SURF B.V. is conducting a market exploration for Pentesting Service 3, following previous procurements in 2020 and 2021. The objective is to determine if there are market or service changes that must cover the entire education and research sector. The consultation focuses on providers with experience in penetration testing, vulnerability analyses, and providing reports and remediation advice to universities, universities of applied sciences, and research institutions. Suppliers are expected to comply with Dutch and EU regulations (GDPR, ISO 27001, NEN standards) and to be capable of delivering tailored security solutions, including regular updates and monitoring.
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01What is being requested
SURF B.V. is conducting a market exploration for Pentesting Service 3, following previous procurements in 2020 and 2021. The objective is to determine if there are market or service changes that must cover the entire education and research sector. The consultation focuses on providers with experience in penetration testing, vulnerability analyses, and providing reports and remediation advice to universities, universities of applied sciences, and research institutions. Suppliers are expected to comply with Dutch and EU regulations (GDPR, ISO 27001, NEN standards) and to be capable of delivering tailored security solutions, including regular updates and monitoring.
SURF, together with the Institutions, has organized a series of procurements: Vulnerability scanning software and Pentesting Dienstverlening (2020) and Vulnerability scanning software and Pentesting Services 2 (2021). Because the contracts within these procurements do not cover the entire education and research sector, an interest survey has been launched among its members again this year. The result of this survey is that there is sufficient interest among the Institutions for Pentesting services 3. A market exploration is the first step to determine whether there are changes in the market (o
02Value 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.
03Likely competitors
04Legal themes that may be relevant here
05Frequently asked questions
What is the purpose of this market consultation?
Why is this market exploration being conducted?
What is the reason for the new interest survey?
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06Estimated value versus the market
€ 327K
€ 800K
€ 2,5 mln
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