Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-02-27
Buyer: European Central Bank
Country: DE
Region: DE712
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated with prior call for competition
CPV classification: 72000000
Estimated value: 45000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2025-03-24
Award criteria: price, quality

Technical requirements: Based on Art. 30 of the ECB Procurement rules (Decision ECB/2016/2, as amended)
The tender procedure shall be open on equal terms to all natural or legal persons resident or located in the European Union and to all natural and legal persons resident or located in a country which has ratified the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Government Procurement or has concluded with the European Union a bilateral agreement on procurement under the conditions laid down in the said agreements. The tender procedure is conducted in accordance with Decision ECB/2016/2 laying down the rules on procurement (as amended), available at https://www.ecb.europa.eu/ecb/legal/1001/procurement/html/index.en.html And in EUR-Lex: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02016D0002-20200501. The detailed features and terms and conditions of the procedure can be found in the procurement documents.
The European Central Bank (ECB) needs to maintain a robust, efficient, and secure IT infrastructure and application landscape both on-prem as well as in the cloud. To navigate these challenges effectively, the ECB intends to make use of conceptual IT consultancy services in the following domains: Cloud, digital services, and big data, Collaboration & mobility, IT sourcing, market research, benchmarking, and acquisition services, Project/programme delivery support. The main goals for the use of IT conceptual consultancy are: Strategic Alignment, Regulatory Adherence, Operational Efficiency, Innovation and competitive edge, Risk Management, Expertise and knowledge transfer.
Quality criteria to be specified in the procurement documents - Invitation to Tender.
Within 10 days of receipt of the notification in accordance with Article 34(1) or the first sentence of Article 34(3) of Decision ECB/2016/2 laying down the rules on public procurement. Further requirements are outlined in Article 39 of this Decision. A complaint to the European Ombudsman does not affect the deadline for lodging appeals.

Eligibility requirements: other
As specified in the procurement documentation
Financial offer
Quality criteria to be specified in the procurement documents - Invitation to Tender.
Within 10 days of receipt of the notification in accordance with Article 34(1) or the first sentence of Article 34(3) of Decision ECB/2016/2 laying down the rules on public procurement. Further requirements are outlined in Article 39 of this Decision. A complaint to the European Ombudsman does not affect the deadline for lodging appeals.
Provision of conceptual, high-level advisory services in the domain of information technology (IT) with a focus on IT operational excellence, IT governance, sourcing, data analytics, demand management, project/programme management, delivery support, collaboration, innovation, artificial intelligence, cloud, big data and digital transformation (note: implementation, development and IT delivery services are out of scope).