The OCRE 2024 Framework

The OCRE 2024 Framework is the third iteration of GÉANT’s flagship cloud frameworks. It officially started on 3 February 2025, and it will be in place for a period of five years, until February 2030.

Resulting from a pan-European procurement established under the GÉANT (GN5-1) Project and building on the successes of the previous frameworks, the OCRE 2024 Framework enables tens of thousands of European Research and Education (R&E) institutions and public institutions across 39 countries to procure digital services easily, cost-effectively, in a compliant manner, and with the best conditions of use.
 

The OCRE 2024 Framework comprises an impressive portfolio of 416 service offerings across 17 platforms for IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service), PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service), and SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) solutions, including both Hyperscalers and European platforms – all offered by European service providers. The 416 available cloud service offerings are listed in a comprehensive catalogue on the GÉANT Clouds website and can be filtered by national availability, preferred platforms and service providers.

Browse the OCRE 2024 Catalogue: https://clouds.geant.org/ocre-2024-catalogue/

OCRE 2024 service offerings can be procured – on a national basis – by institutions that have expressed their willingness to participate through their representative National Research and Education Network (NREN). These include tens of thousands of R&E organisations across Europe, and public institutions connected to NRENs. The complete list of participating institutions across the 39 participating countries, along with separate national lists, is available at: https://clouds.geant.org/ocre2024entities

• Ease of procurement
• Significant discounts available
• Data handled safely and securely
• Selected service providers meet European and national regulations
• Services tailored to the needs of R&E institutions
• European providers
• Free ingress
• Guaranteed exit support
• Identity Management (including support to eduGAIN)

• Peering connection with GÉANT and NRENs
• Root access
• CRF invoicing
• Split billing
• Bring Your Own Licence (BYOL)
• Local support
• Services selected with focus on sustainability, privacy, security, adherence to European laws and regulations, reporting
• Access to complimentary training and support resources

Acquiring cloud services via the OCRE 2024 Framework is quick, easy, and convenient: it can be done either through a direct award via cascade method, through a mini-competition, or through a desktop mini-competition. For further information, please check the Institutions’ Guide to Using the Framework or contact your local NREN representative.