Market Consultation Ziekenhuis aan de Stroom : Developing a measurement and determination strategy for calculating the carbon footprint specifically for the healthcare sector

Project objective

The Belgian healthcare sector accounts for approximately 5% of annual CO₂ emissions. The need to reduce CO₂ emissions is therefore increasingly appearing on the agendas of investors, employees, and patients. Ziekenhuis Aan de Stroom (ZAS) recognizes the impact it has as the largest healthcare provider in Belgium and wants to map and calculate its own CO₂ footprint. This will allow targeted actions to be taken to reduce emissions.

However, accurately mapping emissions is a significant challenge. That is why a project was initiated in collaboration with the Program for Innovative Public Procurement (PIO) of VLAIO and Addestino. The tool ZAS is looking for should include:

• A measurement & decision-making strategy from which sustainability action points can be determined
• An ESG CO₂ healthcare-specific reporting platform
• A platform that:
  • Automates CO₂ calculations and can run simulations to measure the impact of measures
  • A data platform that supports the above functionality

Objective of the market consultation

During the market consultation, we aim to bring together supply and demand and create a match. The goal is to assess to what extent companies can offer solutions or expertise that meet ZAS’s needs and how feasible these solutions are in terms of technology, time, budget, maintenance, development trajectory, etc.

No preparation (such as presentations or pitches) is expected from participating companies and organizations. Addestino will facilitate and moderate the discussion interactively. ZAS’s needs will be presented in the form of use cases, each of which will be technically assessed and scored based on participant feedback.

For a smooth discussion and good results, it is advisable to have your company represented by someone with technical expertise (rather than a sales or PR representative), as they can usually better and more quickly assess the technological solutions for each use case.

The outcome of the market consultation should enable ZAS to identify one or more suitable parties to involve in the development of the healthcare-specific CO₂ reporting tool. Parties that do not participate in the market consultation can still be considered for the tender that will be drawn up after the preliminary phase.

Who are we looking for?

We are targeting companies that offer an existing CO₂ reporting & data platform and have the necessary CO₂ and ESG expertise to adapt it to the healthcare sector, or companies that implement a third-party platform along with their own advice and expertise.

Practicalities

The market consultation will take place on July 23, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Antwerp, Kempenstraat 100 (ZAS CADIX).

A few days before the consultation, you will receive the necessary information (e.g., agenda) to participate. If there are non-Dutch-speaking participants, the consultation will be conducted in English. The results will be made publicly available on the PIO website. To stay informed, you can subscribe to the PIO newsletter.

A few days after the consultation, there will be an opportunity for a short one-on-one conversation with ZAS to discuss topics or ask questions that were difficult to address in the group setting.