The Municipality of Houten seeks a flexible Microsoft license contract for 1,000 M365 licenses (550 for Houten, 270 for Werk & Inkomen Lekstroom, 180 for Regionale Uitvoeringsdienst Utrecht). The licenses must be capable of being scaled up or down annually, with monthly CSP alignment. The contracting authority offers a framework agreement with a further agreement per joint regulation (GR), allowing the agreement to be unbundled. The tender is public, without a CPV code, and focused on supplies. Microsoft is aware of the situation and has discussed this. The scope is indicative; there are no minimum or maximum limits.
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01What is being requested
The Municipality of Houten seeks a flexible Microsoft license contract for 1,000 M365 licenses (550 for Houten, 270 for Werk & Inkomen Lekstroom, 180 for Regionale Uitvoeringsdienst Utrecht). The licenses must be capable of being scaled up or down annually, with monthly CSP alignment. The contracting authority offers a framework agreement with a further agreement per joint regulation (GR), allowing the agreement to be unbundled. The tender is public, without a CPV code, and focused on supplies. Microsoft is aware of the situation and has discussed this. The scope is indicative; there are no minimum or maximum limits.
The contracting authority wishes to be able to scale the licenses up and down annually where possible, and the CSP monthly. The contracting authority provides services to Werk & Inkomen Lekstroom (WIL) and Regionale Uitvoeringsdienst Utrecht (RUD). It is uncertain how long these services will be procured from the contracting authority. Therefore, the Municipality of Houten wants to obtain the possibility to unbundle the agreement. We are considering a Framework Agreement and a Further Agreement per Joint Regulation (GR). Microsoft has been consulted regarding this and is aware of the situatio
02Outcome
Insight Enterprises Netherlands B.V.
03Exclusion 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).
04Value 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.
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08Frequently asked questions
What is the intended scope of the Microsoft licenses?
In what manner can the scope of the licenses be adjusted?
How is the contractual structure regarding the services to WIL and RUD organized?
Are there minimum or maximum limits attached to the indicative number of licenses?
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09Estimated value versus the market
€ 350K
€ 737K
€ 1,9 mln
Gegunde waarden in CPV 48 · leveringen n=653