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Direct award European Union Services

nixpkgs-Project

Buyer: Sovereign Tech Agency GmbH

Published
14 February 2025
Procedure
Negotiated procedure
Lots
1
Notice number
00100640-2025
Reference
91133bbf-232d-4733-ac3c-e8c5e11491fb
Official source
Official source

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Description

As a research and development service, the contract is excluded from the scope of public procurement law (cf. § 116(1)(2) GWB). Nix is a software deployment system enabling reproducible builds and declarations of entire system configurations. It powers Nixpkgs, the world's largest, most up-to-date open-source package repository, and NixOS, a declaratively configured Linux distribution - forming critical infrastructure that numerous organizations rely on for their software supply chain. With its growing adoption, the ecosystem faces increasing security challenges around package distribution, vulnerability management, supply chain integrity, and update turnaround time. Nix and NixOS are used by the European Commission's IT department, scientific computing clusters, and companies providing essential public services. They enable secure and reproducible software deployment for critical infrastructure, scientific research, and public services. The technology serves the public interest by providing a reliable foundation for long-term maintenance of systems that citizens depend on daily. The following problems will be addressed within the scope of this project: the growing popularity of Ni…

Awards

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Stichting NixOS Foundation

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