GÉANT, the European association supporting the networks of national research and education networks (NRENs), is conducting a retendering of its frameworks for upstream and IP Transit services. These services enable NRENs to exchange international IP traffic with commercial internet service providers worldwide. The procedure is public and the value of the framework is expressed as the theoretical maximum turnover over four years; actual future expenditure is currently unknown. The tender focuses on suppliers capable of providing reliable, scalable, and secure transit services, with appropriate SLAs, capacity, and compliance with EU standards. The focus is on expanding connectivity for European, Mediterranean, and wider regions, allowing NRENs to build a robust backbone for scientific research and education.
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01What is being requested
GÉANT, the European association supporting the networks of national research and education networks (NRENs), is conducting a retendering of its frameworks for upstream and IP Transit services. These services enable NRENs to exchange international IP traffic with commercial internet service providers worldwide. The procedure is public and the value of the framework is expressed as the theoretical maximum turnover over four years; actual future expenditure is currently unknown. The tender focuses on suppliers capable of providing reliable, scalable, and secure transit services, with appropriate SLAs, capacity, and compliance with EU standards. The focus is on expanding connectivity for European, Mediterranean, and wider regions, allowing NRENs to build a robust backbone for scientific research and education.
GÉANT is retendering its frameworks for the provision of upstream or IP Transit services to support its National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in Europe, the Mediterranean and wider regions, to allow them to exchange international IP traffic with the customers of commercial Internet Service Providers (ISPs) worldwide. Framework value stated below is the theoretical maximum possible value of the usage based frameworks' turnover over 4 years and is no indication of actual commitment as the future spend is unknown at this time.
02Exclusion grounds
- 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
The contracting authority did not publish an estimated value — common for a large share of contracts. The EU threshold for diensten is € 221.000, for reference.
04Likely competitors
05Legal themes that may be relevant here
06Frequently asked questions
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07Estimated value versus the market
€ 327K
€ 800K
€ 2,5 mln
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