What Samentwente does

SamenTwente is a Dutch public administration organization structured as a gemeenschappelijke regeling (joint municipal arrangement) that coordinates regional public health, youth care, and social support services on behalf of 14 municipalities in the Twente region of the Netherlands. Established in its current form on March 2, 2022 following the dissolution of Regio Twente in July 2021, the organization serves approximately 634,000 residents and is funded entirely through municipal contributions — there is no commercial revenue, no pricing model, and no external sales motion. The organization operates under three statutory frameworks: Wet publieke gezondheid (Wpg) governing GGD Twente, Jeugdwet (JW) governing OZJT, and Wet maatschappelijke ondersteuning (Wmo 2015) governing Veilig Thuis Twente (VTT).

The operational architecture comprises three execution organizations — GGD Twente (Municipal Health Service for health promotion, disease prevention, and health monitoring), Veilig Thuis Twente (advice, support, and intervention for domestic safety, child abuse, and elder abuse), and OZJT (youth care and healthcare support coordination) — plus three coalitions: Twentse Koers (a strategic healthcare coalition with health insurer Menzis and Province of Overijssel), Samen14 (youth care coordination among the 14 municipalities), and Kennispunt Twente (labor market intelligence, including the quarterly Twentse Arbeidsmarktmonitor and euregional cross-border vacancy data). The Twentse Koers coalition won the GemeenteDelers 2022 award in the Integrale Aanpak Zorg en Welzijn category and works with 300+ field partners.

The technology stack is administrative rather than product-oriented: Matomo for website analytics, Peppol for e-invoicing, Mercell and TenderNed for procurement, YouTube/Vimeo for video content, and Coosto for social media monitoring. GDPR compliance is maintained and a data subject rights portal is provided. The organization is undergoing a leadership refresh in 2025–2026: Karin Leferink became Director in March 2025 (succeeding Samantha Dinsbach), Hilde Berning-Everlo became Chair in November 2025 (succeeding Claudio Bruggink), and Marie-José Luttikholt joined the Dagelijks Bestuur in March 2026, coinciding with the adoption of the 'Strategisch Programma 'Met richting en ruimte naar 2030''. SamenTwente also divested its shareholding in Innovatiefonds Twente in 2024 as out-of-mandate, refocusing on its core health, safety, and vitality mission.

Name

Samentwente

Legal name

SamenTwente

Website

https://samentwente.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

SamenTwente is a Dutch governmental joint municipal arrangement (gemeenschappelijke regeling) coordinating public health, youth care, and social support for 14 municipalities and approximately 634,000 residents in the Twente region via three execution organizations (GGD Twente, Veilig Thuis Twente, OZJT) and three coalitions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Enschede

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SamenTwente is a regional governmental collaboration (gemeenschappelijke regeling) that delivers public health, child and adult protection, and youth care services to approximately 634,000 residents across 14 municipalities in the Twente region of the Netherlands. It operates as an umbrella organization for three execution organizations (GGD Twente, Veilig Thuis Twente, OZJT) and three coalitions (Twentse Koers, Samen14, Kennispunt Twente). The organization is funded by municipal contributions and governed jointly by the 14 member municipalities.

Product overview

SamenTwente is a cooperative public administration organization serving 14 municipalities in the Twente region, focused on keeping inhabitants healthy, safe, and vital. The organization does not offer commercial software products but provides public services through three main execution organizations: GGD Twente (public health), Veilig Thuis Twente (child/adult protection), and OZJT (youth care). Additionally, three coalitions operate under the SamenTwente umbrella: Twentse Koers (healthcare strategy), Samen14 (youth care coordination), and Kennispunt Twente (labor market knowledge). Services include the Twentse Arbeidsmarktmonitor (quarterly labor market analytics), complaint handling, and data subject rights management portals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GGD Twente: Gemeentelijke Gezondheidsdienst (Municipal Health Service) Twente - part of SamenTwente focusing on public health.
• Veilig Thuis Twente (VTT)
• OZJT
• Twentse Koers
• Samen14
• Kennispunt Twente

Products and services

• GGD Twente (Municipal Health Service)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MenziscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 June 2022Health insurer and health insurance office participating in Twentse Koers strategic coalition. Contributes to integrated approach to healthcare and welfare in Twente. Represents unique private-public partnership in regional healthcare planning.
• Provincie OverijsselcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 June 2022Province of Overijssel participates in Twentse Koers coalition alongside 14 municipalities, health insurer Menzis, and GGD Twente. Supports regional healthcare and welfare initiatives.
• GGD TwentecoreOthersGemeentelijke Gezondheidsdienst (Municipal Health Service) Twente. One of the three core operational organizations within SamenTwente, responsible for public health services in the Twente region including health promotion, disease prevention, and health monitoring.
• Veilig Thuis Twente (VTT)coreOthersHome Safety organization for Twente. One of the three core operational organizations within SamenTwente, providing support for domestic safety, family issues, and home-based care. Operates under Wmo 2015 framework.
• Organisatie voor Zorg en Jeugdhulp in Twente (OZJT)coreOthersOrganization for Care and Youth Support in Twente. One of the three core operational organizations within SamenTwente, responsible for youth care services under the Jeugdwet (Youth Act).
• Twentse KoerscoreOthersStrategic coalition between 14 Twentse municipalities, health insurer Menzis, GGD Twente, and Province of Overijssel. Works with 300+ field partners on healthcare and welfare improvement. Winner of GemeenteDelers 2022 in Integrale Aanpak Zorg en Welzijn category.
• Samen14coreOthersCoalition of the 14 Twentse municipalities focused on youth care coordination and optimization. Part of SamenTwente organizational structure.
• Kennispunt TwentecoreOthersKnowledge point for Twente region providing labor market data and monitoring. Responsible for the Twentse Arbeidsmarktmonitor (labor market monitor) and euregional vacancy market analysis including German job data.
• 14 Twentse GemeentencoreOthersThe 14 municipalities of Twente (Almelo, Borne, Dinkelland, Enschede, Haaksbergen, Hengelo, Hof van Twente, Losser, Oldenzaal, Oost Gelre, Tubbergen, Twenterand, Wierden, and one more). These municipalities form the collective member-owners of SamenTwente and are represented in the Algemeen Bestuur (General Board) and Dagelijks Bestuur (Daily Board).
• Innovatiefonds Overijssel IminorOthersFollowing the 2024 merger of Innovatiefonds Twente with Innovatiefonds Overijssel I, SamenTwente no longer holds shareholding in the innovation fund. The merger created a single fund for startups and innovative SMEs in the province.
• Oost NLminorOthersFondsmanager (fund manager) of Innovatiefonds Overijssel, previously managed Innovatiefonds Twente. Continues to support innovative enterprises in Twente and Overijssel through the merged fund.

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• GGD Utrecht: Public health service for the Utrecht region. Comparable to the GGD Twente pillar of SamenTwente in mandate and statutory basis (Wpg), but a standalone GGD in a different province with no integrated home-safety or youth-care delivery.
• GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond: Municipal health service for the Rotterdam-Rijnmond region. Performs equivalent public health functions (GGD role) to SamenTwente's GGD Twente, operating under the same Dutch Wpg framework, but focused on a separate metropolitan area and without the integrated VTT/OZJT delivery structure.
• Veiligheidsregio Twente: Safety region for the same Twente territory that SamenTwente serves. Operates GHOR (geneeskundige hulpverleningsorganisatie) functions that are closely coordinated with GGD Twente, and is mentioned as a partner in SamenTwente's director search, making it a directly overlapping regional governance peer.
• GGD Gelderland-Zuid: Public health service for the Gelderland-Zuid region. Comparable Wpg-mandated GGD role to SamenTwente's GGD Twente, used as a benchmark for regional public health service delivery in eastern Netherlands.
• GGD IJsselland: Regional GGD for IJsselland, also operating within Overijssel. Closest geographic peer to SamenTwente, with overlapping Wpg-mandated public health functions across adjacent municipalities; provides a useful comparison for cost and service-model benchmarking in the same province.
• GGD Hollands-Midden: Regional municipal health service for Hollands-Midden. Comparable in statutory role (GGD under Wpg) to SamenTwente's public health component, operating as a stand-alone regional health authority in a different part of the Netherlands.
• GGD Amsterdam: Regional municipal health service for the Amsterdam region. Directly comparable to the GGD Twente component of SamenTwente, delivering public health, disease prevention, and health monitoring under the same Wet publieke gezondheid framework, but serves a different geography and lacks SamenTwente's integrated VTT/OZJT mandate.
• GGD Noord- en Oost-Gelderland: Regional GGD serving north and east Gelderland. Functionally comparable to GGD Twente within SamenTwente as a Dutch municipal health service operating under the same Wet publieke gezondheid, providing public health, youth health, and infectious disease control.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@samentwente9090
• Facebookfacebook.com/people/Werken-bij-SamenTwente/61578154607970
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/regio-twente
• Instagraminstagram.com/werkenbijsamentwente

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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