CMS | All eyes on EUR 170 million plus tender for Romanian government private cloud

The Romanian Ministry of Economy, Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship, and Tourism (MEDAT) recently announced a more than EUR 170 million procurement procedure for services related to the migration of IT applications to the Romanian Government Private Cloud (CPG) within the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). The contracting authority for this procurement is the Authority for Digitalisation of Romania, an entity operating under the aegis of MEDAT.

The Government Cloud represents the foundational infrastructure for the digitalisation of public administration and is a critical element in Romania’s ongoing digital transformation process, essential to the country’s transition to a secure, dynamic digital economy aligned with the EU’s strategic directives on data governance.

In this context, the procurement initiative entails a strategic investment, exceeding EUR 170 million in PNRR funds, aimed at migrating no fewer than 30 state-run IT applications to a modern third millennium digital infrastructure. The procurement documentation has been prepared in collaboration with experts from the World Bank to ensure compliance with the highest technological standards. Additionally, comprehensive cybersecurity measures will be implemented throughout the migration process, with the objective of updating legacy IT applications to meet the technological requirements set forth for 2025.

The call for tenders has already been published on the Electronic Public Procurement System (SEAP), with a deadline of 12 March 2025 for the submission of bids (unless extended).

The procurement procedure will be conducted by means of an open tender, with the award criterion being the “best value for money”. The procurement is divided into the following two distinct lots:

• Lot 1: Services for the migration of applications to the CPG, for which a framework agreement will be concluded with a maximum of 20 qualified bidders;