Consultations
Market consultation on the future replacement solution for the TESTA network
EU Interconnectivity and eXchange Platform (EU-IXP)
The purpose of this preliminary market consultation is to gather feedback from economic operators potentially interested in participating as tenderers in public procurement procedures for the provision of the multiple ICT service elements to implement the successor of the TESTA network (Trans-European Services for Telematics between administrations).
The new approach regarding trans-European network service offering marks a fundamental shift from the current situation. The aim is to thus replace the current TESTA with a new trans-European network – EU Interconnectivity and eXchange Platform (EU-IXP).
For more details on the new strategy, please consult the following document
The strategy will also be presented in two dedicated virtual sessions organized by DIGIT as follows:
- Wednesday 20th March from 10:00 to 12:00 CET - aiming the discussion more on connectivity services
- Friday 22nd March from 10:00 to 12:00 CET - aiming the discussion more on IT network management services
Indeed, considering the scope of the new solution foreseen, two separate sessions will be organized with the different categories of concerned parties - the first session with interested telecommunication/internet/cloud service providers and the next one with interested network integration/operation managed service providers.
For registration to the dedicated session(s), please send your request to be invited to the email address: DIGIT-CONTRACTS-INFO-CENTRE
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (DIGIT-CONTRACTS-INFO-CENTRE[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)
Deadline for registrations: 15 March 2024, 12:00 CET
Each economic operator that intends to participate to the session(s) will need to provide information on the company (full legal name, place of registration and ICT sector in which the company is active (telecommunication/internet/cloud service provider or network integration/operation managed service provider), and one contact person (name, role within the organisation and email address) for participation. The link(s) to the meeting(s) will be distributed before the session(s). Please note that the content shared during the two sessions will be identical, consequently companies are requested to request registration to one ICT sector only, without prejudice on their right to finally participate in all the different procurement procedures being organised in the frame of EU-IXP.
The economic operators will be welcome to provide initial feedback on the new strategy during the sessions and in writing, after the sessions.
The contracting authority does not intend to respond individually to each piece of feedback provided through this consultation but reserves the right to follow-up with a company for potential clarifications or publish further information following the market consultation.
SURVEY on Cybersecurity Professional Services acquisition - Cloud II DPS 2
DIGIT is conducting a preliminary consultation survey among economic operators in the context of the upcoming competition for the acquisition of Cybersecurity Professional Services.
Link: https://europa.eu/!Xcjrx3
Cloud III pre-market consultation
In the context of the upcoming procurement procedure for Cloud Infrastructure & Platform services (Cloud III Dynamic Purchasing System), DIGIT is conducting a preliminary market consultation to gather feedback from potentially interested tenderers (see also Prior Information Notice 2023/S 066-197497 and its corrigendum 2023/S 149-475873).
Link: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/cloudIIIMarketConsultation
SURVEY on software licence and related services acquisition - "DPS for software SIDE III" [CLOSED]
DIGIT is conducting a short market survey among economic operators in the context of the upcoming procurement procedure for the acquisition of software licences and related services.
Link: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/SIDE3DPSquestionnaire
SURVEY on IT and Cybersecurity End-user Equipment - DPS for IT Supplies [CLOSED]
DIGIT is conducting a preliminary survey among economic operators on the future procurement procedure for the acquisition of IT and Cybersecurity End-user Equipment.
Link: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/DPS4ITSupplies
For further information on the procedure, please consult the relevant Corrigendum - PIN - Acquisition of printing, copying and scanning as a service (Princesse III) published on 24/06/2022, which updates the section II of the PIN related to Mobile and other IT Equipment (MEQ V) - (Notice number in the OJ/S: 2022/S 120-336898)
Link: https://enotices.ted.europa.eu/noticeInformation?noticeId=6510373
Revisiting DIGIT-TM Framework Contract – August 2020 [CLOSED]
For further information, please, consult the relevant Prior Information Notice (PIN): 2020/S 150-366672.The deadline for submission of answers is 18 September 2020.
Link: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/DIGITTM_marketconsultation2020
Trans-European Services for Telematics between Administrations (TESTA) – upcoming market consultation
DIGIT will conduct in Q1 2024 a preliminary market consultation to gather feedback from economic operators in the context of the future replacement solution for the TESTA network.
Currently, the TESTA network is provided under TESTA-ng. TESTA-ng is a project developed in the form of a network service on the basis of article 3 of Decision 922/2009/EC, in order to support the development of projects of common interest and to provide a secure and reliable communication platform for exchange of data between the public administrations. TESTA-ng is the successor of “sTESTA” (Secure Trans-European Network Services for Telematics between Administrations) network service established under the IDABC programme which was succeeded by the ISA and ISA2 programme.
TESTA-ng is a secure and highly available infrastructure which supports sensitive pan-European information exchanges between public authorities requiring guaranteed service levels for network availability, confidentiality, and integrity.
Open calls for tenders - ongoing
Find all open calls for tenders from the Directorate-General for Informatics on eTendering
Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS)
Find all Dynamic Purchasing Systems from the Directorate-General for Informatics on TED
For advanced search, use the following search filters:
- Type of document: Dynamic purchasing system
- European Institutions: European Commission
- Authority name: “Directorate-General for Informatics”
For expert search, use the following Expert query:
- HA = [EC] AND AU = [“Directorate-General for Informatics”] AND TD = [Y]
List of all Dynamic Purchasing Systems from the Directorate-General for Informatics on Negometrix/Mercell:
DPS 2 for Professional Services related to Cloud Services (CLOUD II – DIGIT/A3/PR/2018/035) :
https://platform.negometrix.com/PublishedTenders.aspx?tenderId=150516
DPS for IT Consultancy in the field of Datacentre Operations (DIGIT/A3/PR/2019/028):
https://platform.negometrix.com/PublishedTenders.aspx?tenderid=144921
DPS for IT Consultancy in the field of Digital Workplace Solutions (DIGIT/A3/PR/2019/028):
https://platform.negometrix.com/PublishedTenders.aspx?tenderid=144922
DPS for IT Consultancy in the field of e-Business Solutions (DIGIT/A3/PR/2019/028):
https://platform.negometrix.com/PublishedTenders.aspx?tenderid=144923
Telecommunication Services Dynamic Purchasing System (TELCO DPS - DIGIT/2022/DPS/0019)
https://s2c.mercell.com/today/32490
Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for IT Supplies (DPS ITS - DIGIT/2023/DPS/0002)
https://s2c.mercell.com/today/31298
Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for software (DPS SIDE III - DIGIT/2023/DPS/0001)
https://s2c.mercell.com/today/36251
Closed Calls for tenders
Find closed calls for tenders from the Directorate-General for Informatics on eTendering
Open calls for tenders and DPS - contract award notices
2024
DPS ITS Q4 2024 Part 1 and Part 2
2023
CLOUD II DPS:
2022
Open procedures:
CLOUD II DPS:
2021
Open procedures:
External and Internet Connectivity Services (EXICON)
Network Managed Services III (NMS III)
Acquisition of Networking, Telecom and Videoconferencing Equipment and Related Services (Natacha IV)
Mobile Telephony Services (MTS IV)
CLOUD II DPS:
DPS for IT Consultancy:
DPS for IT Consultancy in the field of Digital Workplace Solutions Q1 2021:
DPS for IT Consultancy in the field of Digital Workplace Solutions Q2 2021:
Modifications of contracts:
Modifications of contracts as set out in point (c) of Article 172(3) of the Financial Regulation
2020
Open procedures:
Telephone Operators Call Centre (TOP III)
End-User Support Services — Service Mode (EUSS-SM)
CLOUD II DPS:
DPS for IT Consultancy:
DPS for IT Consultancy in the Field of Digital Workplace Solutions Q4 2020
Modifications of contracts:
Modifications of contracts as set out in point (c) of Article 172(3) of the Financial Regulation
2019
Carrier services infrastructure II (CSI II)
Specialised IT Consultancy Services (SITCO)
2018
Datacentre Infrastructure Solutions (DIS)
Open Source Software audits via Bug Bounties for the EU Institutions (OSS-BB)
Software for Innovation, Diversity and Evolution II (SIDE II)
Advice, Benchmarking and Consulting services in information and communication technology (ABC IV)
Before 2018
Information concerning contract award notices published before 2018 can be found by using the search function on Ted.
2017
Modifications of contractsas set out in point (c) of Article 114a(3) of the Financial Regulation
Negotiated procedures for middle and low value contracts between €15,000 and €144,000
2018
Ex ante publicity for a negotiated procedure for low value contract for EU-FOSSA 2 - Hackathons
December 2017
June 2017
April 2017
The information published in this section is to provide ex-ante publicity for procurement procedures of DG DIGIT whose estimated value is between €15,000.01 and €144,000 for supplies and services.
A summary notice with additional information about the kind of the middle or low value contracts that will be launched, will be published on this page at the latest two weeks before they are launched.
You can express an interest by sending an e-mail to the address indicated and providing the name and contact details of the interested party. Submitting an expression of interest shall not convey any legal right or create a legitimate expectation of award of contract.
Processing your reply to an ex-ante advertisement will involve the recording and processing of personal data (such as your name, address and other contact details).
Such data will be processed in line with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.
You are entitled to obtain access to your personal data on request. Details concerning the processing of personal data are available on the privacy statement.
You have the right of recourse at any time to the European Data Protection Supervisor for matters relating to the processing of your personal data.
Any queries concerning the processing of your personal data can be addressed to the data controller by using the e-mail address DIGIT-CONTRACTS-INFO-CENTREec [dot] europa [dot] eu and by indicating the reference of the ex-ante advertisement.
General Terms and Conditions for Information Technologies Contracts
General Terms and Conditions for ITCs
IPR clauses for inclusion in FWC for ICT services and supplies
This article, elaborated in 2021, is intended to be included in the special conditions of the Framework Contracts (“FWCs”) governing the delivery of services or supplies in the field of information and communication technologies. It covers the intellectual property-related aspects of these contracts.
An explanation on the applicability of the article in relation to other intellectual property clauses included in the Special or General conditions of the FWCs or the “General terms and Conditions for Information Technologies Contracts” (“GTCs”) is included in the article itself.
As per the FWC, Special conditions take precedence over the General conditions, while General conditions take precedence over GTCs, when these are included as part of the FWC. The order of priority of provisions is further clarified in the Special conditions.