Gemeente Zuidplas

Name

Gemeente Zuidplas

Legal name

Gemeente Zuidplas

Website

https://zuidplas.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Municipal Contract Collection & Franchise Operations (BPALAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Taxpayer Registration, Identity & Account Management (BPAIADAB), Public Property & Asset Management (Federal Buildings, Fleet, Land) (BPAIAAAJ)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Civil registry administration
• Waste and sewage management
• Building permits issuance
• Public safety enforcement

Headquarters

HQ city

Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, Zuid-Holland

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Rioolheffing (Sewage Levy): Annual sewage levy collected from residents to fund maintenance and operation of 559.4 km of sewage infrastructure including 37,397 components (inspection wells, basins, overflows), 92 district pumping stations, and 880 mini pumping stations. Approximately €4,850,000 collected annually.
2. Afvalstoffenheffing (Waste Levy): Waste collection levy covering collection, processing, and container maintenance. Residents pay per waste bag or mini-container (dif-tar system) for residual waste processing. System is cost-covering.
3. Leges (Administrative Fees): Fees charged for permits and administrative services including environmental permits, concept requests, monument work, and other municipal services. Rates defined in Legesverordening municipality Zuidplas.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gemeente Zuidplas is a Dutch municipal government entity delivering statutory local government services to residents and businesses of the Zuidplas municipality in South Holland. It administers civil registry affairs (IDs, passports, driver's licenses, births, marriages, residence registration), issues building and environmental permits, manages waste collection and 559.4 km of sewage infrastructure, enforces public safety, coordinates social welfare programs, and maintains 8 recreation parks and 162 protected heritage objects.

Product overview

Gemeente Zuidplas operates as a municipal government providing digital citizen services through its website portal. The primary product offering consists of 'Mijn Zuidplas', a personal citizen portal for tracking municipal affairs, complemented by an online appointment booking system for administrative services. The municipality provides access to council governance through a Notubiz-based council information system, financial planning documents, and an environmental permit application system integrated with the national Omgevingsloket platform. These services are accessible via DigiD (for citizens) and eHerkenning (for businesses) authentication systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mijn Zuidplas (Personal Citizen Portal) Personal online environment enabling residents of Zuidplas to track the progress of their municipal affairs and view their registered personal data, including residence address. Access requires DigiD authentication.
• Online Appointment Booking for Municipal Services Digital appointment scheduling system allowing citizens to book in-person appointments for document services including driver's license applications, ID and passport issuance, residence relocations, birth certificates, and other administrative matters at the town hall.
• Council Information System (Raadsinformatiesysteem) Public access system for citizens to view municipal council meeting schedules, watch live broadcasts, review video recordings of council proceedings, and access decision lists and council documents. Built on the Notubiz platform.
• Environmental Permit Application System (Omgevingsvergunning) Online system for submitting applications for environmental permits covering construction, demolition, tree removal, and driveway construction. Integrated with the national Omgevingsloket platform under the Omgevingswet (Environment and Planning Act).
• Wastewater and Sewage Management Service (Rioolheffing) Maintenance and operation of 559.4 km of sewage infrastructure comprising 37,397 components (inspection wells, basins, overflows), 92 district pumping stations, and 880 mini pumping stations. Funded by an annual sewage levy of approximately €4,850,000. Due to low elevation, water cannot flow naturally and requires pumping infrastructure throughout.
• Waste Collection and Processing Service (Afvalstoffenheffing) Municipal waste collection, transport, and processing covering approximately 400 kg per resident annually (of which ~95 kg is residual waste). Uses a dif-tar system where residents pay per bag or mini-container for residual waste, with separate collection streams for GFT+E, paper, and PMD (plastic, metal, drink cartons). Operated in partnership with Cyclus.
• Municipal Administrative Services and Permits (Leges) Administrative fees charged for municipal permits and services including environmental permits, concept requests, monument work applications, and other administrative services as defined in the Legesverordening gemeente Zuidplas.
• Civil Registry and Identity Document Services Statutory civil registry services including issuance of IDs, passports, and driver's licenses, residence registration, birth notifications, marriage and registered partnership registration, extracts and declarations, available via appointment at the town hall.
• Public Safety and Law Enforcement Services Municipal public safety enforcement including area bans (gebiedsverboden), knife and weapon bans (messen- en steekwapenverbod), camera surveillance, and coordination with regional safety authority Veiligheidsregio Hollands Midden.
• Heritage and Monument Protection Services Advisory and regulatory services for the protection of 59 national monuments (rijksmonumenten), 40 municipal monuments, and 63 objects with 'character-defining heritage' (beeldbepalend erfgoed) status, provided through the Erfgoedadviseur.
• Recreation Park Management Management and oversight of 8 recreation parks: De Bonk, De Koornmolen, IJsseldreef, De Poldertuin, Parc de IJsselhoeve, 't Vissertje, Klein Moordrecht, and De Randstad, including exemption permits for recreation parks.
• Educational Housing and School Facility Support (IHP) Collaboration with school boards (schoolbesturen) for school building maintenance and development under the Integraal Huisvestingsplan (IHP) for educational facilities in the Zuidplas municipality.
• Social Welfare and Support Services (Wmo / Armoedebeleid) Social support including Wmo (Wet maatschappelijke ondersteuning) provisions, poverty policy (Armoedebeleid), debt policy (schuldenbeleid), youth care, and inclusion services, coordinated with regional partners such as Stichting ZO! and Hecht.
• Municipal Financial Planning Documents (Programmabegroting) Annual municipal budget planning publications covering multi-year programmatic budgets (Programmabegroting), summer notes (zomernota), autumn notes (najaarsnota), and annual accounts (jaarstukken) for fiscal years 2021-2026.

Quantifiable outcome

• Manage approximately 400 kg waste per person annually with 95 kg residual waste rate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Omgevingsdienst Midden-Holland (ODMH)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEnvironmental service organization handling building and housing supervision (BWT) tasks for Zuidplas including construction permit processing, environmental permits, and enforcement. Contact: (088) 54 50 001.
• CycluscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWaste management company collecting, transporting, and processing municipal waste in Zuidplas. Part of the regional waste management infrastructure.
• Hoogheemraadschap van Schieland en de Krimpenerwaard (HHSK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater board responsible for water management, waterways, and environmental monitoring. Detected botulism in Zuidplas and coordinates with municipality on public health matters.
• Stichting ZO!coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFoundation providing student transport services for Zuidplas. Contact: [email protected], (0180) 310 050. Also coordinates social domain services.
• Recreatieschap HitlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecreation board managing Hitland recreation area. Pien Meppelink serves as board member.
• Recreatieschap RottemerenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecreation board managing Rottemeren recreation area. Pien Meppelink serves as board member.
• PromencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal service organization (GR) providing shared services to member municipalities in the region. Jan Willem Schuurman serves as board member.
• GR IJsselgemeentencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint municipal authority (GR) for IJsselgemeenten providing shared administrative services. Multiple board memberships held by council members.
• GR JW (Jaargetijden/Werk)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint municipal authority for youth and work programs. Multiple council members serve on the board.
• Grondbank RZG ZuidplasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGround bank for Zuidplas managing land development and ownership. Pien Meppelink and Jan Willem Schuurman serve as board members.
• HechtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional healthcare organization. Jan Willem Schuurman and Frans Klovert serve as board members.
• SAMHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare/social services organization. Frans Klovert serves as board member.
• RBG (Regionale Belasting Groep)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRegional tax collection organization handling municipal taxes including WOZ valuations for Zuidplas.
• Veiligheidsregio Hollands MiddencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional safety authority. Jan Willem Schuurman serves as alternate member.
• Regio Midden-HollandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional collaboration of Midden-Holland municipalities. Jan Willem Schuurman serves on the daily board.
• Veilig Verkeer ZuidplasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal traffic safety organization that almost always organizes safety campaigns in partnership with municipality as part of 'Maak een punt van Nul' traffic safety initiative.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gemeente Waddinxveen: Small neighboring Zuid-Holland municipality with the same statutory service mandate (waste, sewage, permits, council information system). Highly comparable on scale, demographics, and reliance on inter-municipal shared services.
• Gemeente Alphen aan den Rijn: Neighboring Zuid-Holland municipality of comparable size and profile. Operates the same Dutch municipal service portfolio (waste, sewage levies, Omgevingsloket permits, DigiD portal, Notubiz council information), making it the closest functional and geographic peer for benchmarking.
• Gemeente Krimpenerwaard: Adjacent low-lying Zuid-Holland municipality facing the same water-management and pumping-infrastructure challenges as Zuidplas, governed through the same Dutch municipal legal framework and HHSK water-board jurisdiction.
• Gemeente Gouda: Adjacent Zuid-Holland municipality delivering the same statutory municipal services via digital portals, levies, and regional partnerships. Comparable citizen population and similar low-elevation/water-management dynamics make it a strong operating benchmark.
• Gemeente Capelle aan den IJssel: Neighboring Zuid-Holland municipality with comparable urban/suburban mix, citizen portal, DigiD-authenticated services, and partnership-based service delivery (including joint arrangements within the same RBG and HHSK bodies).
• Gemeente Lansingerland: Neighboring South Holland municipality of similar size and demographic profile, operating the same statutory municipal service suite (waste/sewage levies, Omgevingsloket permits, Notubiz council information system).

Broad incumbents

• Gemeente Den Haag: Provincial capital and large South Holland municipality delivering the full Dutch municipal service portfolio. Comparable in regulatory framework (Omgevingswet, AVG, DigiD) and offers a scale reference for citizen-portal and waste-management operations.
• Gemeente Rotterdam: Larger metropolitan municipality in the same South Holland province, operating the same Dutch municipal service mandate at greater scale. Useful as a benchmark for digital service delivery, Omgevingswet permit processing, and levy-funded infrastructure operations.
• Gemeente Utrecht: Large Dutch municipality operating the same statutory services with a more mature digital citizen platform and larger infrastructure base. A useful upper-bound benchmark for cost-covering waste/sewage levies and citizen-portal adoption.

Others

• Cyclus N.V. Regional waste-management company that is both a strategic partner (collecting and processing Zuidplas municipal waste) and a publicly listed entity in which Zuidplas holds a shareholder-representation seat. Comparable as the operational counterparty behind the cost-covering Afvalstoffenheffing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/zuidplas
• Facebookfacebook.com/Zuidplas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeente-zuidplas
• Instagraminstagram.com/gemeentezuidplas

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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