Assessment of Finnvera VN/167/2023

Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö

Invitation to tender
Finnvera plc is a 100% state-owned specialised financing company (https://www.finnvera.fi/eng/finnvera). It complements the financial markets and promotes the development of regions, businesses and exports. Finnvera’s operations are guided by its special legislation and the Finnish government’s policy objectives, which include directing financing to promote the growth and internationalisation of companies, addressing market gaps in business financing and developing its operations so that new business financing challenges can be met efficiently and quickly. Finnvera must also take into account the state aid rules set by the EU and other international rules. In the long term the company’s operations are required to be self-sufficient.
The company’s task is to correct deficiencies in the provision of financial services, which is why risk-sharing with other financiers is the main rule.
The loans and guarantees granted by Finnvera improve and diversify access to financing, especially for SMEs. The State participates in compensating for the credit and guarantee losses of domestic financing intended for SMEs, which is why the company may take greater risks in its lending activities than banks.
Finnvera and its subsidiary Finnish Export Credit ltd grant export financing. Export credit guarantees, loans and interest equalisation are mainly granted in accordance with the terms of the OECD’s Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits. Finnvera is Finland’s official export credit Agency (ECA).
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment is responsible for the company’s industrial policy and ownership steering.
The purpose of the assignment is to assess the quality and impact of Finnvera’s operations and to make recommendations on the basis of the conclusions for the development of the company’s strategic goals and operations.
In addition, the purpose of the assignment is to bring an insight into the green transition, as Finland has been a frontrunner in green transition solutions and public funding providers have a role to play in financing transition investments. The Ministry considers it important that special public financing institutions and instruments adopt a consistent approach to channelling funding to the green transition.
The focus of the assignment is on domestic SME financing with respect to the quality and appropriateness of the services provided, and export financing business is only assessed as part of the company’s overall operations with respect to the areas listed below. Previous assessments of Finnvera’s operations can be found on Finnvera’s website (previous reports). (see the link in the Appendix 1 Background and descrpition of the procurement)
See the Appendix 1 Background and description of the procurement

Määräaika

Tarjousten vastaanottamisen määräaika oli 2023-03-22. Hankinta julkaistiin 2023-02-17.

Toimittajat

Seuraavat toimittajat mainitaan hankintapäätöksissä tai muissa hankinta-asiakirjoissa:

• 4Front Oy

Kuka?

• Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö

Mitä?

• Tutkimus- ja kehityspalvelut ja niihin liittyvät konsulttipalvelut

Missä?

• Suomi/Finland

Hankintojen historia

Päivämäärä	Asiakirja
2023-02-17	hankintailmoitus
2023-05-24	Ilmoitus tehdystä sopimuksesta

hankintailmoitus (2023-02-17)
Kohde
Hankinnan laajuus
Otsikko: Tutkimus- ja kehityspalvelut ja niihin liittyvät konsulttipalvelut
Lyhyt kuvaus:

Invitation to tender Finnvera plc is a 100% state-owned specialised financing company (https://www.finnvera.fi/eng/finnvera). It complements the financial markets and promotes the development of regions, businesses and exports. Finnvera’s operations are guided by its special legislation and the Finnish government’s policy objectives, which include directing financing to promote the growth and internationalisation of companies, addressing market gaps in business financing and developing its operations so that new business financing challenges can be met efficiently and quickly. Finnvera must also take into account the state aid rules set by the EU and other international rules. In the long term the company’s operations are required to be self-sufficient. The company’s task is to correct deficiencies in the provision of financial services, which is why risk-sharing with other financiers is the main rule. The loans and guarantees granted by Finnvera improve and diversify access to financing, especially for SMEs. The State participates in compensating for the credit and guarantee losses of domestic financing intended for SMEs, which is why the company may take greater risks in its lending activities than banks. Finnvera and its subsidiary Finnish Export Credit ltd grant export financing. Export credit guarantees, loans and interest equalisation are mainly granted in accordance with the terms of the OECD’s Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits. Finnvera is Finland’s official export credit Agency (ECA). The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment is responsible for the company’s industrial policy and ownership steering. The purpose of the assignment is to assess the quality and impact of Finnvera’s operations and to make recommendations on the basis of the conclusions for the development of the company’s strategic goals and operations. In addition, the purpose of the assignment is to bring an insight into the green transition, as Finland has been a frontrunner in green transition solutions and public funding providers have a role to play in financing transition investments. The Ministry considers it important that special public financing institutions and instruments adopt a consistent approach to channelling funding to the green transition. The focus of the assignment is on domestic SME financing with respect to the quality and appropriateness of the services provided, and export financing business is only assessed as part of the company’s overall operations with respect to the areas listed below. Previous assessments of Finnvera’s operations can be found on Finnvera’s website (previous reports). (see the link in the Appendix 1 Background and descrpition of the procurement) See the Appendix 1 Background and description of the procurement

Lyhyt kuvaus

Invitation to tender

Finnvera plc is a 100% state-owned specialised financing company (https://www.finnvera.fi/eng/finnvera). It complements the financial markets and promotes the development of regions, businesses and exports. Finnvera’s operations are guided by its special legislation and the Finnish government’s policy objectives, which include directing financing to promote the growth and internationalisation of companies, addressing market gaps in business financing and developing its operations so that new business financing challenges can be met efficiently and quickly. Finnvera must also take into account the state aid rules set by the EU and other international rules. In the long term the company’s operations are required to be self-sufficient.

The company’s task is to correct deficiencies in the provision of financial services, which is why risk-sharing with other financiers is the main rule.

The loans and guarantees granted by Finnvera improve and diversify access to financing, especially for SMEs. The State participates in compensating for the credit and guarantee losses of domestic financing intended for SMEs, which is why the company may take greater risks in its lending activities than banks.

Finnvera and its subsidiary Finnish Export Credit ltd grant export financing. Export credit guarantees, loans and interest equalisation are mainly granted in accordance with the terms of the OECD’s Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits. Finnvera is Finland’s official export credit Agency (ECA).

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment is responsible for the company’s industrial policy and ownership steering.

The purpose of the assignment is to assess the quality and impact of Finnvera’s operations and to make recommendations on the basis of the conclusions for the development of the company’s strategic goals and operations.

In addition, the purpose of the assignment is to bring an insight into the green transition, as Finland has been a frontrunner in green transition solutions and public funding providers have a role to play in financing transition investments. The Ministry considers it important that special public financing institutions and instruments adopt a consistent approach to channelling funding to the green transition.

The focus of the assignment is on domestic SME financing with respect to the quality and appropriateness of the services provided, and export financing business is only assessed as part of the company’s overall operations with respect to the areas listed below. Previous assessments of Finnvera’s operations can be found on Finnvera’s website (previous reports). (see the link in the Appendix 1 Background and descrpition of the procurement)

See the Appendix 1 Background and description of the procurement

Ilmoituksen metatiedot
Alkukieli: englanti 🗣️
Asiakirjatyyppi: hankintailmoitus
Sopimuksen luonne: Palvelut
Asetus: Euroopan unioni ja WTO-maat
Yhteinen hankintanimikkeistö (CPV)
Koodi: Tutkimus- ja kehityspalvelut ja niihin liittyvät konsulttipalvelut 📦
Suorituspaikka
NUTS-alue: Suomi/Finland 🏙️

Menettely
Menettelyn tyyppi: Avoin menettely
Tarjouksen tyyppi: Tarjous koskee kaikkia eriä
Myöntämisperusteet
Kokonaistaloudellisesti edullisin tarjous

Hankintaviranomainen
Tunnistetiedot
Maa: Suomi 🇫🇮
Hankintaviranomaisen tyyppi: Ministeriö tai muu kansallinen tai liittovaltiotason viranomainen
Hankintaviranomaisen nimi: Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö
Postiosoite: PL 32
Postinumero: 00023
Postitoimipaikka: Valtioneuvosto
Yhteystiedot
Internetosoite: http://tem.fi 🌏
Sähköposti: kirjaamo.tem@gov.fi 📧
Puhelin: +358 29516001 📞
Asiakirjojen URL-osoite: https://tarjouspalvelu.fi/tem?id=443468&tpk=87df5ff6-4fd0-4140-80d3-d123b7157d5d 🌏
Osallistumisen URL-osoite: https://tarjouspalvelu.fi/tem?id=443468&tpk=87df5ff6-4fd0-4140-80d3-d123b7157d5d 🌏

Viite
Päivämäärät
Lähetyspäivä: 2023-02-17 📅
Tarjousten jättämisen määräaika: 2023-03-22 📅
Julkaisupäivä: 2023-02-22 📅
Aloituspäivä: 2023-04-17 📅
Loppupäivä: 2023-11-30 📅
Tunnisteet
Ilmoituksen numero: 2023/S 038-111200
EUVL-S-numero: 38
Lisätietoja

Submission of tenders Tenders and questions are submitted electronically to Cloudia system only.

Kohde
Hankinnan laajuus
Lyhyt kuvaus:

Invitation to tender

Finnvera plc is a 100% state-owned specialised financing company (https://www.finnvera.fi/eng/finnvera). It complements the financial markets and promotes the development of regions, businesses and exports. Finnvera’s operations are guided by its special legislation and the Finnish government’s policy objectives, which include directing financing to promote the growth and internationalisation of companies, addressing market gaps in business financing and developing its operations so that new business financing challenges can be met efficiently and quickly. Finnvera must also take into account the state aid rules set by the EU and other international rules. In the long term the company’s operations are required to be self-sufficient.

The company’s task is to correct deficiencies in the provision of financial services, which is why risk-sharing with other financiers is the main rule.

The loans and guarantees granted by Finnvera improve and diversify access to financing, especially for SMEs. The State participates in compensating for the credit and guarantee losses of domestic financing intended for SMEs, which is why the company may take greater risks in its lending activities than banks.

Finnvera and its subsidiary Finnish Export Credit ltd grant export financing. Export credit guarantees, loans and interest equalisation are mainly granted in accordance with the terms of the OECD’s Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits. Finnvera is Finland’s official export credit Agency (ECA).

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment is responsible for the company’s industrial policy and ownership steering.

The purpose of the assignment is to assess the quality and impact of Finnvera’s operations and to make recommendations on the basis of the conclusions for the development of the company’s strategic goals and operations.

In addition, the purpose of the assignment is to bring an insight into the green transition, as Finland has been a frontrunner in green transition solutions and public funding providers have a role to play in financing transition investments. The Ministry considers it important that special public financing institutions and instruments adopt a consistent approach to channelling funding to the green transition.

The focus of the assignment is on domestic SME financing with respect to the quality and appropriateness of the services provided, and export financing business is only assessed as part of the company’s overall operations with respect to the areas listed below. Previous assessments of Finnvera’s operations can be found on Finnvera’s website (previous reports). (see the link in the Appendix 1 Background and descrpition of the procurement)

See the Appendix 1 Background and description of the procurement

Arvioitu kokonaisarvo: 150 000 EUR 💰
Lyhyt kuvaus:

The assessment must examine the following issues:

1. Finnvera’s operations

• Is Finnvera’s operations correctly targeted and scaled, taking into account market deficiencies related to the development of Finnish business financing and the future outlook? (domestic financing)

• How does Finnvera’s SME financing activities respond to market failures through its activities? Is the current model (incl. focus, instruments, quality/availability of services and utilisation of EU funding) a workable solution? Is Finnvera’s operations causing distortions in the business and/or corporate sector or does it have an undesirable impact on the financial markets? The assessment should take into account how the government’s public SME financing activities function in reference countries (to be agreed separately) and what the key differences are in relation to the Finnish model, including how the profitability targets for public SME financing have been set in the reference countries. (domestic financing)

• How well do Finnvera’s services create positive impact and how should the impact assessment methods used by Finnvera be developed? (domestic and export financing)

• Assessment of Finnvera’s activities in the context of the green transition. How/with what measures would Finnvera best promote Finland’s green transition (incl. measures undertaken and planned) and, based on this assessment, development proposals for Finnvera’s green transition activities? (domestic and export financing)

2. Finnvera as part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment group and steering of Finnvera

• How well does Finnvera implement the policy objectives of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and how could the company’s operations be developed in this respect?

• How is the steering of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment viewed and what kind of development needs are observed in this respect?

As a result of the evaluation, the commissioned party will prepare, either in Finnish or in English, a report containing, in addition to the assessments mentioned above, conclusions and recommendations on reform needs of Finnvera’s operations, tasks and strategic goals.

The evaluation is qualitative in nature, but quantitative evaluation methods should also be used to support it. The research plan with the methods of assessment and acquisition of information must be presented in sufficient detail in the tender.

The implementation schedule of the project is that the contract period will be from 17.4.2023.-30.11.2023 (the funds for the assignment will only be available this year). The initial results should be available to the client by 8-9/2023, and the final report should be completed by 11/2023. The supplier will present the progress of the work to the Ministry on dates to be decided later. A steering group will be appointed by the Ministry to monitor the progress of the assessment work. The supplier must record the matters agreed and decided in the project’s follow-up meetings.

Arvioitu arvo ilman arvonlisäveroa: 150 000 EUR 💰
Lisätietoja:

Submission of tenders

Tenders and questions are submitted electronically to Cloudia system only.

Menettely
Oikeusperusta: 32014L0024
Tarjousten vastaanottoaika: 14:00
Kielet, joilla tarjoukset tai osallistumishakemukset voidaan jättää: suomi 🗣️
englanti 🗣️
Tarjouksen voimassaoloaika: 3 kuukautta
Tarjousten avauspäivä: 2023-03-22 📅
Tarjousten avausaika: 15:00
Paikka: Teams
Lisätietoja:

Mervi Pasanen

Jyrki Orpana

Henri Tuominen

Hankintaviranomainen
Tunnistetiedot
Kansallinen rekisterinumero: 2160307-0
Yhteystiedot
Yhteyspiste: Mervi Pasanen
Asiakirjojen URL-osoite: https://tarjouspalvelu.fi/tem?id=443468&tpk=87df5ff6-4fd0-4140-80d3-d123b7157d5d 🌏

Viite
Lisätietoja

Offers and questions are submitted to the Cloudia system electronically. Offers sent in other ways will not be read or taken into account. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Employment of Finland is not responsible for any disturbances in the system. In such situations, we ask you to contact Cloudia's support and in any case to reserve enough time to submit an offer.

Content of tender

The tender must include the following:

1) General presentation of the tenderer

2) Research plan (incl. the role and the estimated working hours (person-work-days) for each member of the team)

3) CVs of the manager responsible for the research project and key experts involved in the project

4) Other attachments required in the tender request

Tarjoukset ja kysymykset jätetään Cloudia järjestelmään sähköisesti. Muulla tavoin lähetettyjä tarjouksia ei lueta eikä huomioida. Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö ei vastaa järjestelmässä mahdollisesti olevista häiriöistä. Pyydämme sellaisissa tilanteissa olemaan yhteydessä Cloudian tukeen ja varaamaan tarjouksen jättämiselle riittävästi aikaa.

Tarjouksen sisältö

Tarjouksen tulee sisältää seuraavat asiat:

1) Tarjoajan yleisesittely

2) Tutkimussuunnitelma (ml. käytetty työaika (htp) ja rooli hankkeessa per henkilö)

3) Tutkimushankkeen vastuullisen johtajan ja keskeisten hankkeessa mukana olevien hakijoiden ansioluettelot

4) Muut tarjouspyynnössä vaaditut liitteet

This notice has links and/or attachments listed in https://www.hankintailmoitukset.fi/en/public/procurement/82924/notice/120560

Täydentävät tiedot
Arvostelurunko
Nimi: Markkinaoikeus
Postiosoite: Sörnäistenkatu 1
Postitoimipaikka: Helsinki
Postinumero: 00580
Maa: Suomi 🇫🇮
Puhelin: +358 295643300 📞
Sähköposti: markkinaoikeus@oikeus.fi 📧
Internetosoite: http://www.oikeus.fi/markkinaoikeus 🌏
Tiedot muutoksenhakumenettelyjen määräajoista:

See the Appendix Instructions for appeal and rectification

kts. liite Valitusosoitus ja oikaisuohje

Lähde: OJS 2023/S 038-111200 (2023-02-17)

Ilmoitus tehdystä sopimuksesta (2023-05-24)
Kohde
Hankinnan laajuus
Hankinnan kokonaisarvo: 139 900 EUR 💰
Ilmoituksen metatiedot
Asiakirjatyyppi: Ilmoitus tehdystä sopimuksesta

Menettely
Tarjouksen tyyppi: Ei sovelleta

Viite
Päivämäärät
Lähetyspäivä: 2023-05-24 📅
Julkaisupäivä: 2023-05-26 📅
Tunnisteet
Ilmoituksen numero: 2023/S 101-316309
Viittaa ilmoitukseen: 2023/S 038-111200
EUVL-S-numero: 101

Menettely
Myöntämisperusteet
Laatukriteeri (nimi): Laatu
Laatukriteeri (painotus): 80
Hinta (painotus): 20

Sopimuksen tekeminen
Sopimuksen tekemispäivä: 2023-04-27 📅
Nimi: 4Front Oy
Kansallinen rekisterinumero: 2242273-0
Postiosoite: Mikonkatu 13 A
Postitoimipaikka: Helsinki
Postinumero: 00100
Maa: Suomi 🇫🇮
Internetosoite: http://4front.fi 🌏
Hankinnan kokonaisarvo: 139 900 EUR 💰
Tietoa tarjouskilpailuista
Saatujen tarjousten määrä: 7
Lähde: OJS 2023/S 101-316309 (2023-05-24)

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