Microsoft 365 licenses
The Municipality of Weststellingwerf wishes to enter into a new agreement for Microsoft 365 licenses, as there is currently no contract in place with Microsoft. The current licenses are procured monthly via a Microsoft Direct CSP. The tender is intended to establish an agreement that complies with the GT framework agreed upon between the VNG (Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten) and Microsoft at the end of 2022. The new agreement must support the existing office automation, including all Microsoft products used as the standard for information management. Key points of attention include: obtaining a volume licensing model, compliance with the GT framework, security and compliance requirements, support and maintenance, and the possibility of scalability. The tender is open and focused on supplies.
Supplies · Open · European procedure
01What is being requested
The Municipality of Weststellingwerf wishes to enter into a new agreement for Microsoft 365 licenses, as there is currently no contract in place with Microsoft. The current licenses are procured monthly via a Microsoft Direct CSP. The tender is intended to establish an agreement that complies with the GT framework agreed upon between the VNG (Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten) and Microsoft at the end of 2022. The new agreement must support the existing office automation, including all Microsoft products used as the standard for information management. Key points of attention include: obtaining a volume licensing model, compliance with the GT framework, security and compliance requirements, support and maintenance, and the possibility of scalability. The tender is open and focused on supplies.
Within the office automation of the contracting authority and its affiliated organizations, Microsoft products are used as the standard for information management. There is currently no agreement in place with Microsoft. The licenses are currently procured on a monthly basis from a Microsoft Direct CSP. The contracting authority is initiating this tender to enter into a new agreement in accordance with the GT framework agreed upon between the VNG and Microsoft at the end of 2022.
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 leveringen is € 221.000, for reference.
04Likely competitors
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07Frequently asked questions
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08Estimated value versus the market
€ 350K
€ 737K
€ 1,9 mln
Gegunde waarden in CPV 48 · leveringen n=653