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Market consultation Community software (platform for communities) based on Open Source software

Name: Market consultation Community software (platform for communities) based on Open Source software
Creator: SURF B.V.
Published: 2025-11-29
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

SURF B.V. · 402967

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Measures presence, not accuracy · documents remain authoritative

ScopeAdvicePoints of attentionSuitability requirementsAward criteriaTimeline

Type

Services

72200000

Estimated value

Not published

To deadline

Ongoing

Knock-outs

n/a

exclusion grounds

Award basis

Best price-quality ratio

Assess manuallyconfidence low

SURF B.V. is conducting a market consultation for community software based on Open Source, aimed at improving digital infrastructure for various communities within the Netherlands (NUTS NL350, NL361). The assignment is in the public domain (CPV 72200000) and concerns a digital, non-specific procedure without specified lots or duration. By focusing on Open Source tooling with few formal requirements, this is of interest to SME IT suppliers with experience in community platforms that can operate within the public sector.

Services · European procedure

European

Contracting authority

SURF B.V.

Contract type

Services

Estimated value

Estimate not published

Submission deadline

Ongoing

Scope

European

European procedure

Lots

Single contract

Main CPV code

72200000

Location

Netherlands

CharacteristicsCPV 72ServicesEU tender

01What is being requested

SURF B.V. is conducting a market consultation for community software based on Open Source, aimed at improving digital infrastructure for various communities within the Netherlands (NUTS NL350, NL361). The assignment is in the public domain (CPV 72200000) and concerns a digital, non-specific procedure without specified lots or duration. By focusing on Open Source tooling with few formal requirements, this is of interest to SME IT suppliers with experience in community platforms that can operate within the public sector.

SURF and Npuls currently recognize a great diversity of communities, and consequently, there is also a diversity of desired functionalities. Through this market consultation, SURF and Npuls are exploring the market to discover if, and if so, which tooling may be suitable to meet our needs. This market consultation focuses specifically on community software based on Open Source software.

72200000Services

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

1TOPdesk Nederland B.V.SME9621×

2COMPAREX Nederland B.V.SME9366×

3PinkRoccade Local Government B.V.SME9266×

4Protinus IT B.V.SME9253×

5Centric Netherlands B.V.SME9173×

6Bechtle direct B.V.SME9148×

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 222> Aanbesteding via een marktplaats. De Commissie bevestigt haar eerdere adviezen (waaronder 147) dat op een aanbestedende dienst d Advies 48> Europese niet-openbare procedure voor werktuigkundige en elektrotechnische installaties van de nieuwbouw van een multifunctionel Advies 475> Beklaagde, een samenwerkingsverband van gemeenten [A], [B], [C] en [D], heeft op 29 maart 2018 een Europese openbare aanbestedin Advies 63> Meervoudig onderhandse aanbesteding voor het reinigen van wegen, straten en pleinen. Kan bij gunning op laagste prijs de indieni

06Frequently asked questions

What is the purpose of this market consultation?

Through this market consultation, SURF and Npuls are investigating whether and which tooling is suitable to meet the need for community software. The focus here is specifically on software based on Open Source.

What kind of software is being investigated?

The market consultation focuses specifically on community software based on Open Source software, to support the diverse functionalities of the various communities.

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