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CPV 72315200

Data network management services

Data network management services cover the running of a network on the contracting authority's behalf: configuring routers and switches, monitoring traffic and uptime, tuning performance, handling moves and changes, and keeping the whole estate documented and healthy. Under CPV code 72315200, the authority is buying ongoing operation of a network, not the cabling, hardware, or one-off build behind it.

The code sits under Data network management and support services (72315000), alongside the sibling that handles reactive support. There is no official EU scope text beyond the title, so the boundary is read from the title and its parent: management is the proactive, day-to-day operation; support is the break-fix and helpdesk layer.

Scale is steady rather than huge. 290 awards carry this code, with disclosed values on 191 of them averaging about €1.9M each (TED 2009-2026). France, Spain and Italy place the most. The work tends to recur on multi-year operational cycles, since a managed network is something an authority hands off and keeps running for years at a time.

Public search interest in the bare term is low, and lower still for the managed variant. That fits a code most authorities reach through a parent category or an existing framework rather than by searching for it directly.

When to use this code

For buyers contracting authority

Pick 72315200 when the contract is about operating a network day to day, not fixing it when it breaks. The split that catches contracting authorities is the sibling, Data network support services (72315100): support resolves incidents and answers the helpdesk; management plans capacity, applies configuration changes, monitors, and keeps the estate current. Many operational contracts blend both, so set the primary CPV code by whichever dominates the statement of work.

If the deal bundles management and support evenly, the parent (72315000) is the cleaner tag than forcing it down one branch. Reserve 72315200 for scopes where proactive operation is the main job.

One more line to hold: this is a service code, not a hardware one. Buying or maintaining the routers, switches and cabling themselves belongs under equipment maintenance (50312300), even when the same supplier also runs the network.

For suppliers bidding

Winners here are managed-service providers and network integrators that run estates rather than just install them, the firms selling a network operations centre, named engineers, and a service-level commitment. If you bid, your case rests on monitoring tooling, response and resolution times, product certifications on the relevant kit, and a credible transition-in plan, far more than on headline price.

The incumbency effect is strong. Whoever already operates a network knows its quirks and topology, and an authority handing operation to a stranger carries real switching risk, so the challenger's main obstacle is proving a clean handover. Worth saying plainly: against a sitting incumbent, a sharp transition plan and hard SLA numbers beat a cheaper bid that cannot show how it would take the network over without an outage.

Neighbouring bidders arrive from support (72315100) bolting on an operations line, and from wide area network services (72720000) where connectivity and management are sold together. The revenue is recurring and renewal-prone, which compounds the incumbent's edge.

Industries and typical projects

Telecommunications Infrastructure monitoring Cloud infrastructure System integration Public sector IT Networking equipment

Commonly confused with

72315100
Support resolves incidents and runs the helpdesk; management is the proactive day-to-day operation, configuration and monitoring of the network.
72315000
The parent bundles both management and support; choose it when a contract covers both branches roughly evenly rather than mainly operation.
50312300
That code covers maintaining and repairing the network hardware itself; 72315200 is the operational service layer, not the equipment.

Example award titles

  • IT operations and consultancy services.
  • IT-operations in the Norwegian Maritime Directorate
  • IT-operation agreement Enova SF
  • Operation of technical platform; system portfolio; network; internet; etc.
  • Liquidation of dynamic procurement scheme for assistance with the Network, security, infrastructure and cloud services.
  • Servicios de red interior, WIFI y monitorización (ES)

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Hierarchy

Parent
72315000
Siblings
72315100
Documented June 2026 · AI-augmented body, human-reviewed before publication. Editorial policy.