Providing technical support services for the Red Hat software owned by the Ordering Party and providing training licenses for Red Hat technologies

The Central Information Technology Center in Poland from Europe region has released this tender for 1. The subject of the order is the provision of technical support services for the Ordering Partys Red Hat software and the delivery of training licenses for Red Hat technology. Within the subject of the order, the Ordering Party specifies the basic scope and the optional scope, the use of which is not the Ordering Partys obligation and depends on its current needs. The order executed under the option is a unilateral entitlement of the Ordering Party, therefore, failure by the Ordering Party to exercise the option shall not constitute grounds for the Contractor to pursue any claims against the Ordering Party. 2. The Contractor will provide the Ordering Party under: 2.1. the basic order: 1) Technical support for the Ordering Partys Red Hat software (Table No. 1 in Chapter II of the Technical Specifications - OPZ) for a period of 12 months, for the purposes of the Private Cloud operated by the Ordering Party; 2) delivery of training licenses, as part of Red Hat Learning Subscription (RHLS220) or equivalent, for the following platforms: a. OpenStack – 2 pcs. b. Ceph – 2 pcs. c. OpenShift, AAP – 2 pcs.; 2.2. optional order I (Option I): 1) Technical support for the Red Hat software owned by the Ordering Party (Table No. 1 in Chapter II of the Technical Specifications - OPZ) for a period of 12 months, for the needs of the Private Cloud operated by the Ordering Party; 2) delivery of training licenses, as part of Red Hat Learning Subscription (RHLS220) or equivalent, for the following platforms: a. OpenStack – 2 pcs. b. Ceph – 2 pcs. c. OpenShift, AAP – 2 pcs.; 2.3. Optional order II (Option II): 1) Technical support for the Red Hat software owned by the Ordering Party (Table No. 1 in Chapter II of the Technical Specifications - OPZ) for a period of 12 months, for the purposes of the private Cloud operated by the Ordering Party; 2) delivery of training licenses, as part of Red Hat Learning Subscription (RHLS220) or equivalent, for the following platforms: a. OpenStack – 2 pcs. b. Ceph – 2 pcs. c. OpenShift, AAP – 2 pcs. 3. The subject of the order is described in detail in Chapter II of the Technical Specifications – Description of the subject of the order. 4. In accordance with Art. 139 of the Public Procurement Law, the Ordering Party envisages a reverse order of offer evaluation, i.e. it will first examine and evaluate the offers, and then subjectively qualify the Contractor whose offer was rated the highest, in terms of the absence of grounds for exclusion and meeting the conditions for participation in the procedure. 5. The Ordering Party is the controller of personal data within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC, hereinafter referred to as "GDPR". 6. The Contractor submits the offer via the e-Procurement Platform of the Public Procurement Office - https://ezamowienia.gov.pl/pl/. 7. The Ordering Party reserves the right to cancel the contract award procedure in accordance with Article 257 of the Public Procurement Law, if public funds,which the Contracting Authority intended to allocate to finance the contract will not be awarded. 8. The Contracting Authority hereby informs that before the opening of offers, in accordance with art. 222 sec. 4 of the Public Procurement Act, it will state the amount it intends to allocate for the performance of the contract within the guaranteed (basic) scope. For the purposes of verifying whether the grounds for invalidating the procedure referred to in art. 255 item 3 of the Public Procurement Act have been updated, the Contracting Authority will take into account the amount it has available for the performance of the basic contract. 9. The offer must be submitted, under pain of nullity, in electronic form, in accordance with the requirements strictly specified in the Specification of Technical Conditions. 10. The Contracting Authority will not award the contract if the circumstances referred to in art. 5k of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014 concerning organisational measures in connection with Russias actions destabilizing the situation in Ukraine (OJ EU No. L 229/1 of 31.7.2014) and will exclude the Contractor if at least one of the grounds for exclusion specified in Art. 7 section 1 of the Act of 13 April 2022 on specific solutions to counteract support for aggression against Ukraine and to protect national security (i.e. Journal of Laws of 2025, item 514) occurs – in order to confirm the absence of grounds for exclusion, a declaration constituting Annex No. 6 to the Offer Form should be submitted together with the offer. 11. Detailed contract implementation deadlines are described in Chapter II of the SWZ – OPZ and in Chapter III of the SWZ – Draft Contract Provisions. 12. If the Contractor fails to submit the evidence in question, or the evidence submitted is incomplete, the Ordering Party will request that it be submitted or supplemented within a specified time. 13. The Ordering Party may request explanations from Contractors regarding the content of the evidence in question.on specific solutions to counteract support for aggression against Ukraine and to protect national security (i.e. Journal of Laws of 2025, item 514) – in order to confirm the absence of grounds for exclusion, the declaration constituting Annex No. 6 to the Bid Form must be submitted together with the offer. 11. Detailed contract completion deadlines are described in Chapter II of the Technical Specifications – OPZ and in Chapter III of the Technical Specifications – Draft Contract Provisions. 12. If the Contractor fails to submit the evidence in question or the evidence submitted is incomplete, the Ordering Party will request its submission or supplementation within a specified deadline. 13. The Ordering Party may request explanations from Contractors regarding the content of the evidence in question.on specific solutions to counteract support for aggression against Ukraine and to protect national security (i.e. Journal of Laws of 2025, item 514) – in order to confirm the absence of grounds for exclusion, the declaration constituting Annex No. 6 to the Bid Form must be submitted together with the offer. 11. Detailed contract completion deadlines are described in Chapter II of the Technical Specifications – OPZ and in Chapter III of the Technical Specifications – Draft Contract Provisions. 12. If the Contractor fails to submit the evidence in question or the evidence submitted is incomplete, the Ordering Party will request its submission or supplementation within a specified deadline. 13. The Ordering Party may request explanations from Contractors regarding the content of the evidence in question. with tender notice no. 700728-2026 published on 12 Oct 2026. The tender is due to expire on 17 Nov 2026. This tender is sourced from TED Europa and is eligible for suppliers interested in Technical support services. Interested bidders can obtain further information including complete bid documents or ways to participate by registering on Tender Impulse and referencing via Tender Impulse ID 15407460.