<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><ContractNotice xmlns="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:ContractNotice-2" xmlns:cac="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2" xmlns:cbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-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"><ext:UBLExtensions><ext:UBLExtension><ext:ExtensionContent><efext:EformsExtension><efbc:TransmissionDate>2024-02-01+00:00</efbc:TransmissionDate><efbc:TransmissionTime>14:34:50+00:00</efbc:TransmissionTime><efac:NoticeSubType><cbc:SubTypeCode listName="notice-subtype">16</cbc:SubTypeCode></efac:NoticeSubType><efac:Organizations><efac:Organization><efac:Company><cbc:WebsiteURI>https://www.geant.org</cbc:WebsiteURI><cac:PartyIdentification><cbc:ID schemeName="organization">ORG-0001</cbc:ID></cac:PartyIdentification><cac:PartyName><cbc:Name languageID="ENG">GEANT Vereniging</cbc:Name></cac:PartyName><cac:PostalAddress><cbc:StreetName>Hoekenrode 3</cbc:StreetName><cbc:CityName>Amsterdam</cbc:CityName><cbc:PostalZone>1102 BR</cbc:PostalZone><cbc:CountrySubentityCode listName="nuts">NL329</cbc:CountrySubentityCode><cac:Country><cbc:IdentificationCode listName="country">NLD</cbc:IdentificationCode></cac:Country></cac:PostalAddress><cac:PartyLegalEntity><cbc:CompanyID schemeID="002">GEANT Vereniging</cbc:CompanyID></cac:PartyLegalEntity><cac:Contact><cbc:Name>Olaf Verschoor</cbc:Name><cbc:Telephone>+31611299145</cbc:Telephone><cbc:ElectronicMail>olaf.verschoor@geant.org</cbc:ElectronicMail></cac:Contact></efac:Company></efac:Organization></efac:Organizations><efac:Publication><efbc:NoticePublicationID schemeName="ojs-notice-id">00075674-2024</efbc:NoticePublicationID><efbc:GazetteID schemeName="ojs-id">25/2024</efbc:GazetteID><efbc:PublicationDate>2024-02-05Z</efbc:PublicationDate></efac:Publication></efext:EformsExtension></ext:ExtensionContent></ext:UBLExtension></ext:UBLExtensions><cbc:UBLVersionID>2.3</cbc:UBLVersionID><cbc:CustomizationID>eforms-sdk-1.7</cbc:CustomizationID><cbc:ID schemeName="notice-id">b22f61f7-9ed3-488c-a21b-0300f8bcf4d6</cbc:ID><cbc:ContractFolderID>b08f0709-3b90-48ff-b2d5-8d06c93ad68a</cbc:ContractFolderID><cbc:IssueDate>2024-02-01+00:00</cbc:IssueDate><cbc:IssueTime>14:32:48+00:00</cbc:IssueTime><cbc:VersionID>01</cbc:VersionID><cbc:RegulatoryDomain>32014L0024</cbc:RegulatoryDomain><cbc:NoticeTypeCode listName="competition">cn-standard</cbc:NoticeTypeCode><cbc:NoticeLanguageCode>ENG</cbc:NoticeLanguageCode><cac:ContractingParty><cac:ContractingPartyType><cbc:PartyTypeCode listName="buyer-legal-type">int-org</cbc:PartyTypeCode></cac:ContractingPartyType><cac:ContractingActivity><cbc:ActivityTypeCode listName="authority-activity">education</cbc:ActivityTypeCode></cac:ContractingActivity><cac:Party><cac:PartyIdentification><cbc:ID schemeName="organization">ORG-0001</cbc:ID></cac:PartyIdentification></cac:Party></cac:ContractingParty><cac:TenderingTerms><cac:TendererQualificationRequest><cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode listName="exclusion-ground">bankr-nat</cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">To be actively decided on by a contracting authority or contracting entity</cbc:Description></cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode listName="exclusion-ground">bankruptcy</cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">To be actively decided on by a contracting authority or contracting entity</cbc:Description></cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode listName="exclusion-ground">corruption</cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">Has the economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or
supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for one of the reasons listed above, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable</cbc:Description></cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode listName="exclusion-ground">cred-arran</cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">To be actively decided on by a contracting authority or contracting entity</cbc:Description></cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode listName="exclusion-ground">crime-org</cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">Has the economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or
supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for one of the reasons listed above, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable</cbc:Description></cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode listName="exclusion-ground">distorsion</cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">To be actively decided on by a contracting authority or contracting entity</cbc:Description></cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode listName="exclusion-ground">envir-law</cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">To be actively decided on by a contracting authority or contracting entity</cbc:Description></cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode listName="exclusion-ground">finan-laund</cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">Has the economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or
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supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for one of the reasons listed above, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable</cbc:Description></cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode listName="exclusion-ground">human-traffic</cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">Has the economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or
supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for one of the reasons listed above, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable</cbc:Description></cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode listName="exclusion-ground">insolvency</cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">To be actively decided on by a contracting authority or contracting entity</cbc:Description></cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode listName="exclusion-ground">labour-law</cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">To be actively decided on by a contracting authority or contracting entity</cbc:Description></cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode listName="exclusion-ground">liq-admin</cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">To be actively decided on by a contracting authority or contracting entity</cbc:Description></cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode listName="exclusion-ground">misrepresent</cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">Exclusion</cbc:Description></cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode listName="exclusion-ground">partic-confl</cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">To be actively decided on by a contracting authority or contracting entity</cbc:Description></cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode listName="exclusion-ground">prep-confl</cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">Exclusion </cbc:Description></cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode listName="exclusion-ground">prof-misconduct</cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">To be actively decided on by a contracting authority or contracting entity</cbc:Description></cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode listName="exclusion-ground">sanction</cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">To be actively decided on by a contracting authority or contracting entity</cbc:Description></cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode listName="exclusion-ground">socsec-law</cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">To be actively decided on by a contracting authority or contracting entity</cbc:Description></cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode listName="exclusion-ground">socsec-pay</cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">Has the economic operator met all its obligations relating to the payment of taxes or social security
contributions, both in the country in which it is established and in Member State of the contracting authority or contracting entity if other than the country of establishment?</cbc:Description></cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode listName="exclusion-ground">susp-act</cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">To be actively decided on by a contracting authority or contracting entity</cbc:Description></cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode listName="exclusion-ground">tax-pay</cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">Has the economic operator met all its obligations relating to the payment of taxes or social security
contributions, both in the country in which it is established and in Member State of the contracting authority or contracting entity if other than the country of establishment?</cbc:Description></cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cac:SpecificTendererRequirement><cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode listName="exclusion-ground">terr-offence</cbc:TendererRequirementTypeCode><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">Has the economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or
supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for one of the reasons listed above, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable</cbc:Description></cac:SpecificTendererRequirement></cac:TendererQualificationRequest></cac:TenderingTerms><cac:TenderingProcess><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">Open Competition for international data capacity services between the end points set out within the Tender documentation, for the purposes of serving the WACREN research and education community in West and Central Africa.</cbc:Description><cbc:ProcedureCode listName="procurement-procedure-type">open</cbc:ProcedureCode><cac:ProcessJustification><cbc:ProcessReasonCode listName="accelerated-procedure">false</cbc:ProcessReasonCode></cac:ProcessJustification></cac:TenderingProcess><cac:ProcurementProject><cbc:ID 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Europe</cbc:Description><cac:Address><cbc:Region>anyw</cbc:Region></cac:Address></cac:RealizedLocation><cac:PlannedPeriod><cbc:DurationMeasure unitCode="YEAR">5</cbc:DurationMeasure></cac:PlannedPeriod></cac:ProcurementProject></cac:ProcurementProjectLot></ContractNotice>