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ScopeAdvicePoints of attentionSuitability requirementsAward criteriaTimeline
Type
Services
72268000
Estimated value
Not published
To deadline
Ongoing
Knock-outs
1
exclusion grounds
Award basis
Best price-quality ratio
9 criteria
Assess manuallyconfidence high
Municipality of Zuidplas is looking for a softwarebroker for the management, procurement, and maintenance of standard software licenses via a framework agreement. The contract will be awarded on the basis of the best price-quality ratio.
Services · Open · European procedure
European1 exclusion groundsComplete timeline
CharacteristicsCPV 72ServicesEU tender
01What is being requested
The assignment concerns the provision of software licenses and associated maintenance via a framework agreement. The activities include, among other things, contract management, license tracking, and advisory services as a softwarebroker. The duration is initially 3 years with two extensions of 2 years each.
Provision of maintenance on current software licenses and expansion with new standard software licenses including maintenance
1softwarebroker—
02Outcome
Awarded
SoftwareONE Netherlands B.V.
Bidders
1
03Strategic insight
Strategic insight · AI analysis
Focus the proposition strongly on the quality criteria as these account for a large portion of the points. Ensure a very transparent tendering process to meet the specific award criteria. Pay close attention to the exclusion grounds and the validity of the required supporting documents, such as the extract.
04Points of attention
Important · 6
It is not permitted to have contact with employees of the requesting party outside of the permitted procedures.Important
All amounts must be stated in euros excluding VAT.Important
The Uniform European Procurement Document must be legally signed.Important
A Chamber of Commerce extract may not be older than 6 months.Important
The assignment explicitly includes no custom software.Important
Microsoft licenses and infrastructural licenses fall outside the scope.Important
05Can I take part?
Financial · 1
Financial and economic standing.Financial
Technical · 3
Technical competence; core competency.Technical
Technical competence; quality assurance.Technical
Experience of the Bidder.Technical
Exclusion ground · 1
Registration in the national commercial register, Gedragsverklaring aanbesteden (GVA) and a statement from the Tax Authorities.Exclusion ground
06Exclusion grounds
Exclusion grounds (1)
- Registration in the national commercial register, Gedragsverklaring aanbesteden (GVA) and a statement from the Tax Authorities.
07Award criteria
GC2 Transparency of tendering process15 punten
Assessment of the transparency in the tendering process.
GC3 Support during delivery and service5 punten
Assessment of the support during delivery and service.
GC4 Account and service management5 punten
Assessment of the account and service management.
GC5 Cost savings10 punten
Assessment of the possibilities for cost savings.
GC6 Market knowledge10 punten
Assessment of the market knowledge.
GC7 Related services5 punten
Assessment of the related services.
GC8 SAM baseline research5 punten
Assessment of the SAM baseline research.
GC1 Market-conform prices15 punten
Assessment of market-conform prices.
GC9 Price30 punten
Assessment of the price.
08Process & timeline
Publication via TenderNed
5 september 2025
Deadline for submitting questions (NvI 1)
19 september 2025 14.00 uur
Deadline for answering questions (NvI 1)
29 september 2025
Deadline for submitting questions following NvI 1 (NvI 2)
13 oktober 2025 14.00 uur
Deadline for answering questions following NvI 1 (NvI 2)
20 oktober 2025
Submission of bids
31 oktober 2025 16.00 uur
Assessment
32 – 28 november 2025
Award decision
4 december 2025
Objection period (20 calendar days)
24 december 2025
Final award
29 december 2025
Commencement date framework agreement
1 januari 2026
09Value 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.
10Bidders in this segment
#Likely bidderFitWins
1COMPAREX Nederland B.V.SME10030×
2Protinus IT B.V.SME10032×
3Bechtle direct B.V.SME10025×
4Centric Netherlands B.V.SME9856×
5Afas Software B.V.SME9732×
6PinkRoccade Local Government B.V.SME9734×
11Tender documents
TN541370 - EF29 Aankondiging gegunde opdracht - algemene richtlijn, standaardregeling 20260206103556pdfFeb 8, 2026 · 142 KB
2e NvI defpdfOct 17, 2025 · 258 KB
1e NvI defpdfSep 26, 2025 · 359 KB
Bijlage J - Social Return SROI spelregelspdfSep 7, 2025 · 374 KB
Bijlage E - PrijzenbladxlsxSep 7, 2025 · 12 KB
Bijlage I - GIBIT 2023pdfSep 7, 2025 · 559 KB
Bijlage F - Ervaring Aanbieder (Referentie) defdocxSep 7, 2025 · 40 KB
Bijlage L- Gedragscode voor de omgang met belangenverstrengeling bij aanbestedingendefpdfSep 7, 2025 · 161 KB
Bijlage D - concept overeenkomstpdfSep 7, 2025 · 225 KB
Bijlage M - Concept VerwerkersovereenkomstpdfSep 7, 2025 · 298 KB
beschrijvend document defpdfSep 7, 2025 · 605 KB
Bijlage B - Standaardformulier akkoordverklaringdocxSep 7, 2025 · 33 KB
12Legal themes that may be relevant here
Advies 59> Meervoudig onderhandse aanbestedingsprocedure met betrekking tot een opdracht voor de levering van postdiensten en bezorging. InAdvies 243> Meervoudig onderhandse procedure. Dat de aanbestedende dienst met een SaaS (Software as a Service) oplossing besparingen zou kunAdvies 475> Beklaagde, een samenwerkingsverband van gemeenten [A], [B], [C] en [D], heeft op 29 maart 2018 een Europese openbare aanbestedinAdvies 222> Aanbesteding via een marktplaats. De Commissie bevestigt haar eerdere adviezen (waaronder 147) dat op een aanbestedende dienst dAdvies 17> Europese openbare aanbestedingsprocedure voor Storage Area Networking. De aanbestedingsstukken noemen een merk en geven aan dat
13Frequently asked questions
What is the exact scope of the assignment for the softwarebroker?
The assignment includes the provision and maintenance of software licenses under optimal conditions and rates. This concerns both on-premise as well as SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS solutions, including the associated service, maintenance, and related services.
What does the provision of software licenses entail within this assignment?
The assignment entails the provision of maintenance on current software licenses and the expansion with new standard software licenses, whereby maintenance is included in this expansion.
Which forms of software solutions are supported within the assignment?
The contracting authority is looking for a supplier that can offer licenses for on-premise solutions and/or solutions in the form of SaaS (Software as a Service), IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), and PaaS (Platform as a Service).
Automatically compiled from the official tender data and documents.
14Estimated value versus the market
p25
€ 327K
€ 327K
median
€ 800K
€ 800K
p75
€ 2,5 mln
€ 2,5 mln
deze opdracht
Gegunde waarden in CPV 72 · diensten n=1436