Yesterday (Nov 10th, 2011), there was great news : the VEP RFPs have been issued ! The specifications were finished in March, so it was about time that the RFP gets out. One year ago, the specifications looked like that: Now they look like that: You can find the ful description of the target architecture on Bibnet's website: http://www.bibnet.be/portaal/Bibnet/Collectie/Vlaams_e-boekplatform/Overheidsopdrachten/ IWT, Boek.be and Bibnet finally got a GO to issue 2 RFPs : 1. VEP Basisinfrastructuur The Basic infrastructure to import store, describe and index eBooks. http://www.bda-online.be/ShowTender.aspx?tendernumber=177899922430426136 2.  Pre-commerciële aanbesteding voor de realisatie van prototypes voor het Vlaamse e-boekplatform This is rather a call for innovation from the IWT for specific modules : Digital Reading, "Discovering+Browsing+Searching+Finding+Serendipty" (Grasduinen), Social DRM, Search and Marketing services.    http://www.bda-online.be/ShowTender.aspx?tendernumber=118499922429535344