Samenwerking Kempengemeenten

What Samenwerking Kempengemeenten does

Samenwerking Kempengemeenten (legal name: Gemeenschappelijke Regeling Samenwerking Kempengemeenten, GRSK) is a Dutch public-law municipal collaboration entity (Gemeenschappelijke Regeling) established under Dutch Municipal Law, with informal cooperation dating to 2003 and formal legal personality granted on January 1, 2010. The organization delivers shared municipal services on behalf of five member municipalities in the Kempen region of North Brabant — Bergeijk, Bladel, Eersel, Oirschot, and Reusel-De Mierden — collectively serving approximately 93,000 inhabitants. Operations are organized into three task fields established effective January 1, 2023: Maatschappelijke Dienstverlening (Wmo support, youth assistance, debt relief, and social counseling), Vergunningen Toezicht en Handhaving (permits, supervision and enforcement for three municipalities), and a Shared Service Center (SSC de Kempen) providing ICT services and geo-data management including the Basisregistratie Grootschalige Topografie (BGT). A wholly-owned operating subsidiary, Centrum Jeugd en Gezin / CJG+ de Kempen, executes the Youth Act for four of the five municipalities.

The technical backbone consists of the SSC de Kempen's ICT infrastructure (hardware, software), a land surveying service managing the BGT and property boundary measurements, and body-worn cameras deployed for Buitengewoon Opsporingsambtenaren (BOAs) in Eersel, Oirschot, and Reusel-De Mierden. Distribution to residents combines a centralized website portal (www.kempengemeenten.nl), department-specific telephone helplines, online contact forms, and in-person service counters co-located with each member municipality's town hall. Partnerships include Bizob and Inkooporganisatie Eindhoven for procurement, Veilig Thuis and MEE for client protection and youth-care navigation, KempenPlus (effective January 1, 2024) for special-assistance execution, and integration with the Vindplaats van Schulden (VPS) national debt-location system for early arrears detection.

The organization is fully funded by contributions from its five member municipalities — no revenue is generated from citizens, and all core services are delivered free of charge. It is governed by an Algemeen Bestuur (General Board) composed of three executive members from each municipality, a Dagelijks Bestuur (Daily Board), and four policy committees chaired by aldermen of the member municipalities; the chairman of both boards is the Mayor of Bladel. As of May 1, 2024, Ton Pulles serves as director, succeeding interim-director Johan Vorstenbosch.

Name

Samenwerking Kempengemeenten

Legal name

Gemeenschappelijke Regeling Samenwerking Kempengemeenten

Website

https://kempengemeenten.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Gemeenschappelijke Regeling Samenwerking Kempengemeenten (GRSK) is a Dutch municipal collaboration entity delivering shared social services, permits and enforcement, ICT, and youth/family care for five Kempen municipalities serving ~93,000 residents, funded entirely by member-municipality contributions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration Services

NAICS

Business Service Centers (56143), Facilities Support Services (561210)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ)

Keywords

• Municipal social services
• Youth and family care
• Permit and enforcement
• Shared service center
• Public administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Reusel

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Municipal funding: As a Gemeenschappelijke Regeling (municipal collaboration agreement), the organization is funded through contributions from its five member municipalities: Bergeijk, Bladel, Eersel, Oirschot, and Reusel-De Mierden. No direct revenue is generated from citizens for core services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Samenwerking Kempengemeenten (GRSK) is a formal municipal cooperation (Gemeenschappelijke Regeling) under Dutch law that delivers shared public services on behalf of five municipalities in the Kempen region (Bergeijk, Bladel, Eersel, Oirschot, Reusel-De Mierden). It operates across three integrated task fields: Maatschappelijke Dienstverlening (social services including Wmo support, youth assistance, debt relief, and social counseling), Vergunningen Toezicht en Handhaving (permits, supervision and enforcement for Eersel, Oirschot and Reusel-De Mierden), and a Shared Service Center providing ICT and geo-services.

Product overview

Samenwerking Kempengemeenten is a municipal cooperation (Gemeenschappelijke Regeling) formed in 2010 serving five municipalities: Bergeijk, Bladel, Eersel, Oirschot, and Reusel-De Mierden. The organization operates a unified government services portal with four interconnected service divisions: Maatschappelijke Dienstverlening (providing Wmo, jeugdhulp, schuldhulpverlening, and Sociaal Raadslieden), Vergunningen, Toezicht en Handhaving (permits and enforcement for three municipalities), the Shared Service Center (ICT and geo-services), and Centrum Jeugd en Gezin/CJG+ de Kempen (youth and family services). The website portal serves as the primary digital access point for residents and professionals across all service areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• ~93,000 inhabitants served across 5 municipalities with integrated services

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• KempenPluscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024As of January 1, 2024, KempenPlus executes special assistance (bijzondere bijstand) and minimum regulations (minimaregelingen). Consultants from Maatschappelijke Dienstverlening now work at KempenPlus, maintaining the same contact points for residents.
• Bureau Inkoop en Aanbestedingen Zuidoost-Brabant (Bizob)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Kempengemeenten participate in Bizob for procurement and tendering services. Bizob handles Wmo procurement for the municipalities and provides access to standardized procurement policies and conditions including GIBIT for ICT procurements and general conditions for accounting services.
• Inkooporganisatie EindhovencoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Kempengemeenten have assigned the procurement of specialized youth care services to the Eindhoven procurement organization. More information is available on the Inkoop Sociaal Domein website of municipality Eindhoven.
• Veilig ThuiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCJG+ works with Veilig Thuis (Safe Home) organization which provides advice, help and support for child protection and domestic violence situations. Veilig Thuis can conduct investigations or forward cases to CJG+ for youth-related matters.
• MEEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMEE provides independent client support for minors under 18 years old. Parents or guardians can contact MEE for assistance with navigating youth care and support services.
• Kempen Interventie Team (KIT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA collaboration between eight Kempengemeenten, Police, Omgevingsdienst, and Veiligheidsregio to check locations suspected of violations including illegal habitation, building code violations, prostitution, drugs, or human trafficking.
• Vindplaats van Schulden (VPS)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe Maatschappelijke Dienstverlening department is connected to VPS (Debt Location System) for early detection of payment arrears. Fixed-cost partners can submit payment arrears signals via VPS as required by the Besluit gemeentelijke schuldhulpverlening (Bgs).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Civica: UK-headquartered company providing software, managed services, and business-process outsourcing to public-sector organizations. It is a broad incumbent peer as an established provider of shared services and back-office technology for government entities.
• Tyler Technologies: US-listed provider of software and technology services to the public sector, including permitting, enforcement, and citizen-services platforms. It is a broad incumbent peer because its permitting and regulatory products target the same municipal workflows that GRSK's VTH division handles.
• Divosa: Dutch association of social-domain managers in municipalities. It is a broad incumbent peer because it represents and supports the type of municipal social-services collaboration that GRSK executes across Wmo, youth care, and debt assistance.
• VNG Realisatie: The implementation and service arm of the Vereniging Nederlandse Gemeenten (Association of Netherlands Municipalities). It is a broad incumbent peer supporting Dutch municipalities with shared service frameworks, knowledge, and tooling at a national scale.

Regional players

• Inkooporganisatie Eindhoven: The procurement organization of municipality Eindhoven, which handles specialized youth-care procurement for the Kempengemeenten. It is a regional peer in that it provides shared procurement services to municipalities in adjacent Southeast Brabant.

Direct peers

• Omgevingsdienst Zuidoost-Brabant: Dutch regional environmental services agency executing environmental permits and enforcement for municipalities in Southeast Brabant. It is a direct peer because it represents the same shared-services collaboration model focused on permits and enforcement, similar to the VTH division of GRSK.
• KempenPlus: Adjacent Dutch municipal collaboration that took over execution of special assistance (Bijzondere Bijstand) and minimum regulations from GRSK effective January 2024. It is a direct peer operating the same Dutch GR model for social-domain services with overlapping municipal stakeholders.
• GGD Brabant-Zuidoost: Regional public-health service (Gemeentelijke Gezondheidsdienst) for the Southeast Brabant region. It is a direct peer as another Dutch Gemeenschappelijke Regeling providing mandated regional public services to overlapping municipalities.
• Veiligheidsregio Brabant-Zuidoost: Dutch safety region (veiligheidsregio) coordinating fire services, disaster management, and public safety across the same Southeast Brabant municipalities. It is a direct peer because it is another formal inter-municipal cooperation executing public-sector mandates in the same geography.
• Bureau Inkoop en Aanbestedingen Zuidoost-Brabant (Bizob): A regional Dutch procurement and tendering collaboration serving municipalities in Southeast Brabant, including the Kempengemeenten. It is a direct peer in that it operates the same shared-services/municipal-cooperation model in the same region, providing GIBIT ICT procurement and standardized policy frameworks.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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M&A

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