How to survive a tender like OCRE?

The OCRE project ran a very large-scale framework tender in 40 countries. This required managing a large European Tender process which resulted in 474 framework contracts for a large variety of Cloud Platforms across 40 NRENs. The process was very complex to manage but granted a series of lessons learnt.

Monique Pellinkhof, Procurement Specialist at GEANT will present at the session together with Mr Gavan McFeely from HEAnet, covering the following points:

-managing a tender that receives almost 1100 bids
-having the frameworks signed
-working with these frameworks

In order to attend the session you should be enrolled in the TNC Conference. Gather more information and register on the official website 

Learn more about the session (16 June 2022)

Who should attend

The session is open to all, but the following are highly encouraged to attend:

• University or research institution ICT or procurement team members involved in managing large tender processes
• NREN representatives interested in learning about the benefits of framework contracts
• Procurement professionals or enthusiasts and EOSC community members curious about replicating the OCRE methodology and business models

About TNC

Being the largest and most prestigious research and education networking conference, TNC attracts a truly diverse audience of over 800 participants from more than 70 countries, representing national and regional research and education networks, schools and universities, technology providers, and many of the world’s most exciting scientific projects. By bringing together decision-makers, networking and security specialists, identity and access management experts, researchers, academics and students, TNC offers a unique collaborative experience.