1.
Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name
:
NORDUnet
1.1.
Buyer
Official name
:
Vetenskapsrådet (Swedish Research Council) – Sunet Division
Legal type of the buyer
:
Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority
:
Education
2.
Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title
:
SUNET Cloud Storage Procurement 2025
Description
:
The procurement concerns the acquisition of cloud storage and collaboration services for the Swedish Research Council’s unit Sunet, to be provided under NORDUnet’s Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Cloud Storage Collaboration and Synchronisation Services. The contract is awarded to Box under the DPS framework and covers the provision of secure cloud storage, user collaboration, and data management for Swedish higher education and research institutions. The procurement ensures continued access to compliant, scalable, and GDPR-aligned storage services for participating organisations.
Procedure identifier
:
d8202c84-3e31-4675-bc49-557ab8de6c9f
Type of procedure
:
Other multiple stage procedure
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract
:
Services
Main classification
(
cpv
):
72500000
Computer-related services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere
Additional information
:
Service delivery covers all Swedish higher education and research institutions, with coordination by Sunet (Swedish Research Council) in Stockholm.
2.1.4.
General information
Additional information
:
This procurement concerns a call-off under NORDUnet’s Dynamic Purchasing System for Cloud Storage Collaboration and Synchronisation Services (CSS DPS).
Legal basis
:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Applicable cross-border law
:
The procurement is conducted under Danish procurement law (Lov om offentlige indkøb) implementing Directive 2014/24/EU, managed by NORDUnet A/S as the contracting authority under the Dynamic Purchasing System for Cloud Storage Collaboration and Synchronisation Services.
5.
Lot
5.1.
Lot
:
LOT-0000
Title
:
SUNET Cloud Storage Procurement 2025
Description
:
The procurement concerns the acquisition of cloud storage and collaboration services for the Swedish Research Council’s unit Sunet, to be provided under NORDUnet’s Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Cloud Storage Collaboration and Synchronisation Services. The contract is awarded to Box under the DPS framework and covers the provision of secure cloud storage, user collaboration, and data management for Swedish higher education and research institutions. The procurement ensures continued access to compliant, scalable, and GDPR-aligned storage services for participating organisations.
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract
:
Services
Main classification
(
cpv
):
72500000
Computer-related services
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere
Additional information
:
Service delivery covers all Swedish higher education and research institutions, with coordination by Sunet (Swedish Research Council) in Stockholm.
5.1.6.
General information
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
:
no
Additional information
:
This procurement concerns a call-off under NORDUnet’s Dynamic Purchasing System for Cloud Storage Collaboration and Synchronisation Services (CSS DPS).
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
:
Klagenævnet for Udbud
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
:
Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
Organisation whose budget is used to pay for the contract
:
Vetenskapsrådet (Swedish Research Council) – Sunet Division
Organisation executing the payment
:
Vetenskapsrådet (Swedish Research Council) – Sunet Division
Organisation signing the contract
:
Vetenskapsrådet (Swedish Research Council) – Sunet Division
6.
Results
6.1.
Result lot identifier
:
LOT-0000
6.1.2.
Information about winners
Winner
:
Official name
:
Box EMEA Limited
Tender
:
Tender identifier
:
Box EMEA Limited
Identifier of lot or group of lots
:
LOT-0000
Value of the tender
:
23 000 000,00
USD
The tender was ranked
:
yes
Rank in the list of winners
:
1
Contract information
:
Identifier of the contract
:
SUNET-CSS-Box-2025-01
Title
:
Service Agreement_SUNET_CSS_Sunet_Box_[2025]
Information about European Union funds
:
Organisation signing the contract
:
Vetenskapsrådet (Swedish Research Council) – Sunet Division
8.
Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name
:
NORDUnet
Registration number
:
17490346
Postal address
:
Kastruplundgade 22, 1.
Town
:
Kastrup
Postcode
:
2770
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Byen København
(
DK011
)
Country
:
Denmark
Contact point
:
Michelle Toudal Offersen
Telephone
:
+45 51886068
Roles of this organisation
:
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official name
:
Klagenævnet for Udbud
Registration number
:
37795526
Postal address
:
Toldboden 2
Town
:
Viborg
Postcode
:
8800
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Vestjylland
(
DK041
)
Country
:
Denmark
Contact point
:
Klagenævnet for Udbud
Telephone
:
+45 72405600
Roles of this organisation
:
Review organisation
8.1.
ORG-0003
Official name
:
Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
Registration number
:
10294819
Postal address
:
Carl Jacobsens Vej 35
Town
:
Valby
Postcode
:
2500
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Byen København
(
DK011
)
Country
:
Denmark
Contact point
:
Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
Telephone
:
+45 41715000
Roles of this organisation
:
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
8.1.
ORG-0004
Official name
:
Vetenskapsrådet (Swedish Research Council) – Sunet Division
Registration number
:
SE2021005208
Department
:
Sunet
Postal address
:
Tulegatan 11
Town
:
Stockholm
Postcode
:
113 53
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Stockholms län
(
SE110
)
Country
:
Sweden
Contact point
:
Thomas Sevilä
Telephone
:
+46 707 173 507
Roles of this organisation
:
Buyer
Central purchasing body acquiring supplies and/or services intended for other buyers
Organisation signing the contract
Organisation whose budget is used to pay for the contract
Organisation executing the payment
8.1.
ORG-0005
Official name
:
Box EMEA Limited
Size of the economic operator
:
Large
Registration number
:
Company No. 07027913
Postal address
:
The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street
Town
:
London
Postcode
:
SE1 9SG
Country
:
United Kingdom
Contact point
:
Anthony Prior
Roles of this organisation
:
Tenderer
Winner of these lots
:
LOT-0000
8.1.
ORG-0006
Official name
:
Mercell Holding ASA
Registration number
:
980921565
Postal address
:
Askekroken 11
Town
:
Oslo
Postcode
:
0277
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Oslo
(
NO081
)
Country
:
Norway
Contact point
:
eSender
Telephone
:
+47 21018800
Fax
:
+47 21018801
Roles of this organisation
:
TED eSender
Notice information
Notice identifier/version
:
769f61cd-094a-4b80-84bd-6c20d23fbf65
-
01
Form type
:
Direct award preannouncement
Notice type
:
Voluntary ex-ante transparency notice
Notice subtype
:
25
Notice dispatch date
:
04/11/2025
12:20:47 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Notice dispatch date (eSender)
:
04/11/2025
12:27:01 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Languages in which this notice is officially available
:
English
Notice publication number
:
732726-2025
OJ S issue number
:
213/2025
Publication date
:
05/11/2025