35
On the initiative of the European Commission, tenderers are reminded that the Commission is not bound [...]
See Invitation to tender letter.
29/05/2018
Beantwortet
34
How will the contract be awarded to the (maximum) five different resellers, is this based on uplift, [...]
Please read Section 4.5 of the Tendering Specifications for the award of the Framework Contracts, and [...]
29/05/2018
Beantwortet
33
Some ISVs will not agree to a sales model via a reseller. What will be the process in case the EUI want [...]
The Commission considers that this should be handled on a case-to-case basis. As a principle, all tenderers [...]
28/05/2018
Beantwortet
32
We understand that in case certain ISVs apply automatic renewals for their licenses, that the contractor [...]
The Contractor shall notify the EUIs of upcoming expiries, regardless of whether the renewal is automatic [...]
28/05/2018
Beantwortet
31
Is the contractor liable for anything regarding audits towards ISVs?
The Contractors shall abide by the requirements of Section 3.2.2 of the GeSLA and are liable to Liquidated [...]
28/05/2018
Beantwortet
30
Purchasing prices of software licenses might differ based on the partner status and certification level [...]
Via criterion T2 (see Tendering specs §4.3.3), the contracting authority has requested a minimum level [...]
28/05/2018
Beantwortet
29
Please can you clarify what this document is in reference to?
See Article I.16 and I.17 of the Framework Contract.
28/05/2018
Beantwortet
28
Question : In the invitation to tender letter page 2 : When the declaration(s) on honour and/or the tender [...]
The tender report is generated by eSubmission and must only be sent by mail. It should not be uploaded [...]
28/05/2018
Beantwortet
27
Question : Where do you want us to send the official signed version of the Declaration of honour and [...]
The documentation should be sent to the address of the contracting authority, as mentioned in the Contract [...]
28/05/2018
Beantwortet
26
Question : Declaration of confidentiality We do enter NDAs as a company. We do not usually ask our people [...]
No. Specific Contracts may require specific confidentiality declarations be signed by the persons involved [...]
28/05/2018
Beantwortet
25
Question 1: GTCs V2.1 : 2.3.4 Third party’s intellectual property rights : The IPR are owned by the publisher [...]
1) Yes, we confirm that this does not apply to the products which are merely resold by the Contractor [...]
28/05/2018
Beantwortet
24
Question 1: GTCs V2.1 Chapter 2.1.4 page 18 : Software execution failures : As software reseller we may [...]
1-2) Yes, we confirm that this does not apply to the products which are merely resold by the Contractor [...]
28/05/2018
Beantwortet
23
Question : II.23. Intellectual property rights in Annex 4 FWC : As Software reseller we are not allowed [...]
Yes, this is understood for licenses which are merely resold. However, the provisions on exploitation [...]
28/05/2018
Beantwortet
22
Question : I.13.1 Exploitation of the results of the FWC (in annex 4 FWC) As Software reseller we are [...]
Yes, this is understood. However, the provisions on exploitation of the results apply in case the contractor [...]
28/05/2018
Beantwortet
21
Would the EC accept to only name the mother company as subcontractor in case a tenderer would rely on [...]
No. Tenderers can rely on other entities to fulfil selection criteria. However, relying on the capacity [...]
28/05/2018
Beantwortet
20
Is our understanding correct that evidence (e.g. customer confirmation for references) can be provided [...]
Yes.
24/05/2018
Beantwortet
19
Is our understanding correct that a total of 2 references representing at least 1000 transactions per [...]
At least three references are required, of which two should each represent at least 1000 transactions [...]
24/05/2018
Beantwortet
18
Is criterion T1 of the technical and professional capacity criteria fulfilled in case tenderers provide [...]
Yes, if the reference includes at least 1000 software transactions the overall reference can also include [...]
24/05/2018
Beantwortet
17
Do you agree if we add more than one document that we call them Evidence F1-1, Evidence F1-2,...
Yes.
22/05/2018
Beantwortet
16
Can the EC clarify how many orders are typically placed annually and if these orders are placed online [...]
Around 8000 orders (i.e. corresponding to an individual order line in an Order Form (OF)) are placed [...]
22/05/2018
Beantwortet
15
Do you expect inputs in this xls for the submission?
No. Annex 5 to CRO1 only serves as a template for the future Annexes I and II to the Framework Contract [...]
22/05/2018
Beantwortet
14
1.Is this document (Saas Questionnaire part of the documents to be submitted for the 04/06? 2.1 References [...]
1. No. The SaaS questionnaire is a template which may change over time, to be used during contract implementation [...]
22/05/2018
Beantwortet
13
Large software projects are often summarized in multiple licences. Is our understanding therefore correct [...]
No, your understanding is not correct. If a given EUI purchases 100 licenses of a specific product, then [...]
18/05/2018
Beantwortet
12
Should we view software publishers as subcontractors? Some of the requested services will be carried [...]
There is no obligation to include software publishers as subcontractors. Tenderers decide for themselves [...]
18/05/2018
Beantwortet
11
1) If five resellers are to be contracted, will each order be subject to a competition between the different [...]
1) No, CRO1 does not foresee a reopening for each Order Form. Please see Section 3.3 of the General SLA [...]
18/05/2018
Beantwortet
10
1) We supply of course software licenses and services from top software vendors like RedHat, Microsoft [...]
1) Tenderers must have direct partnership agreements for the ISVs listed in Section 4.3.3 of the Tendering [...]
18/05/2018
Beantwortet
9
CRO1 Annex 4 & 5: As we only have the names of the TOP 50 ISVs in the unmanged group, the calculation [...]
Annex 4 to the CRO1 Tendering Specifications has been replaced in the Document Library, now including [...]
17/05/2018
Beantwortet
8
Is our understanding correct that for criterion T1 in the Tendering Specifications par. 4.3.3., "EU countries [...]
Yes, we confirm.
17/05/2018
Beantwortet
7
Is our understanding correct that for criterion T1 in the Tendering Specifications par 4.3.3., [...]
Yes, an email from the client can be considered as a statement for the purposes of fulfilling selection [...]
17/05/2018
Beantwortet
6
Due to the massive number of suppliers included in this contract, several public holidays in several [...]
No, unfortunately, business continuity constraints do not allow the Commission to extend the submission [...]
17/05/2018
Beantwortet
5
Is our understanding correct that for criterion T1 in the Tendering Specifications par. 4.3.3., an awarding [...]
No. The evidence requires a statement from the tenderer as well as a statement from the client, as described [...]
15/05/2018
Beantwortet
4
1) Are tenderers allowed to only offer one of the two Groups from CRO1 – Annex 2 Financial Model?  [...]
1) No. All tenderers must provide offers for the two groups defined in CRO1, as this is part of the Commission's [...]
15/05/2018
Beantwortet
3
The Draft Framework Contract and annexes are in some ways not applicable to resellers, which means that [...]
It is not possible to modify the Framework Contract after the submission deadline for tenders. If you [...]
15/05/2018
Beantwortet
2
Is our understanding correct that tenderers have to transfer the values from cells G305, G306 from tab [...]
As mentioned in the CRO1 Tendering Specifications "When establishing their uplift for the Principal group [...]
15/05/2018
Beantwortet
1
In chapter 3.2 of the tender specifications you mention: The EC will conduct a first EC reopening of [...]
The first Commission reopening of competition procedure can only be awarded after the award of the Framework [...]
08/05/2018
Beantwortet