Summary
- Profile Type
- Business request
- POD Reference
- BRNL20250513011
- Term of Validity
- 27 May 2025 - 27 May 2026
- Company's Country
- Netherlands
- Type of partnership
- Outsourcing agreement
- Supplier agreement
- Investment agreement
- Commercial agreement
- Targeted Countries
- Portugal
- Spain
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General information
- Short Summary
- A Dutch IT software developer is seeking partners in Spain or Portugal to establish a nearshore development hub within the EU. The company's focus areas include custom software development, IT architecture and cloud solutions, project management, agile development, as well as security and performance optimisation. They are looking for SME partners with up to 50 employees. Potential cooperation models include outsourcing agreements, supplier or commercial agreements, or investment agreemens.
- Full Description
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The Dutch company believes in delivering high-quality software through dedicated teams that are deeply integrated within their clients' workflows. Their hybrid model—combining Dutch project ownership with developers abroad —has been successful. They now see strategic value in expanding within Europe, specifically in Spain or Portugal because of the following reasons:
1. Client Preferences for EU-based Teams
Many of their clients prefer development teams located within the European Union, for compliance (e.g. GDPR), legal simplicity, and operational familiarity. A nearshore hub allows them to offer fully EU-based collaboration, increasing trust and removing barriers.
2. Proximity & Collaboration
With only a 1-hour time difference from the Netherlands, teams in Spain or Portugal can work in real-time with their Dutch colleagues. This enables faster feedback, smoother cooperation, and quicker delivery. The short travel distance also makes frequent visits for onboarding, planning, or retrospectives both easy and affordable.
3. Access to Skilled Talent
Southern Europe has a fast-growing tech scene, supported by strong universities and vibrant startup ecosystems. Spain and Portugal offer access to a highly skilled, English-speaking talent pool, ideal for building top-tier development teams that align with DevRepublic’s quality standards.
4. Cultural Fit
Working within Europe brings them closer in terms of culture, communication, and decision-making. Teams in Spain or Portugal naturally align with the pragmatic Dutch style, resulting in less friction and more effective collaboration.
5. Great Place to Work & Live
Spain and Portugal offer an excellent quality of life, with a great climate, welcoming cities, and a strong work-life balance. This makes it easier to attract and retain talent, including local developers and those willing to relocate from the Netherlands or other EU countries.
6. Adding to Their Global Model
A nearshore hub gives the company more flexibility to match the right teams to the right projects—whether clients value time-zone alignment, cultural proximity, or extended coverage. - Advantages and Innovations
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The Dutch software developer combines the best of local project control with international development capacity. By expanding to Spain or Portugal, they adopt a nearshore model that improves real-time collaboration, enhances cultural alignment and facilitates travel between teams. This strengthens their service to EU-based clients and adds flexibility to their delivery model.
Innovation is embedded in the way the company works: from agile development practices to the adoption of modern cloud-native architectures. They continually invest in people and technology to stay ahead. With nearshore teams in Southern Europe, they aim to attract top talent, drive continuous improvement and deliver faster, smarter and more scalable software solutions. - Technical Specification or Expertise Sought
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The company is looking for a nearshore software partner in Spain or Portugal with proven expertise in modern backend development, cloud infrastructure, and agile workflows. Specifically, they seek teams with experience in .NET, PHP (Laravel), Node.js, React js, and modern DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and cloud-native deployment (preferably Azure).
Strong proficiency in English, a good understanding of EU compliance standards (e.g. GDPR), and experience with Scrum or Agile development are essential. Teams should be able to work autonomously within a structured process, and integrate closely with our Dutch product teams.
They value partners that can offer technical excellence, a stable and motivated team, and are open to long-term, scalable collaboration. - Stage of Development
- Already on the market
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Not relevant
- IPR status
- No IPR applied
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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We are looking for a strategic long term partner where theams are deeply integrated. The Spanish or Portuguese partner will play a key role in expanding the nearshore capabilities and supporting the company mission to deliver high-quality, scalable software for their European clients. This is not a typical outsourcing setup — the software developer is looking for a strategic, long-term partnership where teams are deeply integrated and co-own responsibility for project success.
Team Extension Model
The partner will operate in a team extension model, providing one or more dedicated development teams that work closely with Dutch-based project leads, product owners, and architects. These teams will act as an extension of our existing organization, attending stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and planning sessions — fully embedded into our Agile process.
Responsibilities & Deliverables
The partner’s core responsibility will be to deliver high-quality software based on jointly defined user stories and technical requirements. This includes:
• Writing clean, maintainable, and testable code
• Participating in design and architecture discussions
• Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Running automated tests and ensuring quality gates
• Collaborating on planning, estimation, and delivery
• Contributing to knowledge sharing and continuous improvement
Collaboration & Communication
Close collaboration is key to success. Teams must have strong communication skills and be proactive in raising blockers, discussing ideas, and contributing to solutions. We expect regular interaction with Dutch stakeholders and the ability to operate independently while aligning with our standards and processes.
We are specifically looking for partners who value transparency, shared goals, and long-term cooperation — not just task execution.
Cultural & Strategic Fit
The ideal partner is not only technically strong but also a good cultural match. The Dutch company works in a direct, open, and pragmatic way, and they are looking for the same in their partner. Teams must be flexible, quality-driven, and committed to ongoing improvement.
The company sees this relationship as mutually beneficial: they offer stability, long-term collaboration, and challenging international projects, while expecting commitment, professionalism, and the ambition to grow together.
Growth Potential
Initially, the partner may provide a small team or even a single pilot team. But as the relationship matures and trust builds, the expectation is to scale up and grow together. This includes expanding team sizes, onboarding more projects, and potentially co-developing services or shared IP in the future. - Type and Size of Partner
- SME <=10
- SME 11-49
- Type of partnership
- Outsourcing agreement
- Supplier agreement
- Investment agreement
- Commercial agreement
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 01003006 - Computer Software
- 01003003 - Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Market keywords
- 02007001 - Systems software
- 02007006 - Other system software
- 02007016 - Artificial intelligence related software
- Targeted countries
- Portugal
- Spain