Netherlands sovereign cloud framework awarded; domestic vendors call for future multi-vendor approach

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The Netherlands awarded a sovereign cloud framework agreement to StackIT (Schwarz Group) in April 2026. Dutch cloud providers and the Dutch Cloud Community have since called the decision a missed opportunity, arguing the government excluded domestic and European vendors from competition. In June, the DCC published a position paper recommending a multi-vendor national framework and splitting large contracts to allow smaller firms to compete.