<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><ContractAwardNotice xmlns="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:ContractAwardNotice-2" xmlns:cac="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2" xmlns:cbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2" xmlns:ccts-cct="urn:un:unece:uncefact:data:specification:CoreComponentTypeSchemaModule:2" xmlns:efac="http://data.europa.eu/p27/eforms-ubl-extension-aggregate-components/1" xmlns:efbc="http://data.europa.eu/p27/eforms-ubl-extension-basic-components/1" xmlns:efext="http://data.europa.eu/p27/eforms-ubl-extensions/1" xmlns:ext="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonExtensionComponents-2" xmlns:qdt="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:QualifiedDataTypes-2" 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schemeName="organization">ORG-0004</cbc:ID></cac:PartyIdentification></cac:Party></cac:ServiceProviderParty></cac:Party></cac:ContractingParty><cac:TenderingTerms><cac:ProcurementLegislationDocumentReference><cbc:ID>vgv</cbc:ID></cac:ProcurementLegislationDocumentReference></cac:TenderingTerms><cac:TenderingProcess><!--BT-105-Procedure (Order: 06)--><cbc:ProcedureCode listName="procurement-procedure-type">neg-wo-call</cbc:ProcedureCode><cac:ProcessJustification><!--BT-136-Procedure (Order: 03)--><cbc:ProcessReasonCode listName="direct-award-justification">technical</cbc:ProcessReasonCode><!--BT-135-Procedure (Order: 04)--><cbc:ProcessReason languageID="DEU">§ 14, Abs. 4, Ziff. 5 VgV: Es werden zusätzliche Lieferleistungen des ursprünglichen Auftragnehmers beschafft, die zur teilweisen Erneuerung / Erweiterung bereits erbrachter Leistungen bestimmt sind. Ein Wechsel des Unternehmens würde dazu führen, dass eine Leistung mit unterschiedlichen technischen Merkmalen gekauft werden müsste und dies eine technische Unvereinbarkeit oder unverhältnismäßige technische Schwierigkeiten bei Gebrauch und Wartung mit sich bringen würde.</cbc:ProcessReason></cac:ProcessJustification></cac:TenderingProcess><cac:ProcurementProject><!--BT-22-Procedure (Order: 02)--><cbc:ID>2025001823SIS</cbc:ID><!--BT-21-Procedure (Order: 03)--><cbc:Name languageID="DEU">Nutzungsrecht der Quentic Plattform für die KTE</cbc:Name><!--BT-24-Procedure (Order: 04)--><cbc:Description languageID="DEU">Nutzungsrecht der Quentic Plattform im SaaS -Modell im Zeitraum vom 01.03.2026 bis 28.02.2030</cbc:Description><!--BT-23-Procedure (Order: 05)--><cbc:ProcurementTypeCode listName="contract-nature">services</cbc:ProcurementTypeCode><cac:RequestedTenderTotal><!--BT-27-Procedure (Order: 02)--><cbc:EstimatedOverallContractAmount 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