Netherlands – IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support – Provision of Certificate Authority Services for GÉANT Trusted Certificate Services (TCS)
Opportunity Score
Confidence: 65%
Complexity: high
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AI Analysis Summary
Joint procurement by GÉANT for a Certificate Authority to provide managed certificate services under the Trusted Certificate Service (TCS). Services include publicly trusted TLS (DV, OV, OV-IGTF), S/MIME, and IGTF-compliant certificates, with a certificate management portal/API, SAML integration, and automation. The contract is for an initial 4-year term (extendable up to 8 years) with an estimated value of €9,000,000. Open procedure, electronic submission, English language. Deadline: 15 June 2026. The procurement is tailored for the European research and education (R&E) community, leveraging collective purchasing power.
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Key Requirements
- Service provider must be a Certificate Authority capable of delivering managed certificate services
- Set annual fee model (not per-certificate or reseller)
- NRENs must be enabled to act as service providers to their constituencies
Buyer
Name
GÉANT
Location
Amsterdam, NLD
Website
Buyer profile
Identifier
40535155
Lots (1)
Single lot covering all certificate services under TCS: PKI platform, certificate lifecycle management, SAML identity vetting integration, automation, and policy updates. The CA provides the infrastructure, GÉANT manages the agreement, and NRENs act as Registration Authorities. Excludes reseller models, multi-supplier/backup-CA, and organizations not listed in Annexes.
Procurement Details
Publication
14 May 2026
Deadline
15 Jun 2026, 11:00
Procedure
open
Contract
services
Duration
4 YEAR
Language
ENG
Publication #
333712-2026
Classification
Documents (2)
Opportunity Score
Confidence: 65%
Complexity: high
0 days
Deadline
services
Contract
Deep Portfolio Analysis
- Company fit score
- Missing certificates
- Eligibility blockers
- Bid / No-Bid recommendation