Voluntary transparency: extension of agreement with current contractor for a fixed term
ROC Friese Poort and Friesland College wish to extend the current framework agreement for the Student Information System (Eduarte) with Topicus (formerly Iddink) for 12 months until 9 February 2024. The current contracts expire in February 2023; after expiry, the new merged company Firda must re-procure the SIS. Because the contract value is above the EU threshold of €215,000 excluding VAT, an EU procurement is mandatory. However, the organization is opting for a derogation from the law and wishes to award the contract without a tender to the current supplier Topicus, based on Article 2:163d and 2:163e of the Aanbestedingswet 2012. The extension is intended to ensure continuity and to allow a smooth transition to Firda, without a public procurement procedure.
Supplies · Onderhandeling zonder bekendmaking · European procedure
01What is being requested
ROC Friese Poort and Friesland College wish to extend the current framework agreement for the Student Information System (Eduarte) with Topicus (formerly Iddink) for 12 months until 9 February 2024. The current contracts expire in February 2023; after expiry, the new merged company Firda must re-procure the SIS. Because the contract value is above the EU threshold of €215,000 excluding VAT, an EU procurement is mandatory. However, the organization is opting for a derogation from the law and wishes to award the contract without a tender to the current supplier Topicus, based on Article 2:163d and 2:163e of the Aanbestedingswet 2012. The extension is intended to ensure continuity and to allow a smooth transition to Firda, without a public procurement procedure.
The current framework agreement for the Student Information System (Eduarte) with Topicus (formerly Iddink) for ROC Friese Poort and Friesland College runs until mid-February 2023. No further extensions within the agreement are possible after the aforementioned date. With the expiry of both contracts, the Student Information System (SIS) must be re-procured for the new merged organization Firda. Given that the contract value is above the European threshold of €215,000 excl. VAT, the contract must be tendered at the EU level. The organization wishes to deviate from this and award the contract w
02Exclusion 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).
03Value 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.
04Likely competitors
05Legal themes that may be relevant here
06Frequently asked questions
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What is the duration of the extension?
On what legal basis is the award without a tender based?
Who is the current supplier of the Student Information System?
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07Estimated value versus the market
€ 350K
€ 737K
€ 1,9 mln
Gegunde waarden in CPV 48 · leveringen n=653