Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2022-05-18
Buyer: TenneT TSO B.V.
Country: NL
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 72000000
Estimated value: 2000000 EUR

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
For its senior management, TenneT needs IT research information that consists of a knowledge database and the expertise of IT research services based on it. TenneT intends to enter into an agreement with Gartner for this purpose. The market of IT research service providers comprises a very small number of players. Gartner is the only supplier on this market that offers a full package of services which includes: access to a wide range of research documents, a personal Dutch executive partner, access to analysts, peer networking, access to symposia and other events.
In the very small market of globally oriented IT research service providers, Gartner is the only party that can provide access to the necessary database as described above. In addition, Gartner has exclusive rights that are not licensed to others, so that even for reasons of exclusive rights (including intellectual property rights such as copyright, database law, trademark law and protection of know-how) no other party can provide the services as described. Due to the technical reasons stated here, we conclude that competition is absent. For this  reason and due to the fact that these exclusive rights must be protected, the negotiated procedure without prior call for competition was chosen. You may lodge an objection against the intended award decision up to ten days after publication of this notice and after expiry of this period you will forfeit any right to lodge an objection against this decision.
For its senior management, TenneT needs IT research information that consists of a knowledge database and the expertise of IT research services based on it. TenneT intends to enter into an agreement with Gartner for this purpose.[...] For this  reason and due to the fact that these exclusive rights must be protected, the negotiated procedure without prior call for competition was chosen. You may lodge an objection against the intended award decision up to ten days after publication of this notice and after expiry of this period you will forfeit any right to lodge an objection against this decision.
For its senior management, TenneT needs IT research information that consists of a knowledge database and the expertise of IT research services based on it. TenneT intends to enter into an agreement with Gartner for this purpose. The market of IT research service providers comprises a very small number of players. Gartner is the only supplier on this market that offers a full package of services which includes: access to a wide range of research documents, a personal Dutch executive partner, access to analysts, peer networking, access to symposia and other events.
In the very small market of globally oriented IT research service providers, Gartner is the only party that can provide access to the necessary database as described above. In addition, Gartner has exclusive rights that are not licensed to others, so that even for reasons of exclusive rights (including intellectual property rights such as copyright, database law, trademark law and protection of know-how) no other party can provide the services as described. Due to the technical reasons stated here, we conclude that competition is absent. For this  reason and due to the fact that these exclusive rights must be protected, the negotiated procedure without prior call for competition was chosen. You may lodge an objection against the intended award decision up to ten days after publication of this notice and after expiry of this period you will forfeit any right to lodge an objection against this decision.


Winner: Gartner
Award value: 2000000