Online Products and Services Boomportaal
The Belastingdienst (IUC Belastingdienst) seeks to obtain full access to the digital content of Koninklijke Boom uitgevers B.V. via the Boomportaal through a 5-year agreement. Boom holds exclusive intellectual property rights, meaning no reasonable alternative or substitute exists. The assignment concerns the delivery of license access to the full digital catalogue, including support, security, and compliance with Dutch legislation regarding data protection and intellectual property. The procedure is negotiation without publication, meaning the tender is not made public and negotiations are held directly with selected suppliers. The Belastingdienst expects a long-term, stable collaboration with clear SLAs, reporting and termination conditions, and a transparent pricing structure. The assignment is aimed at centralizing digital knowledge resources for the central government, with an emphasis on quality, availability, and legal certainty.
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01What is being requested
The Belastingdienst (IUC Belastingdienst) seeks to obtain full access to the digital content of Koninklijke Boom uitgevers B.V. via the Boomportaal through a 5-year agreement. Boom holds exclusive intellectual property rights, meaning no reasonable alternative or substitute exists. The assignment concerns the delivery of license access to the full digital catalogue, including support, security, and compliance with Dutch legislation regarding data protection and intellectual property. The procedure is negotiation without publication, meaning the tender is not made public and negotiations are held directly with selected suppliers. The Belastingdienst expects a long-term, stable collaboration with clear SLAs, reporting and termination conditions, and a transparent pricing structure. The assignment is aimed at centralizing digital knowledge resources for the central government, with an emphasis on quality, availability, and legal certainty.
This assignment concerns access to the licensed products and services of Koninklijke Boom uitgevers B.V. (hereinafter Boom). Boom holds exclusive rights regarding this content, including intellectual property rights, due to which no reasonable alternative or substitute exists. It concerns an agreement for 5 years for full access to the digital Content unlocked via Boomportaal for the benefit of the central government.
02Outcome
Koninklijke Boom uitgevers 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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08Estimated value versus the market
€ 68K
€ 500K
€ 1,5 mln
Gegunde waarden in CPV 22 · leveringen n=260