial, and inclusion staffing. Competes with Ampliar on temporary placements and SROI/PSO fulfillment within Dutch public procurement, particularly in care and government segments.
• Brunel Nederland: International staffing specialist active in the Netherlands across engineering, construction, and public-sector projects. Overlaps with Ampliar on placing workers into large Dutch infrastructure projects and advising on social-impact workforce requirements.
• YER Nederland: Dutch professional staffing firm serving government, infrastructure, and corporate clients with a focus on project-based placements. Comparable to Ampliar in B2B contract-staffing delivery for Dutch public and infrastructure employers, though more white-collar oriented.
• Tempo-Team: Major Randstad-owned Dutch staffing agency with established distance-to-labor-market and SROI/PSO services. Comparable as a B2B staffing and inclusion-employment intermediary serving Dutch construction, public sector, and corporate clients.

Direct peers

• Start People: Dutch staffing brand under RGF Staffing focused on entry-level and distance-to-labor-market candidates. Directly comparable on target-group placement, PSO/SROI execution, and government-mandated workforce programs in the Netherlands.
• Unique Nederland: Mid-market Dutch staffing agency with dedicated focus on distance-to-labor-market and inclusion-employment placements. Closest comp to Ampliar in terms of segment specialization (SROI/PSO, target-group candidates) and B2B contract model serving Dutch mid-market employers.
• Olympia Uitzendbureau: Dutch mid-market staffing franchise with established SROI/PSO service line and active placement of target-group candidates. Similar go-to-market (B2B, NBBU-affiliated, PSO-certified) and overlapping customer base of construction and care employers.

Others

• SW-bedrijven (e.g., GR de Wetering / OZB): Dutch municipal sheltered-employment companies (SW-sector) that operate as legally designated employers for the same distance-to-labor-market population that Ampliar sources from. Function as upstream suppliers of candidates and occasionally as alternative providers of SROI fulfillment, making them ecosystem participants rather than direct sales competitors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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