Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
GEANT
Hoekenrode
Amsterdam
1102BR
Contact
Monique Pellinkhof
Telephone
+31 621209463
Country
Netherlands
Region code
NL - Netherlands
National registration number
40535155
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://s2c.mercell.com/buyer/2384
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
European Institution/Agency or International Organisation
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
01|PIN | Market consultation | Cloud Services for R&E - OCRE 2024
Reference number
Proc2287
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This is market consultation, run by GÉANT as central purchasing body, intends to run a successor framework tender to build on the successes of the 2016 GÉANT IaaS tender and the 2020 OCRE tender. The planned GÉANT Cloud Framework OCRE 2024 (OCRE 2024) tender directly addresses one of the main challenges faced by the Pan European Research and Education community: how to incorporate commercial digital cloud cervices in their work compliant with relevant rules and regulations including privacy and public procurement, and how to find and acquire suitable services. Commercial cloud service providers also find it difficult to reach the education and research community with the right service solutions. The aim of the planned tender is to remove the barriers between the demand and supply side by making it easier for commercial suppliers to deliver their services and for the Pan European Research and Education institutions to procure them. Please read the Word document provided carefully.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- NL - Netherlands
Main site or place of performance
GÉANT is an association of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) acting as a central purchasing body intended to represent approximately 42 Pan European NRENs in this Framework tender
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope of the procurement for this market consultation is described in abbreviated terms as IaaS+ | CloudServices, to:
• Establish a framework and make it easy for NRENs and their Institutions (Customers) to consume IaaS+ services in a manner compliant with European procurement legislation and with the right conditions of use. By aggregating demand across the Customers and negotiating integrated brokerage and service delivery, the Customers will be able to get the best possible value from cloud services
• Provide a direct route for Economic Operators to more easily and efficiently reach and deliver their IaaS solutions to Customers.
An ‘IaaS(+) solution’ or Solution is in the intended tender defined as follows: An ‘IaaS(+) solution’ or Solution provides an on-demand availability of computer system resources, especially data storage and computing power without direct active management by the user.
Please see the attached Word document with title: OCRE 2024 PIN | Pre-Procurement Market consultation, in the requirements on the Mercell Platform to be downloaded for all information.
two.2.14) Additional information
Please find all information regarding this market consultation in the Word Document with title: OCRE 2024 PIN | Pre-Procurement Market consultation to be downloaded from the Mercell Platform.
NB No rights can be derived from this market consultation.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
14 February 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
All information regarding this market consultation is provided in the Word document with the title: OCRE 2024 PIN | Pre-Procurement Market consultation, to be downloaded from the section "Requirements" on the Mercell platform.