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Ms. Edina Kinga Toth under edinakinga.toth@50hertz.com. Bidder questions can be submitted until Friday, 02.06.2025, end of day via Ariba by using the given template. Deadline for offers: Monday, 16.06.2025, end of day via Ariba (Make sure to request the access to the platform at least 2 weeks before the deadline for offer submission, in case you would face any technical issues. The bidder is responsible for resolving such issues directly with the Ariba Sourcing support). 
The offers must be submitted in English.

In the scope of this call for tenders we aim to find service providers who can deliver the services described in the Specifications document - Product and Digital Consulting Services for EGAF. This concerns signing a framework agreement with the following transmission system operators: 50Hertz Transmission GmbH (hereinafter 50Hertz), Elia Transmission Belgium (Elia) and Elia Group. 

There are altogether two lots:

Lot 1: Product Consultancy Service
Lot 2: Software Development Consultancy for Internal Developer Portals</cbc:Description><cbc:ProcurementTypeCode listName="contract-nature">services</cbc:ProcurementTypeCode><cac:MainCommodityClassification><cbc:ItemClassificationCode listName="cpv">72000000</cbc:ItemClassificationCode></cac:MainCommodityClassification><cac:RealizedLocation><cbc:Description languageID="DEU">Berlin and remote</cbc:Description><cac:Address><cbc:CountrySubentityCode listName="nuts-lvl3">DE300</cbc:CountrySubentityCode><cac:Country><cbc:IdentificationCode listName="country">DEU</cbc:IdentificationCode></cac:Country></cac:Address></cac:RealizedLocation><cac:RealizedLocation><cbc:Description languageID="DEU">Brussels and remote</cbc:Description><cac:Address><cbc:CountrySubentityCode listName="nuts-lvl3">BE100</cbc:CountrySubentityCode><cac:Country><cbc:IdentificationCode 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listName="selection-criteria-source">epo-notice</cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode></cac:SpecificTendererRequirement></cac:TendererQualificationRequest><cac:TendererQualificationRequest><cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode listName="missing-info-submission">late-none</cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode></cac:SpecificTendererRequirement></cac:TendererQualificationRequest><cac:ContractExecutionRequirement><cbc:ExecutionRequirementCode listName="esignature-submission">true</cbc:ExecutionRequirementCode></cac:ContractExecutionRequirement><cac:AwardingTerms><cbc:FollowupContractIndicator>false</cbc:FollowupContractIndicator><cbc:BindingOnBuyerIndicator>true</cbc:BindingOnBuyerIndicator><cac:AwardingCriterion><cbc:CalculationExpression languageID="DEU">see tender documents</cbc:CalculationExpression></cac:AwardingCriterion></cac:AwardingTerms><cac:AdditionalInformationParty><cac:PartyIdentification><cbc:ID schemeName="organization">ORG-0000</cbc:ID></cac:PartyIdentification></cac:AdditionalInformationParty><cac:DocumentProviderParty><cac:PartyIdentification><cbc:ID schemeName="organization">ORG-0000</cbc:ID></cac:PartyIdentification></cac:DocumentProviderParty><cac:Language><cbc:ID>ENG</cbc:ID></cac:Language></cac:TenderingTerms><cac:TenderingProcess><ext:UBLExtensions><ext:UBLExtension><ext:ExtensionContent><efext:EformsExtension><efbc:ProcedureRelaunchIndicator>false</efbc:ProcedureRelaunchIndicator></efext:EformsExtension></ext:ExtensionContent></ext:UBLExtension></ext:UBLExtensions><cbc:SubmissionMethodCode listName="esubmission">required</cbc:SubmissionMethodCode><cac:TenderSubmissionDeadlinePeriod><cbc:EndDate>2025-06-16+02:00</cbc:EndDate><cbc:EndTime>23:59:00+02:00</cbc:EndTime></cac:TenderSubmissionDeadlinePeriod><cac:AdditionalInformationRequestPeriod><cbc:EndDate>2025-06-02+02:00</cbc:EndDate><cbc:EndTime>23:59:00+02:00</cbc:EndTime></cac:AdditionalInformationRequestPeriod></cac:TenderingProcess><cac:ProcurementProject><cbc:ID schemeName="InternalID">522-01-2025/Lot1</cbc:ID><cbc:Name languageID="DEU">Lot 1: Product Consultancy Service: strategic advisory provision to internal Elia Group product owners in order to ensure successful product delivery.</cbc:Name><cbc:Description languageID="DEU">Please find detailed information in the Specifications and other tender documents under the following link: https://eliagroup.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/EFSS/EFSS/EpEUa_-PPAdFlVcpHYGQq-ABJ5Eda9RMt5aiPvsPYQh3gQ?e=uUm1Pi</cbc:Description><cbc:ProcurementTypeCode 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Contract duration: 3 years and two times 1 year optional prolongation</cbc:Note><cac:ProcurementAdditionalType><cbc:ProcurementTypeCode listName="strategic-procurement">none</cbc:ProcurementTypeCode></cac:ProcurementAdditionalType><cac:MainCommodityClassification><cbc:ItemClassificationCode listName="cpv">72000000</cbc:ItemClassificationCode></cac:MainCommodityClassification><cac:RealizedLocation><cac:Address><cbc:CountrySubentityCode listName="nuts-lvl3">DE300</cbc:CountrySubentityCode><cac:Country><cbc:IdentificationCode listName="country">DEU</cbc:IdentificationCode></cac:Country></cac:Address></cac:RealizedLocation><cac:RealizedLocation><cac:Address><cbc:CountrySubentityCode listName="nuts-lvl3">BE100</cbc:CountrySubentityCode><cac:Country><cbc:IdentificationCode listName="country">BEL</cbc:IdentificationCode></cac:Country></cac:Address></cac:RealizedLocation></cac:ProcurementProject></cac:ProcurementProjectLot><cac:ProcurementProjectLot><cbc:ID 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