Supply of a turnkey hardware-appliance PKI solution for the NRW Police

Summary

The procurement is for a turnkey PKI solution based on hardware appliances for the North Rhine-Westphalia Police, enabling manual and automated issuance and management of digital certificates. The solution must include hardware, implementation, and five years of support and maintenance. It must handle at least 250,000 certificates, provide a self-service portal, and support automated issuance using SCEP, EST, ACME, CMP, and MSAE. The requirements include a hardware security module with 8 certificate slots, resilience to component failures, and post-quantum cryptography support. Operation, updates, and support must be possible without internet or cloud connectivity. The framework agreement has an estimated and maximum value of EUR 500,000, with no minimum purchase quantity. Price is the only award criterion: the evaluated price is the net total of six price items less any discount, which is counted only if the payment period is at least 21 days. Bidders must submit the required offer documents and meet all technical minimum requirements; the documents specify no particular turnover threshold or number or value of references. Offers must be submitted electronically by 15 October 2026 at 12:00.