65079-2025 - Result
Belgium – Custom software development services – Development, Consultancy and Support for an Age Verification Solution
OJ S 21/2025 30/01/2025
Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Services
1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: European Commission, DG CNECT - Communications Networks, Content and Technology
Email: cnect-tendering@ec.europa.eu
Legal type of the buyer: EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Development, Consultancy and Support for an Age Verification Solution
Description: This procurement will enable users of online web services to prove their age through the presentation of an electronic attestation through a dedicated application (mobile app) in a privacy preserving manner in order to access age restricted content. This mobile app will directly contribute to the implementation of the provisions on protection of minors of the Digital Services Act (DSA). The application will be built in compliance with the emerging technical specifications of the European Digital Identity Wallet (European Digital Identity · GitHub) and integrated into the common specifications of the European Digital Identity Wallet to be provided by Member States further to Regulation (EU) 1183/2024.
Procedure identifier: ae950883-112f-4139-989e-1c8d794bb77a
Previous notice: 622622-2024
Internal identifier: EC-CNECT/2024/OP/0073
Type of procedure: Open
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 72230000 Custom software development services
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 000 000,00 EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis: 
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: Development, Consultancy and Support for an Age Verification Solution
Description: This procurement will enable users of online web services to prove their age through the presentation of an electronic attestation through a dedicated application (mobile app) in a privacy preserving manner in order to access age restricted content. This mobile app will directly contribute to the implementation of the provisions on protection of minors of the Digital Services Act (DSA). The application will be built in compliance with the emerging technical specifications of the European Digital Identity Wallet (European Digital Identity · GitHub) and integrated into the common specifications of the European Digital Identity Wallet to be provided by Member States further to Regulation (EU) 1183/2024.
Internal identifier: EC-CNECT/2024/OP/0073
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 72230000 Custom software development services
Additional classification (cpv): 72254100 Systems testing services, 72222300 Information technology services, 72253000 Helpdesk and support services, 72253200 Systems support services, 72254000 Software testing, 72260000 Software-related services, 72266000 Software consultancy services
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 24 Months
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 000 000,00 EUR
5.1.6.
General information
Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
5.1.10.
Award criteria
Criterion: 
Type: Quality
Description: Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 70
Criterion: 
Type: Price
Description: Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 30
5.1.15.
Techniques
Framework agreement: 
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system: 
No dynamic purchase system
5.1.16.
Further information, mediation and review
Review organisation: Court of Justice of the European Union
Organisation signing the contract: European Commission, DG CNECT - Communications Networks, Content and Technology
TED eSender: European Commission
6. Results
Value of all contracts awarded in this notice: 1 998 000,00 EUR
6.1.
Result lot identifier: LOT-0001
Winner selection status: At least one winner was chosen.
6.1.2.
Information about winners
Winner: 
Leader of tendering party: SCYTALES AB
Official name: T-SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Tender: 
Tender identifier: Joint tender led by SCYTALES AB
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Contract information: 
Identifier of the contract: 4500075543
Date on which the winner was chosen: 20/12/2024
Date of the conclusion of the contract: 28/01/2025
Organisation signing the contract: European Commission, DG CNECT - Communications Networks, Content and Technology
6.1.4.
Statistical information
Received tenders or requests to participate: 
Type of received submissions: Tenders submitted electronically
Number of tenders or requests to participate received: 9
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: European Commission, DG CNECT - Communications Networks, Content and Technology
Registration number: COM
Department: CNECT.G - Data,CNECT.G.3 - Accessibility, Multilingualism and Safer Internet
Postal address: Rue de la Loi 200, Wetstraat 200
Town: Brussels
Postcode: B-1049
Country subdivision (NUTS): Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad (BE100)
Country: Belgium
Email: cnect-tendering@ec.europa.eu
Telephone: +32 2 299 11 11
Internet address: https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/communications-networks-content-and-technology_en
Roles of this organisation: 
Buyer
Organisation signing the contract
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official name: Court of Justice of the European Union
Registration number: CURIA
Postal address: Rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postcode: L-2925
Country subdivision (NUTS): Luxembourg (LU000)
Country: Luxembourg
Email: GC.Registry@curia.europa.eu
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu
Roles of this organisation: 
Review organisation
8.1.
ORG-0003
Official name: European Commission
Registration number: EUCOM
Postal address: Mondrian (CDMA), Rue du Champ de Mars 21
Town: Brussels
Postcode: B-1050
Country subdivision (NUTS): Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad (BE100)
Country: Belgium
Email: cnect-tendering@ec.europa.eu
Telephone: +32 2 299 11 11
Internet address: https://commission.europa.eu/
Roles of this organisation: 
TED eSender
8.1.
ORG-0004
Official name: SCYTALES AB
Registration number: SE556999776901
Postal address: POLYGONVAGEN 53
Town: TABY
Postcode: 187 66
Country subdivision (NUTS): Extra-Regio NUTS 3 (SEZZZ)
Country: Sweden
Email: info@scytales.com
Telephone: +46 709886048
Roles of this organisation: 
Tenderer
Leader of tendering party
Winner of these lots: LOT-0001
8.1.
ORG-0005
Official name: T-SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Registration number: DE118645675
Postal address: HAHNSTRASSE 43D
Town: FRANKFURT AM MAIN
Postcode: 60528
Country subdivision (NUTS): Extra-Regio NUTS 3 (DEZZZ)
Country: Germany
Email: info@t-systems.com
Telephone: +49 69 200600
Roles of this organisation: 
Tenderer
Winner of these lots: LOT-0001
Notice information
Notice identifier/version: 108a19cd-7094-4670-9ad5-fe82569a28fb  -  01
Form type: Result
Notice type: Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 29
Notice dispatch date: 29/01/2025 11:38:22 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 65079-2025
OJ S issue number: 21/2025
Publication date: 30/01/2025