EU Procurement - 24x7 Monitoring Systems and Chains
EU procurement for the 24/7 monitoring of critical systems and data flows of the NDW. The assignment has an initial duration of two years with the possibility of extension.
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01What is being requested
The assignment concerns the 24x7 monitoring of systems and chains for the NDW. This includes monitoring mission-critical and non-mission-critical components, as well as monitoring data flows from suppliers during an initial period of two years.
NDW intends to conclude an agreement with a contractor that will monitor a number of its mission-critical applications and connections to these applications 24/7 and, when required, take action towards agreed parties based on that monitoring.
02Strategic insight
Ensure an extremely accurate completion of the Standard Form B to prevent exclusion. Pay extra attention to the qualitative criteria as these are worth 35 points in total. Ensure that the implementation plan aligns seamlessly with the desired start date in December.
03Points of attention
04Can I take part?
05Exclusion 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).
06Award criteria
Assessment of the working method and organization of the contractor.
Assessment of the implementation plan and the timelines for the start of the monitoring.
Assessment of the proposed architecture for monitoring and alerting.
The lowest bid sum can yield a maximum of 65 points. The price consists of fixed costs, initial implementation costs, costs for new monitoring processes and various scenarios for incident handling.
07Process & timeline
08Value 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.
09Likely competitors
10Tender documents
11Legal themes that may be relevant here
12Frequently asked questions
What is the substantive objective of the assignment?
On which criteria will the bid be assessed?
When must the 24/7 monitoring be operational?
Automatically compiled from the official tender data and documents.
13Estimated value versus the market
€ 327K
€ 800K
€ 2,5 mln
Gegunde waarden in CPV 72 · diensten n=1436