Procurement & contracting

We buy ict and content on the best possible terms and make sure you can use it easily. We also support you in procurement processes we carry out jointly for institutions.

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Victory or dependence? UU and SURF move Microsoft to global adaptation in disk encryption Windows

Magazine

Utrecht University and SURF managed to get Microsoft to make a fundamental change to BitLocker's disk encryption. But what does this mean in the long term for the autonomy of the education and research sector?

Magazine

Open source: crucial at the board table, but who takes the lead?

Magazine

Open source is not just another technology. It is an essential tool to safeguard public values such as autonomy, transparency and collaboration. Highlights during the Open Source Leadership Summit.

Magazine

SURF advises not to use Microsoft 365 Copilot for the time being due to privacy risks

We advise educational and research institutions not to use Microsoft 365 Copilot for the time being. This is because research shows that there are privacy risks associated with using the generative…

News 18 December 2024

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Public values under pressure: libraries draw line at licence negotiations

For the first time, a negative procurement opinion has been issued against a publisher of scientific publications. Not because of the price of the licence, but because the publisher does not have its privacy rules in order. The chairs of the licensing working groups of UKB and SHB explain how they arrived at the opinion.

Magazine

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Procurement lawyer Monique Pellinkhof: "Creating a match is cool"

Tenders tedious? Not for Monique Pellinkhof. She is senior procurement manager at GÉANT, the European association of research and education networks (NRENs). Currently, Pellinkhof is extremely busy with OCRE2024, the European tender for cloud services. "The international collaboration is hugely rewarding," she says.

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Procurement and delivery

SURF members join forces to jointly purchase IT and content. In this way, we are stronger in the market and make clear agreements on matters such as price, functionality, sustainability, privacy and security. Institutions benefit from suitable facilities, favourable terms of use and shared expertise - for optimum use in education and research.