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The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, on behalf of KNMI, has a service contract for the maintenance and modification of the current observation network via the original supplier DTN. The contract serves as a transitional solution until the new network, developed and installed by Campbell Scientific via an EU procurement, is operational. The duration is a maximum of seven years (five years until 2027 plus an optional two-year extension). The total maximum value amounts to €1,563,590. The procedure is negotiation without prior publication, meaning the tender is not public. Key requirements are exclusive access to the application software and continuity of service.
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01What is being requested
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, on behalf of KNMI, has a service contract for the maintenance and modification of the current observation network via the original supplier DTN. The contract serves as a transitional solution until the new network, developed and installed by Campbell Scientific via an EU procurement, is operational. The duration is a maximum of seven years (five years until 2027 plus an optional two-year extension). The total maximum value amounts to €1,563,590. The procedure is negotiation without prior publication, meaning the tender is not public. Key requirements are exclusive access to the application software and continuity of service.
This contract from KNMI concerns the maintenance and changes to the observation network by the original supplier DTN (formerly Schneider/Telvent). The application software was developed by DTN and can only be maintained and changed by DTN. This contract serves to bridge the period until the new observation network has been developed, installed, and fully commissioned. For this purpose, KNMI has contracted a new contractor (Campbell Scientific) via an EU procurement; see announcements 2020/S 145-357135 and 2023/S [telefoonnummer verwijderd]. This is expected to take 5 years (until 2027). KNMI r
02Outcome
DTN 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
05Bidders in this segment
06Legal themes that may be relevant here
07Frequently asked questions
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08Estimated value versus the market
€ 327K
€ 800K
€ 2,5 mln
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