Tender · Estonia
Software development, maintenance, technical support and development resources framework
Riigi Kaitseinvesteeringute Keskus Sihtasutus CR14 · published 28 Jul 2026 · · Source ↗
Deadline01 Sep 2026 14 days left
Budget / value€20.0m
estimated value (procedure): EUR 20,000,000
Statusopen
CPV72200000
Why it matters
A EUR 20m multi-lot IT/software framework from Estonia's defence investment centre covering development, maintenance, support and consultancy is a sizeable, recurring opportunity for software firms serving defence IT systems, not a niche capability tender.
Do this: Register interest via the Estonian TED notice and review the procurement documents to determine which of the four service categories (development, maintenance/support, new software delivery, consultancy) fits your capability, then submit a bid before 2026-09-01.
Route: direct bid · For: Established SME suppliers & subsystem makersIndustrial firms entering defenceBid & funding consultancies
Summary
The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (Riigi Kaitseinvesteeringute Keskus / Sihtasutus CR14) is tendering a framework covering software development (feature extensions), maintenance and technical support for existing systems, delivery of entirely new software solutions, and consultancy services (business/usability analysis, technical documentation). Estimated framework value is EUR 20,000,000. Bids are due 2026-09-01; eligibility and exclusion criteria are set out in the procurement documents.
Eligibility
See procurement documents for exclusion grounds and qualification requirements; open EU tender under Directive 2014/24/EU.
Source text (raw, may be non-English)
Tarkvaraarendus koos hooldustööde, tehnilise toe ja arendusressursi hankimisega / Kõrvaldamise alused ja kvalifitseerimistingimused: Vaata hanke alusdokumentidest Juba olemasolevate süsteemide tarkvara arendused (jätkuarendused) hankimine. Jätkuarenduste all mõistetakse tarkvarale eeskätt uute kliendispetsiifiliste funktsionaalsuste loomist või on tegu mittefunktsionaalsete nõuete tõttu tellitava arendusressursiga, mis ei ole tavapärane tarkvara hooldustegevus näiteks eeskätt infosüsteemi tarkvarakomponentide versiooniuuenduste kaudu (turbehaavatavuste lahendamine funktsionaalususi lisamata vms). / Kõrvaldamise alused ja kvalifitseerimistingimused: Vaata hanke alusdokumentidest Juba olemasolevate süsteemide tarkvaraliste lahenduste hooldustööd koos tehnilise toe pakkumisega hankimine. Hooldustööde all mõistetakse eeskätt tarkvaralahenduse värskendamist, näiteks infosüsteemis sisalduvate tarkvarakomponentide uuendamist turbehaavatavuste lahendamise eesmärgil või väiksemate hooldustegevuses lahendatavate paranduste tegemine tarkvarale. Tehnilise toe pakkumine hõlmab eeskätt teenustaseme reageerimisaegades ja kriitilisustasemetes tehnilise toe pakkumist, mis pakub sihipärase kasutamise võimekuse tarkvarale selle loodud funktsionaalsustes ja mittefunktsionaalsete nõuete tingimustes. / Kõrvaldamise alused ja kvalifitseerimistingimused: Vaata hanke alusdokumentidest Täiesti uue tarkvaralise terviklahenduse hankimine. Terviklahenduse pakkumise all mõistetakse eeskätt arendus- ja juurutuspakkumuse esitamist äri- ja kasutatavusanalüüsi nõuete pinnalt (vähemalt eelanalüüsi põhjal). Detailanalüüs võib sisalduda terviklahenduse pakkumuse skoobis, kui seotud hankes on selliselt nimetatud. / Kõrvaldamise alused ja kvalifitseerimistingimused: Vaata hanke alusdokumentidest Konsultatsiooni teenuse hankimine (tehnilise lahenduse koostamine, tehniline dokumentatsioon jm). Konsultatsiooni all mõistetakse eeskätt äri- ja kasutatavuse analüüsi/tehnilise dokumentatsiooni koostamist, mis sisaldab näiteks protsesside kaardistamist, kasutuslugude ja nõuete kirjeldamist, kasutajaliidese (UI) prototüüpide loomist ja testimist, tulevase infosüsteemi arhitektuurilise pildi ja prototüübi loomist, andmete migratsiooniplaani loomist, sh andmete kvaliteedi, turvanõuete ja arhitektuuri määratlemine jne. / Kõrvaldamise alused ja kvalifitseerimistingimused: Vaata hanke alusdokumentidest
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