In 2024, the international competition for the next Pan-European Framework Agreement for cloud services – OCRE 2024 will begin. The period for expressing interest is open until December 19th..
GÉANT, which brings together Europe's national research and education networks, has been celebrating successive European-wide framework agreements for commercial cloud services. In Portugal, the FCT has promoted, through its FCCN unit – and in conjunction with the General Secretariat – these Framework Agreements, with the national higher education and research communities.
Framework Agreement. Value and results
Framework Agreements are contractual arrangements provided for in European and national public procurement law. They allow for administrative simplification and economies of scale in costs for the purchasing entities involved.
THE current European Framework Agreement OCRE (Open Clouds for Research Environments) obtained very significant results in Portugal: with 14 national entities contractors. At European level, they are already 800 entities, in 27 countries.
At the beginning of 2024, the OCRE 2024 international competition will take place and – as in previous years – In order to benefit from the contractual conditions of the future framework agreement, all entities must signal their interest by sending an email to:
InfoCloudOcre@fccn.pt
This expression of interest must occur by December 19th.
Advantages and limitations of the Framework Agreement
Adherence to the Framework Agreement does not imply any financial commitment to contract services through the Framework Agreement, nor does it prevent the acquisition of services similar to those covered by the Framework Agreement from suppliers outside the Framework Agreement.
However, the lack of an initial indication of interest prevents the purchase under the Framework AgreementThis makes it impossible to benefit from its advantages, particularly the economies of scale that this Europe-wide agreement will achieve, as well as the guaranteed trust and security.
If you have any questions, please send them to the email address above. You can also find more information about the current Framework Agreement at:
