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EU Open Tender for Network Services (SD-WAN)

Stichting Koninklijke Kentalis · Open · 1 lots · 369560
Type
Supplies
32412110
Estimated value
Not published
To deadline
-410d
May 7, 2025 · 12:00
Knock-outs
n/a
exclusion grounds
Award basis
Best price-quality ratio
4 criteria
Assess manuallyconfidence high

This EU procurement concerns the delivery of SD-WAN and internet connectivity for Stichting Koninklijke Kentalis, including a migration from VPN to SD-WAN. The total contract period potentially exceeds 10 years with an estimated value of up to approximately € 9.63 million.

Supplies · Open · European procedure

EuropeanComplete timeline
Contracting authority
Stichting Koninklijke Kentalis
Contract type
Supplies
Open
Estimated value
Estimate not published
Submission deadline
May 7, 2025
12:00
Scope
European
European procedure
Lots
1
1 lots
Main CPV code
32412110
Location
Netherlands
CharacteristicsCPV 32SuppliesEU tender

01What is being requested

Delivery of Network Services (SD-WAN), consisting of connectivity to the internet via a fiber optic network and the associated SD-WAN access. The assignment also includes the migration of the current VPN network infrastructure to SD-WAN during the migration period.

Kentalis will, as far as possible, centrally house its data connections with a single supplier. Additionally, at the start of this assignment, Kentalis intends to migrate its network infrastructure from a network based on VPN to a network based on SD-WAN. The bidder, to whom the contract is definitively awarded, will take over the VPN-based connection provided by the existing supplier for each data connection on the basis of SD-WAN. [newline] In addition to the network migration, Kentalis intends to optimize its bandwidths on all data connections, uniformize its network, and achieve significa

32412110Supplies
1Network Services (SD-WAN)—

02Strategic insight

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Strategic insight · AI analysis
Ensure a very strong migration plan to prevent exclusion. Pay close attention to the new Total Cost of Ownership methodology when calculating the price. Re-submit all documents again via TenderNed if you have previously submitted a bid.
Read automatically from the tender documents using AI. Always verify against the original documents.

03Points of attention

Important · 3
The award methodology for price has changed to a Total Cost of Ownership methodology.Important
An insufficient score on the migration plan may lead to the bid being declared invalid.Important
Upon reopening, the Prijzenblad_Herzien must be re-submitted at all times.Important

04Exclusion 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).

05Award criteria

Migration plan20 punten

Bidders are requested to submit a migration plan.

Organization of service delivery20 punten

Bidders must submit their standard SLA and develop a sample case; following the SLA and the elaboration of the case, in-depth interview questions will follow in a personal 1-hour meeting.

Monthly all-in rate data connections55

Bidders are requested to price various bandwidths of data connections in the pricing sheet; additionally, rates for a number of minor changes are to be priced.

Compensation for migration plan5

Bidders are given the opportunity to provide compensation for the submitted migration plan.

06Process & timeline

Submitting questions (relating to material change)
14 juli 2025 12:00 uur
Answering questions
18 juli 2025
Submitting bid
5 augustus 2025 12:00 uur
Migration
01-11-2025 t/m 30-04-2027
Initial contract period
01-05-2027 tot 30-04-2031
Extension option 1
01-05-2031 tot 30-04-2033
Extension option 2
01-05-2033 tot 30-04-2035

07Value 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 leveringen is € 221.000, for reference.

08Likely competitors

#Likely bidderFitWins
1KPN B.V.SME8613×
2Axians Communication Solutions B.V.SME8416×
3Odin Onderwijs B.V. h.o.d.n. CloudwiseSME8313×
4Vodafone Libertel B.V.SME787×
5Dustin Netherlands B.V.SME7712×
6Eurofiber NederlandUnknown749×

09Tender documents

Bijlage 3 Prijzenblad_herzien_NVIxlsxJul 15, 2025 · 59 KB
Bijlage 2 Vraag en antwoordformulier tbv Nota van inlichtingen defxlsxJul 15, 2025 · 73 KB
1e Nota van Inlichtingen & Gewijzigde documenten TN514503 (5)zipJul 9, 2025 · 2032 KB
2e Nota van Inlichtingen & Gecorrigeerde documenten TN514503 (2)zipJul 9, 2025 · 1982 KB
Nota van inlichtingen 2025-06-02-1 (1)pdfJul 9, 2025 · 2 KB
Aanbestedingsdocumenten EA Netwerkdiensten 2025 t.b.v. Kentalis (4)zipJul 8, 2025 · 2519 KB
Rectificatie_7-7-2025zipJul 8, 2025 · 925 KB
uea_536083_20250707135409pdfJul 8, 2025 · 353 KB
uea_514503_20250303141155 (1)pdfJul 8, 2025 · 1428 KB
TN536083 - EF16 Aankondiging van een opdracht - algemene richtlijn, standaardregeling 20250707135852pdfJul 8, 2025 · 10 KB
TN536083 - EF16 Aankondiging van een opdracht - algemene richtlijn, standaardregeling 20250708102915pdfJul 8, 2025 · 10 KB
TN514503 - EF29 Aankondiging gegunde opdracht - algemene richtlijn, standaardregeling 20250707144625pdfJul 7, 2025 · 11 KB

10Legal themes that may be relevant here

11Frequently asked questions

What is the content of the assignment for the network services?
The assignment concerns the procurement of connectivity to the internet based on a fiber optic network and SD-WAN. Kentalis wants to centrally house the connectivity and SD-WAN access as a single entity with one supplier, whereby the network infrastructure is migrated from VPN to SD-WAN.
What are the objectives of the migration to SD-WAN?
In addition to the migration of the network infrastructure from VPN to SD-WAN, Kentalis wants to optimize the bandwidths on all data connections, uniformize the network, and achieve significant cost reduction.
What is the intended duration of the assignment and the associated options?
The total potential contract period is 10 years and 3 months. This consists of a migration period, an initial contract period of 5 years (from 01-05-2027 to 30-04-2031) and two extension options of 2 years each.
What is the schedule for the migration period?
The migration of the network infrastructure takes place in the period from 01-11-2025 up to and including 30-04-2027.

Automatically compiled from the official tender data and documents.

12Estimated value versus the market

p25
€ 340K
median
€ 750K
p75
€ 2,2 mln
deze opdracht

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