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Provision of Certificate Authority Services for GÉANT Trusted Certificate Services (TCS)

GÉANT · Open · 1 lots · 425078
Type
Services
72000000 · IT services: advisory,
Estimated value
€ 9,00M
estimated
To deadline
-6d
Jun 15, 2026 · 13:00
Knock-outs
n/a
exclusion grounds
Award basis
Best price-quality ratio
Assess manuallyconfidence moderate

This document describes the Certificate Practice Statement (CPS) for the GÉANT Trusted Certificate Services, which establishes the operational and technical principles for the management of digital certificates.

Services · Open · European procedure

European
Contracting authority
GÉANT
NL32B
Contract type
Services
Open
Estimated value
€9,000,000
estimated value
Submission deadline
June 15, 2026
13:00
Scope
European
European procedure
Lots
1
1 lots
Main CPV code
72000000
IT services: advisory, software development, internet and support
Location
NL32B
CharacteristicsCPV 72ServicesEU tenderCertificate AuthoritySSL certificatesGrid certificates

01What is being requested

The assignment concerns the provision of Certificate Authority Services for the GÉANT Trusted Certificate Services (TCS), including the management of an X.509-based public key infrastructure (PKIX). The services include the approval, issuance, use, and management of digital certificates for the TCS Personal and eScience Personal profiles.

The principal objective of this joint procurement is to engage a service provider capable of delivering a managed certificate service for the certificates outlined in this tender. Through this tender, and via the service provider ultimately contracted (who in this tender will be referred to as the Certificate Authority or CA), NRENs must be able to act as service providers to their constituencies. This arrangement will enable NRENs to support their communities against the most favourable cost conditions and terms that align with the requirements of the European research and education (R&E) com

72000000€ 9,00MServices
1Provision of Certificate Authority Services for GÉANT Trusted Certificate Services (TCS)€9,000,000

02Strategic insight

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Strategic insight · AI analysis
Ensure full alignment with the technical standards of the CA Operator. Take into account the specific certificate profiles that fall within the TCS structure. Verify the operational requirements for both public and private trust environments.
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03Points of attention

Important · 3
The technical implementation is carried out by a CA Operator.Important
The services must comply with the Certificate Policy of the CA Operator.Important
The CPS must be interpreted in conjunction with the CA Operator's CPS.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).

05Value in context

€9,000,000

06Likely competitors

#Likely bidderFitWins
1KPN B.V.SME9527×
2Protinus IT B.V.SME9532×
3Bechtle direct B.V.SME9525×
4Axians Communication Solutions B.V.SME9518×
5Centric Netherlands B.V.SME9456×
6PQR B.V.SME9425×

07Tender documents

GÉANT General Terms and Conditions IT - 2022.pdfpdfMay 15, 2026 · 1515 KB
Questionnaire.pdfpdfMay 15, 2026 · 77 KB
Annex 2.1 - TCS Server CAs CPS-2.1.pdfpdfMay 15, 2026 · 799 KB
Subcontractor execution statement.docxdocxMay 15, 2026 · 48 KB
Appendix ESPD part IV Customer references.xlsxxlsxMay 15, 2026 · 36 KB
Declaration of no Russian involvement.docxdocxMay 15, 2026 · 42 KB
ESPD GÉANT.pdfpdfMay 15, 2026 · 83 KB
Data Processing Agreement 2022.docxdocxMay 15, 2026 · 57 KB
Description.pdfpdfMay 15, 2026 · 33 KB
Contract - GÉANT TCS Services 2026.docxdocxMay 15, 2026 · 89 KB
Price.pdfpdfMay 15, 2026 · 27 KB
Invitation to tender.pdfpdfMay 15, 2026 · 21 KB

08Legal themes that may be relevant here

09Estimated value versus the market

p25
€ 327K
median
€ 800K
p75
€ 2,5 mln
€ 9,0 mln

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