Gemeente Nieuwegein

Name

Gemeente Nieuwegein

Legal name

Gemeente Nieuwegein

Website

https://nieuwegein.nl

Company type

Public

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340), Services-Personal Services (7200), Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement (BPAIACAB), Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN), Municipal Tax & Revenue Administration (Local) (BPAIACAD)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration
• Civil registry services
• Citizen participation platform
• Local government permitting

Headquarters

HQ city

Nieuwegein

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Municipal taxes and levies: The municipality collects various local taxes including waste collection fees, property taxes (OZB), and utility fees. Residents use the phone number 14 030 and online portal to make payments.
2. Parking fees: Revenue from on-street and garage parking managed through the ParkeerService platform.
3. Permit and licence fees: Fees collected for various permits including environmental permits, building permits, and event licences.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Gemeente Nieuwegein is a Dutch municipal government entity that provides local public administration and citizen services to approximately 67,000 residents. It delivers civil registry services (passports, IDs, driver's licences, marriages), waste management, permits and licensing, social support and welfare, housing services, urban development, and democratic governance. The municipality also operates the OpenStad citizen participation platform and a modern Stadshuis (city hall) integrated with the CityPlaza shopping centre.

Product overview

Gemeente Nieuwegein operates a digital municipal service platform providing citizen-facing services organized into categories including Burgerzaken (civil affairs), Afval (waste management), Vergunningen (permits), and Wonen en Leefomgeving (housing/living environment). The platform also incorporates OpenStad for participatory democracy features and provides digital access to social support services through Geynwijs. The municipality offers approximately 67,000 inhabitants access to government services including documentation (passports, IDs, driver's licenses), housing, permits, waste management, and community engagement tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Burgerzaken (Civil Affairs)

Quantifiable outcome

• 650 employees serving approximately 67,000 inhabitants
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• HVCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 December 2025HVC (a regional energy company) was chosen as the collaboration partner for the heat transition in Nieuwegein, supporting the municipality's goal to become natural gas free.
• RijkswaterstaatmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on national infrastructure projects: widening of the A27 motorway (Houten–Hooipolder), renovation of Koninginnensluis lock, and management of waterway infrastructure. These are national-scale infrastructure projects impacting Nieuwegein's mobility.
• Hoogheemraadschap De Stichtse Rijn (HDSR)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater management authority collaborating on the Sterke Lekdijk project and renovation of the Oude Sluis as part of regional water defence improvements affecting Nieuwegein.
• SynchroonmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUtrecht-based developer Synchroon is developing the Zeepfabriek (soap factory) site in Nieuwegein. The municipality purchased the former Henkel/Ecolab site and Synchroon is the selected development partner for its transformation.
• WooninminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWoonin housing corporation is providing its construction site as storage for materials during the repaving of the Dorpsstraat and Koninginnenlaan in Vreeswijk.
• AltrechtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAltrecht made its site available at the end of June for the temporary housing of Ukrainian refugees. Also involved in the Altrecht site redevelopment for housing in Galecop.
• Provincie UtrechtmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Province of Utrecht manages provincial infrastructure including the Merwedelijn (tram connection), spoorbomen at Koekoekslaan/Randijk, and is a key partner in the Groot Merwede and Rijnenburg area development.
• Utrecht International CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides support services for international residents and expatriates settling in Nieuwegein, part of the broader Utrecht region international welcome network.
• GGD Regio UtrechtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe municipal health service provides health-related advice and monitoring, including guidance on UF foam and other environmental health matters affecting Nieuwegein residents.
• Repair Café NieuwegeinminorOthersRepair café where residents can have items repaired for free, supporting circular economy goals and waste reduction. Referenced in the waste management section of the municipal website.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Gemeente Eindhoven: A large Dutch municipality operating a much broader portfolio than Nieuwegein, including significant economic-development and innovation-policy functions. Relevant as a broader incumbent reference point for how larger Dutch cities structure service delivery, energy transition, and digital participation at scale.

Direct peers

• Gemeente Zeist: A mid-sized Utrecht-province municipality with a similar service-delivery mandate. Comparable in offering the full Dutch municipal service portfolio (Burgerzaken, vergunningen, Wmo, participation) within a single mid-sized population base.
• Gemeente Utrecht: The provincial capital of Utrecht and the largest municipality in Nieuwegein's province. Operates the same municipal service portfolio (civil affairs, permits, social support, urban development) at much greater scale, making it the most directly comparable Dutch municipal peer in terms of mandate and service mix.
• Gemeente Veenendaal: A mid-sized municipality in the Utrecht region (Utrecht province) with comparable population and mandate. Delivers the same Dutch municipal service portfolio and faces similar pressures on urban development, energy transition, and social domain.
• Gemeente Stichtse Vecht: A Utrecht-region municipality of similar mid-sized scale that delivers the standard Dutch municipal service portfolio. Comparable in population scale, geographic setting, and exposure to the same provincial and water-board partners.
• Gemeente Amersfoort: A mid-large municipality in the Utrecht province (~160,000 residents) delivering the same statutory municipal services. Provides a useful scaled-up benchmark for service delivery, urban development execution, and digital participation approaches.
• Gemeente IJsselstein: A smaller neighbouring Utrecht-region municipality directly adjacent to Nieuwegein. Provides a peer comparison at smaller scale, with the same statutory mandate (civil affairs, permits, social support) and shared regional planning context.
• Gemeente Houten: A neighbouring municipality in the Utrecht region with a comparable mid-sized population (~50,000 residents). Delivers the same Dutch municipal service portfolio and faces similar Utrecht-region planning and mobility pressures, making it a tight size-and-geography peer.

Others

• VNG (Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten): The Dutch national association representing all municipalities. Not a peer in service delivery, but the institutional umbrella that defines common standards, lobbies on municipal funding, and convenes knowledge sharing across Dutch municipalities including Nieuwegein.
• OpenStad: The civic participation platform vendor whose tools (voting, begrootmodule, enquete, interactive map, keuzewijzer) Nieuwegein uses. Functions as an ecosystem/enabling peer whose product roadmap directly shapes Nieuwegein's citizen-engagement capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gem_nieuwegein
• Facebookfacebook.com/Gemeente.Nieuwegein
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeente-nieuwegein
• Instagraminstagram.com/gemeente_nieuwegein

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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