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# API management solution

The UPU sought an API management solution integrated with its existing IT architecture and software applications. The required solution included an API gateway, management module, and reporting and logging module; API development could be offered as an option. It could be installed at UPU premises or hosted by the vendor. The deadline was 20 October 2023 at 16:00 CEST; no value or award result is stated on the public page.

- Status: closed
- Country: CH
- Buyer: Universal Postal Union (UPU), International Bureau
- Submission deadline: 2023-10-20T16:00:00+02:00 (instant)
- Original notice: https://www.upu.int/en/Universal-Postal-Union/Procurement/RFP-2023-021-DCTP
- Source checked: 2026-10-17T22:40:13.093180Z

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