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Data Storage Platform

Belastingdienst · Open · 1 lots · 347476
Type
Supplies
48000000
Estimated value
€ 110M
estimated
To deadline
Ongoing
Knock-outs
0
exclusion grounds
Award basis
Best price-quality ratio
5 criteria
Assess manuallyconfidence high

The assignment concerns the delivery of an integrated Data Storage Platform with RDBMS and Object Storage for the Belastingdienst. The assessment takes place on the basis of technical functionalities, performance scores, and SQL standards.

Supplies · Open · European procedure

European
Contracting authority
Contract type
Supplies
Open
Estimated value
€110,000,000
estimated value
Submission deadline
Ongoing
12:00
Scope
European
European procedure
Lots
1
1 lots
Main CPV code
Location
Netherlands
CharacteristicsCPV 48SuppliesEU tender

01What is being requested

Delivery of a Data Storage Platform consisting of an RDBMS and Object Storage for storing, querying, and processing large amounts of data within the Belastingdienst Data Platform.

The assignment concerns the conclusion of an Agreement for the delivery, implementation, management, and maintenance of a Data Storage Platform, including failover (identical environments are set up at two geographically separated locations), and the delivery of Services and Additional services. The Agreement is entered into for a period of 5 years, with the possibility for the Contracting Authority to extend the Agreement under identical conditions for a maximum duration of 5 (2 + 2 + 1) years. The DSP Solution must be fully operational no later than July 7, 2025. See paragraph 2.5 of the Des

48000000€ 110MSupplies
1Data Storage Platform€110,000,000

02Outcome

Awarded

SLTN IT Services B.V.

Award value
€45,000,000
vs. estimate
-59%
Bidders
3

03Strategic insight

Strategic insight · AI analysis
Focus the technical substantiation strongly on the QphDS score to achieve the maximum points. Ensure a detailed description of the automated query improvements and integration possibilities with Object Storage. Verify whether the solution fully complies with the ANSI SQL 2023 standard.
Read automatically from the tender documents using AI. Always verify against the original documents.

04Points of attention

Important · 5
The DSP Solution must be delivered as a single integrally working system.Important
Installation of equipment and software takes place on-site.Important
The contractor is responsible for the integration of any partial solutions.Important
An active-standby infrastructure configuration must be provided.Important
The client has the right to subject the performance to an Audit free of charge.Important

05Can I take part?

Professional capability — Employees with access to the Performance and its (Personal) Data must have a verified background; for Dutch residents, a VOG is used.
Professional capability — The Contractor must have an information security policy, using ISO27001/2 as a starting point.

06Exclusion grounds

Exclusion grounds — consult the ESPD
  • No specific exclusion grounds were extracted. In a European tender, the mandatory and discretionary grounds of art. 2.86/2.87 of the Dutch Procurement Act almost always apply — check the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD).

07Award criteria

W 1 Optimal integration between RDBMS and Object Storage24 punten

Assessment of the ability to write data as parquet, json, avro, or apache iceberg/hudi based on SQL, and the efficiency of the query engine when integrating data from Object Storage.

W 2 Automated evaluation of queries for performance improvement without loss of functionality30 punten

Assessment of automated query evaluation, graphical representation of execution plans, planning and comparison of queries, suggestions for redesign of storage, index/partitioning settings, Git integration for CI/CD, and real-time monitoring.

W 3 Automated running of ‘reorg’/’stats’ or similar4 punten

Assessment of the ability to run automated reorg/stats to support the query plan within time windows to be determined by the client.

W 4 ANSI SQL 202310 punten

Assessment of whether the DSP Solution works fully according to the SQL Standard – SQL:2023, ISO/IEC 9075:2023 - 9th edition (ANSI SQL).

W 5 Performance (TPC score)70 punten

Assessment of the QphDS score based on a dataset of 100TB, where a score of 38 million or higher yields the maximum score.

08Value in context

€110,000,000

09Bidders in this segment

#Likely bidderFitWins
1Afas Software B.V.SME9281×
2PinkRoccade Local Government B.V.SME9238×
3Visma Circle B.V.SME9223×
4Bechtle direct B.V.SME9233×
5Protinus IT B.V.SME9223×
6Unit4 Business Software Netherlands B.V.SME9120×

10Tender documents

TN478806 - EF29 Aankondiging gegunde opdracht - algemene richtlijn, standaardregeling 20250623140848pdfJun 25, 2025 · 10 KB
BIJLAGE V Beantwoording Wensen v1.1docxOct 21, 2024 · 40 KB
BIJLAGE IV Confomiteitenlijst 1.2docxOct 21, 2024 · 47 KB
TN478806 - EF16 Aankondiging van een opdracht - algemene richtlijn, standaardregeling 20241018120958pdfOct 18, 2024 · 10 KB
Bijlage X - Antwoorden Nota van Inlichtingen 4pdfOct 18, 2024 · 547 KB
BIJLAGE VI Prijzenformulier 1.2xlsxOct 15, 2024 · 200 KB
Bijlage X - Antwoorden Nota van Inlichtingen 3pdfOct 15, 2024 · 247 KB
BIJLAGE VI Prijzenformulier 1.3xlsxOct 15, 2024 · 200 KB
Bijlage X - Antwoorden Nota van Inlichtingen 2pdfOct 14, 2024 · 733 KB
Nota van inlichtingen 2024-10-14-3pdfOct 14, 2024 · 8 KB
BIJLAGE A Specificatie van de opdracht_IUC23-047_1.1pdfOct 14, 2024 · 1424 KB
BIJLAGE IV Confomiteitenlijst 1.1docxSep 26, 2024 · 45 KB

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12Frequently asked questions

What is the scope of the assignment for the Data Storage Platform?
The assignment includes the delivery, implementation, management, and maintenance of a Data Storage Platform, including failover where identical environments are set up at two geographically separated locations, as well as the delivery of services and additional services.
What is the contract duration and the possibility for extension?
The agreement is entered into for a period of 5 years, with the possibility for the contracting authority to extend the agreement under identical conditions for a maximum duration of 5 years (2 + 2 + 1).
When must the DSP Solution be fully operational?
The DSP Solution must be fully operational no later than July 7, 2025.

Automatically compiled from the official tender data and documents.

13Estimated value versus the market

p25
€ 350K
median
€ 737K
p75
€ 1,9 mln
€ 110 mln

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