De Nederlandsche Bank nv (DNB) has gone through a European public tendering procedure for the award of the agreement for Research / advice Medium-term financial infrastructure. All tenders received in the context of the open procedure have been classified by DNB as irregular and / or unacceptable within the meaning of Article 2.28 paragraph 1 under b of the Procurement Act. The open procedure has therefore been terminated and a competition procedure with negotiation with prior publication is now being started in order to still obtain the award of the Agreement.

More information about the assignment and procedure can be found in the Descriptive document under the tab 'questionnaires'.

The digital procurement platform of Negometrix is used for this tender. For an explanation of the use of Negometrix, please refer to: digital instruction.

The project was prompted by the trend-based decline in the use of cash compared to other payment methods.

The research and advice concern the entire cash chain (for banknotes and coins).

The aim of the research and advice project is to define and design a socially efficient, robust and safe medium-term cash infrastructure in the Netherlands with a structurally low use of cash at the counter

More information about the assignment and procedure can be found in the invitation and the Descriptive document under the tab 'questionnaires'.

The digital procurement platform of Negometrix is used for this tender. For an explanation of the use of Negometrix, please refer to: digital instruction.