ICT Office hardware, Servers and Data Centre equipment
GÉANT, the pan-European network organization for research and education, intends to enter into a framework agreement for the supply, maintenance, and support of data centre hardware, including relevant software and services. The procurement is public and open, aimed at suppliers capable of providing servers, storage, and networking equipment that meet the high requirements for reliability, scalability, and security required by GÉANT. The agreement covers not only the physical hardware but also software licenses, management, and support services, including service-level agreements (SLAs) for uptime, response times, and incident management. Suppliers must demonstrate experience with large, multi-tenant data centres and must comply with sustainability requirements (energy efficiency, CO2 footprint). Selection will be based on a combination of price, technical quality, service capacity, and references. The framework agreement offers a long-term collaboration, allowing suppliers to build a continuous relationship with GÉANT.
Supplies · Open · European procedure
01What is being requested
GÉANT, the pan-European network organization for research and education, intends to enter into a framework agreement for the supply, maintenance, and support of data centre hardware, including relevant software and services. The procurement is public and open, aimed at suppliers capable of providing servers, storage, and networking equipment that meet the high requirements for reliability, scalability, and security required by GÉANT. The agreement covers not only the physical hardware but also software licenses, management, and support services, including service-level agreements (SLAs) for uptime, response times, and incident management. Suppliers must demonstrate experience with large, multi-tenant data centres and must comply with sustainability requirements (energy efficiency, CO2 footprint). Selection will be based on a combination of price, technical quality, service capacity, and references. The framework agreement offers a long-term collaboration, allowing suppliers to build a continuous relationship with GÉANT.
GÉANT intends to award a framework agreement for delivery, maintenance and support of datacentre hardware, including relevant software and -services.
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
04Likely competitors
05Legal themes that may be relevant here
06Frequently asked questions
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07Estimated value versus the market
€ 350K
€ 737K
€ 1,9 mln
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