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PaloAlto U42 National Security Reporting (U42NatSec) Annual Subscription
Ročné predplatné služby PaloAlto U42 National Security Reporting (U42NatSec) — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 16 November at 09:00 — 15 days left.
- You submit on ÚVO / EVO — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- Offer and evidence in: Slovak.
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
What the buyer is looking for
The subject of the contract is the provision of an annual subscription to the PaloAlto U42 National Security Reporting (U42NatSec) service. It is an advanced cyber threat intelligence (Cyber Threat Intelligence) service aimed at state-backed APT groups, their tools, techniques, procedures, malware infrastructure, vulnerabilities, and ongoing cyber campaigns.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 8% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (13 awards since 2021, spread over 5 companies). That is well below the sector norm (42%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 13 awards since 2021
- 47% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (6 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 91%.n = 6
- 31% of awards went to companies from abroad (13 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 17%.n = 13
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (10 procedures with a bid count); 40% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 10
- 0% of the bids received came from other countries (6 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 3%.n = 6
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.
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on this page), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in Slovak.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ZSE Energia, a.s. | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| MET Slovakia, a. s. | 1 | 2025 |
| Energetika Slovensko, a. s. | 1 | 2025 |
| DPDC.SK s. r. o. | 1 | 2026 |
| Asseco Central Europe, a. s. | 1 | 2026 |
Contracting authority contact
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 582 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 32 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 30 (median of 773 procedures). A normal window for this market.
The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.
Foreign bidders
In Slovakia · IT services, 21 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 582 recorded awards) — mostly from Czechia, Austria, Poland.
Submission language: Slovak.
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