Prior information notice Services

Support services to Simpl’s Programme - Support Office (PSO II) Open procedure

Public buyer: European Commission, DG CNECT - Communications Networks, Content and Technology
Brussels
Place of performance: 1049 Brussels
not published: buyer's address
Estimated value: €20,000,000 excl. VAT
Publication: 5 June 2026
Notice language: English

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Description

This is the renewal of the first Simpl PSO Framework contract, which was awarded in 2023 following the publication of calls for tenders CNECT/2023/OP/0050: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=14888 . The objective of PSOII call for tenders is to procure services to support and improve Simpl programme quality management system built to ensure a high and stable quality level of the IT products related to Simpl programme. It is also meant to strengthen the project management support and horizontal coordination tasks across the involved stakeholders, boosting efficient processes inspired by open-source best practices while complying to European Commission procurement rules.

The PSO II framework contract will follow up on the existing PSO framework contract after it ends of delivery of the third specific contract (September 2026).

CPV codes

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72000000 72600000

Winning prices for comparable contracts

A quarter below: €350,075
Median: €848,848
A quarter above: €2,559,924

Amounts awarded (excl. VAT) over the last 3 years for 206 contracts in the same CPV group (7200…), excluding framework agreements. Half of the contracts fall between the two quartiles. TED source: mostly contracts above the EU thresholds, so amounts tend to be high.

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Source : TED – Office des publications de l'Union européenne © Union européenne, données retraitées. Reference 386597-2026.