Germany – Software package and information systems – Rahmenvereinbarung zur Beschaffung von Lizenzen für das Tool CheckMK in Los 1 und korrespondierender Dienstleistung in Los 2

The Südwestrundfunk (SWR), as a public-law broadcasting corporation of the ARD, is absolutely dependent on a functioning IT infrastructure to fulfil its tasks. For efficient process control in the age of digital communication, central elements are necessary to digitally plan, execute, and implement processes both internally and across the ARD. Currently, different software solutions for network management are in use at the Südwestrundfunk and the entitled regional broadcasting corporations. The network management tool CheckMK is already in use across the board for a large number of the entitled parties and is deeply integrated into the system landscape. As part of the ARD structural reform, a comprehensive solution is to be established across the entire ARD. To this end, services for the product CheckMK are to be procured for the Südwestrundfunk and further entitled regional broadcasting corporations. In addition, the entitled parties require further services such as consultations and support in the area of network management and the product CheckMK. The Südwestrundfunk (SWR) as the contracting authority and the entitled broadcasting corporations therefore intend to procure in two lots: • Lot 1: Services for the product CheckMK incl. Support • Lot 2: Development and Consulting in the area of CheckMK The following essential requirements are placed on the services to be provided by the contractor (SWR) / entitled parties: Lot 1: - Contract Framework agreement over the basic term of 24 months - Delivery services Services of the product CheckMK incl. Support on time. - Optional additional services Extension of the framework agreement by 12 to then 36 months Extension of the framework agreement by a further 12 to a total of 48 months Advance payment bond Services according to the requirements of the technical specification (see contract documents and Annex 17 – Performance and Price Sheet for Lot 1) The quantities to be accepted for Lot 1 are shown in the procedural and contractual documents, Chapter 5.6 Quantities to be accepted: Quantities to be accepted Number of services for CheckMK incl. Support: Minimum quantity to be accepted: 1,000,000 units, Planned quantity to be accepted: 1,400,000 units, Optional maximum quantity to be accepted: 1,800,000 units Quantities to be accepted CheckMK Synthetic Monitoring: Minimum quantity to be accepted: 10 units, Planned quantity to be accepted: 200 units, Optional maximum quantity to be accepted: 500 units Quantities to be accepted virtual appliances: Minimum quantity to be accepted: 0 units, Planned quantity to be accepted: 0 units, Optional maximum quantity to be accepted: 1 unit per licence tier up to 600,000 services Lot 2: - Contract Framework agreement over the basic term of 24 months - Services Consulting and support services for the product CheckMK from Lot 1 Development, migration and integration services - Optional additional services Extension of the framework agreement by 12 to then 36 months Extension of the framework agreement by a further 12 to a total of 48 months Services according to the requirements of the technical specification (see contract documents and Annex 21 – Performance and Price Sheet for Lot 2) The quantities to be accepted for Lot 2 are shown in the procedural and contractual documents, Chapter 6.8 Quantities to be accepted: Quantities to be accepted Services in hours: Minimum quantity to be accepted: 200 hours, Planned quantity to be accepted: 400 hours, Optional maximum quantity to be accepted: 600 hours Quantities to be accepted incidental costs flat rate (incl. travel times) per on-site assignment: Minimum quantity to be accepted: 0 hours, Planned quantity to be accepted: 0 hours, Optional maximum quantity to be accepted: 10 hours The start of the framework agreement per lot is planned for 01.03.2027. In addition to the SWR as the contracting authority, the following public-law broadcasting corporations and their subsidiary and associated companies, provided that the participation of the public-law broadcasting corporations is at least 50%, are involved as entitled parties: • Deutschlandradio (DR) • Hessischen Rundfunk (HR) • ARD-Sternpunkt (represented by HR) • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) • Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) • Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg (RBB) • ARD-POC + Text (represented by RBB) • IVZ (represented by RBB) • Saarländischer Rundfunk (SR) • Südwestrundfunk (SWR) • Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) Joint facilities (GSEA) for which the respective entitled party has the lead are also entitled. The aim of the tendering procedure is to conclude a framework agreement per lot. The framework agreements will be concluded with an initial basic term of 24 months and two extension options of a further 12 months each.