Provision of Wide Area Network Services for the CCN/CSI

CCN-WAN is a complex wide area network that interconnects taxation and customs authorities of EU Member States, EFTA countries and acceding countries. At the same time, it interconnects the data centres of DG TAXUD located in Luxembourg where core IT systems are installed (136 central IT systems dealing with taxation …

CPV: 64200000 Servicios de telecomunicaciones
Lugar de ejecución:
Provision of Wide Area Network Services for the CCN/CSI
Organismo adjudicador:
European Commission, DG TAXUD - Taxation and Customs Union
Número de premio:
EC-TAXUD/2024/NP/0006

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : European Commission, DG TAXUD - Taxation and Customs Union
Legal type of the buyer : EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Provision of Wide Area Network Services for the CCN/CSI
Description : CCN-WAN is a complex wide area network that interconnects taxation and customs authorities of EU Member States, EFTA countries and acceding countries. At the same time, it interconnects the data centres of DG TAXUD located in Luxembourg where core IT systems are installed (136 central IT systems dealing with taxation and customs) with the Member States and certain EU agencies such as OLAF, EUIPO and ESTAT. CCN-WAN is a core component for the functioning of Customs Union and exchange of Taxation information for all EU Member States as it provides a secure telecommunication network between national administrations and the European Commission. On those telecommunication lines, the complete data exchange in the area of Customs and Taxation is handled, day-to-day – 365/24/7.
Procedure identifier : 7fbcc2d9-1552-499a-b0ee-212607639538
Internal identifier : EC-TAXUD/2024/NP/0006
Type of procedure : Negotiated without prior call for competition
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 64200000 Telecommunications services

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Provision of Wide Area Network Services for the CCN/CSI
Description : CCN-WAN is a complex wide area network that interconnects taxation and customs authorities of EU Member States, EFTA countries and acceding countries. At the same time, it interconnects the data centres of DG TAXUD located in Luxembourg where core IT systems are installed (136 central IT systems dealing with taxation and customs) with the Member States and certain EU agencies such as OLAF, EUIPO and ESTAT. CCN-WAN is a core component for the functioning of Customs Union and exchange of Taxation information for all EU Member States as it provides a secure telecommunication network between national administrations and the European Commission. On those telecommunication lines, the complete data exchange in the area of Customs and Taxation is handled, day-to-day – 365/24/7.
Internal identifier : EC-TAXUD/2024/NP/0006

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 64200000 Telecommunications services

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 36 Month

5.1.4 Renewal

The buyer reserves the right for additional purchases from the contractor, as described here : The framework contract is concluded for an initial period of 24 (twenty-four) months, renewable 1 (one) time(s). Please consult the draft framework contract in the procurement documents.

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name :
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 50
Criterion :
Type : Price
Name :
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 50
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
Framework agreement, without reopening of competition
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Court of Justice of the European Union
Organisation signing the contract : European Commission, DG TAXUD - Taxation and Customs Union
TED eSender : European Commission

6. Results

Maximum value of the framework agreements in this procedure : 17 124 750 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.
Framework agreement :
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 17 124 750 Euro

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : ORANGE BUSINESS BELGIUM SA
Tender :
Tender identifier : ORANGE BUSINESS BELGIUM SA
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : TAXUD/2024/CC/175
Date on which the winner was chosen : 23/09/2024
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 08/10/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : no
Organisation signing the contract : European Commission, DG TAXUD - Taxation and Customs Union

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders submitted electronically
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 1

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : European Commission, DG TAXUD - Taxation and Customs Union
Registration number : COM
Department : TAXUD.B - Digital delivery of Customs and Taxation Policies,TAXUD.B.2 - Architecture & Digital operations
Postal address : Rue Joseph II 79
Town : Brussels
Postcode : B-1000
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad ( BE100 )
Country : Belgium
Telephone : +32 2 299 11 11
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation signing the contract

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Court of Justice of the European Union
Registration number : CURIA
Postal address : Rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town : Luxembourg
Postcode : L-2925
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Telephone : +352 4303-1
Internet address : http://curia.europa.eu
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : European Commission
Registration number : EUCOM
Postal address : Mondrian (CDMA), Rue du Champ de Mars 21
Town : Brussels
Postcode : B-1050
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad ( BE100 )
Country : Belgium
Telephone : +32 2 299 11 11
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : ORANGE BUSINESS BELGIUM SA
Registration number : BE0440232718
Postal address : AVENUE DU BOURGET 3
Town : BRUXELLES
Postcode : 1140
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ( BEZZZ )
Country : Belgium
Telephone : +32492461322
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 9234b149-8b9c-4135-afbd-0c4d7fe978ed - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 10/10/2024 15:13 +02:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00616777-2024
OJ S issue number : 200/2024
Publication date : 14/10/2024