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−Gelet op het feit dat MATLAB een tool is die ontwikkeld werd door The MathWorks BV voor numerieke berekeningen en matrix rekenen;
−Gelet op het feit dat enkel The MathWorks licenties kan verlenen voor de door hen ontwikkelde tool;
−Gelet op het feit dat MATLAB organisatiewijd gebruikt wordt binnen Flanders Make vzw;
−Gelet op het feit dat Flanders Make vzw met behulp van deze softwarepakketten eigen methodologieën en modellen heeft ontwikkeld en het veranderen van de softwarepakketten het overboord gooien van de ganse methodologie en alle modellen tot gevolg zou hebben;
−Gelet op het feit dat MATLAB gebruikt wordt door de universitaire partners van Flanders Make vzw (bijvoorbeeld: KU Leuven);
−Gelet op de interne en externe interoperabiliteitseisen van het wetenschappelijk onderzoek dat door Flanders Make vzw en haar (universitaire) partners wordt gevoerd;
−Gelet op het feit dat mededinging ontbreekt omdat de firma The MathWorks BV de ontwikkelaar is van de softwarepakketten MATLAB en de bijhorende toolboxen en zij bijgevolg de houder zijn van de exclusieve intellectuele eigendomsrechten op MATLAB;
−Gelet op het feit dat de firma The MathWorks BV de enige aanbieder in de Benelux is van gebruikerslicenties en onderhoudsdiensten;
−Gelet op het feit dat er geen redelijke alternatieven bestaan en dat een eventuele omschakeling naar een ander softwarepakket zou leiden tot de noodzaak om alle ontwikkelde programma’s en modellen naar een geheel nieuwe programmeeromgeving en -code om te zetten en dat dit een intensieve inzet van medewerkers zou betekenen alsook een intensieve opleiding voor de gebruikers, maar ook een incompatibiliteit met de softwarepakketten van de (universitaire) onderzoekspartners;</cbc:ProcessReason><cbc:ProcessReason languageID="ENG">The motivation for invoking this exceptional procedure and for contacting only one company (The MathWorks BV) is the following:
- Considering that MATLAB is a tool developed by The MathWorks BV for numerical computations and matrix calculations;
- Considering that only The MathWorks can grant licenses for the tool they have developed;
- Considering that MATLAB is used organisation‑wide within Flanders Make vzw;
- Considering that Flanders Make vzw has developed its own methodologies and models using these software packages, and that changing the software packages would result in discarding the entire methodology and all models;
- Considering that MATLAB is used by the university partners of Flanders Make vzw (for example: KU Leuven);
- Considering the internal and external interoperability requirements of the scientific research conducted by Flanders Make vzw and its (university) partners;
- Considering that competition is absent because The MathWorks BV is the developer of the MATLAB software packages and the associated toolboxes, and consequently holds the exclusive intellectual property rights to MATLAB;
- Considering that The MathWorks BV is the sole provider in the Benelux of user licences and maintenance services;
- Considering that no reasonable alternatives exist and that any transition to another software package would require converting all developed programs and models to an entirely new programming environment and code, which would demand intensive staff effort as well as extensive user training, and would also result in incompatibility with the software packages used by the (university) research partners</cbc:ProcessReason></cac:ProcessJustification></cac:TenderingProcess><cac:ProcurementProject><cbc:ID schemeName="InternalID">WOO-FM2025-071</cbc:ID><cbc:Name languageID="ENG">This framework agreement covers the MATLAB service fee for the years 2026–2029 and the purchase of toolboxes etc.</cbc:Name><cbc:Name languageID="NLD">Raamovereenkomst voor de servicekost MATLAB 2026-2027-2028-2029 en de aankoop van toolboxes etc.</cbc:Name><cbc:Description languageID="NLD">• De aankoop van NNU en floating licenties voor MATLAB software; • De aankoop van toolboxen; • De jaarlijkse vernieuwing van de Software Maintenance Service </cbc:Description><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">This contract concerns a framework agreement for the purchase of NNU and floating licences for MATLAB software, the purchase of toolboxes, and the annual renewal of the Software Maintenance Service.</cbc:Description><cbc:ProcurementTypeCode listName="contract-nature">services</cbc:ProcurementTypeCode><cac:MainCommodityClassification><cbc:ItemClassificationCode listName="cpv">72000000</cbc:ItemClassificationCode></cac:MainCommodityClassification><cac:RealizedLocation><cac:Address><cbc:CountrySubentityCode listName="nuts">BE224</cbc:CountrySubentityCode><cac:Country><cbc:IdentificationCode listName="country">BEL</cbc:IdentificationCode></cac:Country></cac:Address></cac:RealizedLocation></cac:ProcurementProject><cac:ProcurementProjectLot><cbc:ID schemeName="Lot">LOT-0001</cbc:ID><cac:TenderingTerms><ext:UBLExtensions><ext:UBLExtension><ext:ExtensionContent><efext:EformsExtension><efac:StrategicProcurement><efbc:ApplicableLegalBasis listName="cvd-scope">false</efbc:ApplicableLegalBasis></efac:StrategicProcurement></efext:EformsExtension></ext:ExtensionContent></ext:UBLExtension></ext:UBLExtensions><cbc:FundingProgramCode listName="eu-funded">eu-funds</cbc:FundingProgramCode><cac:AwardingTerms><cac:AwardingCriterion><cac:SubordinateAwardingCriterion><ext:UBLExtensions><ext:UBLExtension><ext:ExtensionContent><efext:EformsExtension><efac:AwardCriterionParameter><efbc:ParameterCode listName="number-weight">poi-exa</efbc:ParameterCode><efbc:ParameterNumeric>100</efbc:ParameterNumeric></efac:AwardCriterionParameter></efext:EformsExtension></ext:ExtensionContent></ext:UBLExtension></ext:UBLExtensions><cbc:AwardingCriterionTypeCode listName="award-criterion-type">price</cbc:AwardingCriterionTypeCode><cbc:Description languageID="NLD">Inventaris</cbc:Description><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">Inventory</cbc:Description></cac:SubordinateAwardingCriterion></cac:AwardingCriterion></cac:AwardingTerms><cac:AppealTerms><cac:PresentationPeriod><cbc:Description languageID="NLD">Zoals wettelijk vastgelegd</cbc:Description><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">As stipulated by law</cbc:Description></cac:PresentationPeriod><cac:AppealReceiverParty><cac:PartyIdentification><cbc:ID schemeName="organization">ORG-0004</cbc:ID></cac:PartyIdentification></cac:AppealReceiverParty></cac:AppealTerms></cac:TenderingTerms><cac:TenderingProcess><cbc:GovernmentAgreementConstraintIndicator>false</cbc:GovernmentAgreementConstraintIndicator><cac:AuctionTerms><cbc:AuctionConstraintIndicator>false</cbc:AuctionConstraintIndicator></cac:AuctionTerms><cac:FrameworkAgreement><cac:SubsequentProcessTenderRequirement><cbc:Name>buyer-categories</cbc:Name></cac:SubsequentProcessTenderRequirement></cac:FrameworkAgreement><cac:ContractingSystem><cbc:ContractingSystemTypeCode listName="framework-agreement">none</cbc:ContractingSystemTypeCode></cac:ContractingSystem><cac:ContractingSystem><cbc:ContractingSystemTypeCode listName="dps-usage">none</cbc:ContractingSystemTypeCode></cac:ContractingSystem></cac:TenderingProcess><cac:ProcurementProject><cbc:ID schemeName="InternalID">1</cbc:ID><cbc:Name languageID="NLD">WOO-FM2025-071 - 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