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Framework agreement with a single operator concerning the digital newsstand service on a structured platform for the supply of newspapers, periodicals and ancillary services
Accordo quadro con un unico operatore avente ad oggetto il Servizio di edicola digitale su piattaforma strutturata per la fornitura di quotidiani, periodici e servizi accessori — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 18 November at 12:00 — 17 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
- Offer and evidence in: Italian.
- Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
What the buyer is looking for
Framework agreement with a single economic operator pursuant to Article 59(3) of the Code concerning the digital newsstand service on a structured platform for the supply of newspapers, periodicals and ancillary services, including start-up phase, management and reporting system and remote assistance service (Help Desk). In particular, the service requested concerns the provision of a technological infrastructure accessible via the web and via apps for consulting Italian and foreign newspapers, periodicals and publications in digital format (pdf and/or web content of separate newspapers for reading groups) from a single access point (consultation on any device) and with a centralised delivery and management system for digital subscriptions. The service also includes the following ancillary services: - management of utilities, ratings and Reading Groups ; - reporting; - assistance and…
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… help desk; - start-up and configuration activities. The provision of the service must be continuous 24/7 for the entire duration of the contract. The service must be delivered via cloud infrastructure, with centralized authentication and unified account management. For the detailed description of the technical and functional characteristics of the service as well as the methods of execution of the same, please refer to the attached technical documentation. · The total estimated value of the contract is EUR 3 315 504.00 (three million three hundred and fifteen thousand and four hundred and four/00), excluding VAT and other taxes and statutory contributions, with security costs for interference risks of EUR 0.00 (zero/00), for the maximum duration, including an extension option, of 36 months. This overall value is broken down as follows: EUR 1 991 716.00 for a basic period of 24 months, consisting of: (i) EUR 1 511 716.00, of which unit prices for individual subscription activations are subject to a reduction; (ii) EUR 480 000.00 as platform management fee, reporting and assistance, to be subject to a reduction; or € 1,323,788.00 for the optional duration of a further 12 months, consisting of: (i) €1,083,788.00, of which unit prices for individual subscription activations are subject to a reduction; (ii) EUR 240 000.00 as platform management fee, reporting and assistance, to be subject to a reduction; - with reference to activations, the estimated amount represents a ceiling on expenditure not subject to a reduction and not binding on Rai, up to which the services covered by the Framework Agreement may be commissioned, by issuing specific ‘implementation contracts’, the amount of which is determined by applying the contractual prices resulting from the reduction offered in the tender to the number of activations of subscriptions required.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 0% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (11 awards since 2024, spread over 11 companies). That is well below the sector norm (18%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 11 awards since 2024
- The award came in at a median 58% of the estimated value (9 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 70%.n = 9
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (11 procedures with a bid count); 27% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 11
- Across 8 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Trade register enrolment (7 of 8), References: services (5 of 8), References: supplies (3 of 8), Professional register enrolment (3 of 8).n = 8
- Not one of the 11 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 1%.n = 11
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 01/11/2026.
What you must prove — eligibility criteria
Aver correttamente eseguito, nell’ambito degli ultimi 10 (dieci) anni antecedenti la data di pubblicazione del Bando di gara sulla Banca dati nazionale dei contratti pubblici dell’ANAC, servizi analoghi a quello oggetto della presente procedura di gara, con u… read in fullcollapse
Tender documents — direct download
Who has won at this buyer so far
Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| ALFANO LEGNAMI | 1 | 2026 |
| DATA STAMPA S.R.L. | 1 | 2025 |
| LAVANDERIA BRUNELLI | 1 | 2026 |
| UNIGUM | 1 | 2025 |
| DBG SERVICE | 1 | 2026 |
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 1,377 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 38 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 34 (median of 3,981 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In Italy · IT services, 81 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 6,237 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, Belgium.
Submission language: Italian.
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