ClosedServicesEuropeanRestricted

EU procurement Management and hardware NDC Kennisnet

Stichting Kennisnet · Restricted · 1 lots · 390917
Type
Services
72315000
Estimated value
€ 42M
estimated
To deadline
Ongoing
Knock-outs
n/a
exclusion grounds
Award basis
Best price-quality ratio
Assess manuallyconfidence low

Stichting Kennisnet has a non-public EU procurement for the management and hardware of the National Service Centre (NDC). The assignment concerns the procurement, delivery, and maintenance of Fortinet and potentially other hardware, including technical support for approximately 1,000 CPE devices distributed across the entire educational landscape. Up to a maximum of five bidders will be admitted until the tender phase, after which one contracting party will be selected.

Services · Restricted · European procedure

European
Contracting authority
Contract type
Services
Restricted
Estimated value
€42,000,000
estimated value
Submission deadline
Ongoing
12:00
Scope
European
European procedure
Lots
1
1 lots
Main CPV code
Location
Netherlands
CharacteristicsCPV 72ServicesEU tender

01What is being requested

Stichting Kennisnet has a non-public EU procurement for the management and hardware of the National Service Centre (NDC). The assignment concerns the procurement, delivery, and maintenance of Fortinet and potentially other hardware, including technical support for approximately 1,000 CPE devices distributed across the entire educational landscape. Up to a maximum of five bidders will be admitted until the tender phase, after which one contracting party will be selected.

The National Service Centre (NDC) of Kennisnet is an important part of the Safe Internet service offered to school boards in primary and secondary education in collaboration with SIVON. Kennisnet will act as the Contracting Authority for this non-public EU procurement Management and hardware for the benefit of the NDC of Kennisnet. Kennisnet is looking for a contracting party that can offer, among other things, the following: • A party capable of procuring, delivering, and maintaining the required network and security equipment and accessories, whereby ownership is transferred to Kennisnet.

72315000€ 42MServices
1EU procurement Management and hardware NDC Kennisnet€42,000,000

02Exclusion 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).

03Value in context

€42,000,000

04Likely competitors

#Likely bidderFitWins
1KPN B.V.SME9531×
2Axians Communication Solutions B.V.SME9428×
3Centric Netherlands B.V.SME9256×
4Protinus IT B.V.SME9235×
5Odin Onderwijs B.V. h.o.d.n. CloudwiseSME9218×
6Bechtle direct B.V.SME8926×

05Legal themes that may be relevant here

06Frequently asked questions

What is the scope of the hardware management assignment for the NDC?
The assignment includes the technical support, management, and maintenance of approximately 1,000 Fortinet CPE devices distributed across schools in primary and secondary education in the Netherlands. Additionally, the party must be able to facilitate a growth of more than 200 schools per year.
Which hardware vendors are currently being used?
The current equipment is largely from Fortinet and to a lesser extent from Cisco. For the purchase of new equipment, Kennisnet is open to using other hardware vendors.
What are the requirements regarding response time for malfunctions?
The contracting party is responsible for resolving almost all malfunctions throughout the Netherlands within a period of 4 hours.
What is the maximum duration of the agreement?
The framework agreement has a maximum total duration of 7 years and 3 months, including two option years. The further agreement for management and further development has a maximum duration of 5 years, with the possibility of 2 option years.
What is the structure of the agreements?
The assignment is executed via one framework agreement with two further agreements. The first further agreement for preparatory works lasts approximately 3 months. The second further agreement for management and further development takes effect once the preparatory works have been completed.

Automatically compiled from the official tender data and documents.

07Estimated value versus the market

p25
€ 327K
median
€ 800K
p75
€ 2,5 mln
€ 42 mln

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