Breitband-Förderungsportal und Breitbandatlas

The contract has a total duration of 6 years.

Key milestones and phases in the tender process include:

• Dispatch of the notice: Wednesday, July 29, 2026.
• Deadline for inquiries (content-related bidder questions): Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
• Answering of all timely submitted content-related bidder questions (presumably): Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
• Deadline for electronic submission of applications to participate: Monday, September 14, 2026, 1:00 PM.
• Date for short presentation of reference projects as part of the selection process: Thursday, September 24, 2026, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
• Dates for presentation of concepts: Monday, December 14, 2026, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM.

The contract start date and end date are not explicitly stated.

The core scope of work for this tender primarily revolves around the "Breitband-Förderungsportal und Breitbandatlas" (Broadband Funding Portal and Broadband Atlas). The tender seeks to establish a framework agreement with a company to deliver services related to these applications.

The Statement of Work summary and core deliverables include:

• Further Developments: This covers estimable future enhancements for both the Broadband Funding Portal and the Broadband Atlas.
• Service Hour Pool: Provision of a service hour pool (e.g., 10 person-days annually) for minor further developments and ad-hoc requirements related to the applications, such as database extractions, data preparation, and updates.
• Daily Rate for Developments: Agreement on a daily rate for future, currently unspecified significant further developments of the applications, for instance, integrating new program lines within the BBA2040 framework.
• Operation, Maintenance, and Services: This encompasses the ongoing operation and maintenance of the applications. Key aspects include adhering to a Service Level Agreement, defining KPIs, monitoring, reporting, and project management.
• Operational Takeover: The cost for taking over the operation of existing applications from the current service provider and implementing necessary accompanying measures to ensure operation, maintenance, and further development meet the specified service quality in the Service Level Agreement.
• Conceptual Deliverables:
• A concept for the operation and maintenance of existing applications, addressing measures for fail-safe operation and risk minimization in case of failures.
• A concept outlining communication and coordination processes with the contractor for operation and maintenance.
• A concept detailing the organizational embedding of necessary procedures and processes to fulfill the tasks as per the service description.
• A concept for operation and maintenance describing the bidder's data center resources available for hosting the applications.
• A concept for the necessary steps and timetable for taking over maintenance, troubleshooting, and user support for the applications, including setting up web tools, know-how transfer, and staff training.
• A concept for the necessary steps and timetable for establishing a regular release cycle for the applications, including considerations for planned further developments.
• A concept for implementing new funding initiatives within the WebGIS Funding Portal.