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Market Consultation Pentesting

Name: Market Consultation Pentesting
Creator: TenneT TSO B.V.
Published: 2025-11-27
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

TenneT TSO B.V. · Competitive procedure with negotiation · 1 lots · 402662

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ScopeAdvicePoints of attentionSuitability requirementsAward criteriaTimeline

Type

Services

72800000

Estimated value

Not published

To deadline

Ongoing

Knock-outs

n/a

exclusion grounds

Award basis

Best price-quality ratio

Assess manuallyconfidence low

TenneT TSO B.V. has organized a digital market consultation for pentesting services on the Mercell platform, intended as early, transparent interaction with the market to align the future procurement direction. There is no call for bids, quotations, or (pre-)qualification objectives; participation is voluntary and does not grant any legal or financial advantage. The procedure falls under a competitive procedure with negotiation, but does not concern a concrete tender or CPV code. This is an interesting opportunity for SMEs active in cybersecurity consulting and pentesting who wish to explore an open, market-oriented collaboration.

Services · Competitive procedure with negotiation · European procedure

European

Contracting authority

TenneT TSO B.V.

Contract type

Services

Competitive procedure with negotiation

Estimated value

Estimate not published

Submission deadline

Ongoing

Scope

European

European procedure

Lots

1 lots

Main CPV code

72800000

Location

Netherlands

CharacteristicsCPV 72ServicesEU tender

01What is being requested

TenneT TSO B.V. has organized a digital market consultation for pentesting services on the Mercell platform, intended as early, transparent interaction with the market to align the future procurement direction. There is no call for bids, quotations, or (pre-)qualification objectives; participation is voluntary and does not grant any legal or financial advantage. The procedure falls under a competitive procedure with negotiation, but does not concern a concrete tender or CPV code. This is an interesting opportunity for SMEs active in cybersecurity consulting and pentesting who wish to explore an open, market-oriented collaboration.

TenneT is a leading cross-border Transmission System Operator (TSO) responsible for the secure and reliable transmission of electricity across large parts of the Netherlands and Germany. TenneT plays a critical role in enabling the energy transition in Northwest Europe through large-scale grid development, digitalisation, security-by-design, and lifecycle resilience. As part of this strategic roadmap, TenneT relies on a broad and continuously evolving software ecosystem with solutions sourced from numerous vendors and licensing constructs. This consultation does not constitute a call for comp

72800000Services

1Lot 1—

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

Estimate not published

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

#Likely bidderFitWins

1Ordina Unknown9125×

2Secura B.V.SME8617×

3PinkRoccade Local Government B.V.SME8634×

4KPN B.V.SME8627×

5PQR B.V.SME8425×

6Capgemini Nederland BV - OverallSME8424×

05Legal themes that may be relevant here

Advies 243> Meervoudig onderhandse procedure. Dat de aanbestedende dienst met een SaaS (Software as a Service) oplossing besparingen zou kun Advies 17> Europese openbare aanbestedingsprocedure voor Storage Area Networking. De aanbestedingsstukken noemen een merk en geven aan dat Advies 222> Aanbesteding via een marktplaats. De Commissie bevestigt haar eerdere adviezen (waaronder 147) dat op een aanbestedende dienst d Advies 196> Beklaagde heeft een marktconsultatie gehouden voor het inrichten van een IT-systeem. Op een bepaald moment heeft beklaagde aan k Advies 59> Meervoudig onderhandse aanbestedingsprocedure met betrekking tot een opdracht voor de levering van postdiensten en bezorging. In

06Frequently asked questions

What is the purpose of this market consultation?

This digital market consultation serves for early, transparent, and non-discriminatory interaction with the market. The goal is to align the future procurement approach with current market capabilities and expected developments.

Does participation in this consultation have legal or financial consequences?

No, participation is voluntary. No legal, financial, or commercial rights may be derived from this consultation or participation therein. The consultation does not constitute a call for bids, quotations, or pre-qualification.

In what manner will the market consultation take place?

The market consultation will take place digitally via the Mercell platform.

Will participants in the consultation be advantaged in a future tender?

No, all interaction takes place in accordance with the guidelines of the EU Procurement Directives and the Aanbestedingswet 2012. Activities are strictly carried out to prevent any party from gaining a competitive advantage in the subsequent tender procedure.

Automatically compiled from the official tender data and documents.

07Estimated value versus the market

p25
€ 327K

median
€ 800K

p75
€ 2,5 mln

deze opdracht

Gegunde waarden in CPV 72 · diensten n=1436