The European Parliament (EP) is currently in the process of setting up a software asset management (SAM) programme.

There are 3 main objectives of the SAM programme for which appropriate tooling and supporting services are essential:

— compliance — managing the risk related to legal and regulatory exposure due to non-compliance with licences, mitigating potential interruptions or deterioration of IT services,

— cost control — reducing direct costs of software, related assets, as well as ongoing support costs and contracts,

— governance — with trustworthy data on the state of the enterprise software estate and the capability to model accurate scenarios of impact of changes, better business decisions can be made and an advantageous position achieved in any vendor negotiations.

The objective of this open procedure is the acquisition of appropriate SAM tools with the necessary supporting services for the operation of the SAM programme.

The SAM programme is an internal programme of the EP and will not be outsourced; consulting services are envisioned only on an as-needed basis.