The contracting authority, Business Finland Ltd, is the Finnish innovation funding, foreign trade, investment and travel promotion organization. Business Finland is fully owned by the Finnish Government and is part of the Team Finland network. The other participating organization, Innovation Funding Agency Business Finland, finances business research and development projects, and public research projects at universities, research institutes and universities of applied sciences. In this procurement the name Business Finland is used to cover both contracting authorities, Business Finland Ltd and Innovation Funding Agency Business Finland. The purpose of this procurement is to acquire market intelligence services. The procurement is divided into lots: Lot 1: Market research and analysis reports - General Lot 2: Market research and analysis reports - Consumer products and business Lot 3: Market statistics service The contracting authorities will select one (1) service provider into each lot. Business Finland Ltd will sign the procurement contract(s) covering services for both contracting authorities. The scope of the procurement is described in Annex 1.
Määräaika
Tarjousten vastaanottamisen määräaika oli 2024-01-05.
Hankinta julkaistiin 2023-12-01.
hankintailmoitus (2023-12-01) Kohde Hankinnan laajuus
Otsikko: Market Intelligence Services
Viitenumero: 124/27/2023
Lyhyt kuvaus:
The contracting authority, Business Finland Ltd, is the Finnish innovation funding, foreign trade, investment and travel promotion organization. Business Finland is fully owned by the Finnish Government and is part of the Team Finland network. The other participating organization, Innovation Funding Agency Business Finland, finances business research and development projects, and public research projects at universities, research institutes and universities of applied sciences. In this procurement the name Business Finland is used to cover both contracting authorities, Business Finland Ltd and Innovation Funding Agency Business Finland.
The purpose of this procurement is to acquire market intelligence services.
The procurement is divided into lots:
Lot 1: Market research and analysis reports - General
Lot 2: Market research and analysis reports - Consumer products and business
Lot 3: Market statistics service
The contracting authorities will select one (1) service provider into each lot. Business Finland Ltd will sign the procurement contract(s) covering services for both contracting authorities.
The scope of the procurement is described in Annex 1.
The contracting authority, Business Finland Ltd, is the Finnish innovation funding, foreign trade, investment and travel promotion organization. Business Finland is fully owned by the Finnish Government and is part of the Team Finland network. The other participating organization, Innovation Funding Agency Business Finland, finances business research and development projects, and public research projects at universities, research institutes and universities of applied sciences. In this procurement the name Business Finland is used to cover both contracting authorities, Business Finland Ltd and Innovation Funding Agency Business Finland.
The purpose of this procurement is to acquire market intelligence services.
The procurement is divided into lots:
Lot 1: Market research and analysis reports - General
Lot 2: Market research and analysis reports - Consumer products and business
Lot 3: Market statistics service
The contracting authorities will select one (1) service provider into each lot. Business Finland Ltd will sign the procurement contract(s) covering services for both contracting authorities.
The scope of the procurement is described in Annex 1.
1️⃣
Sisäinen tunniste: 1
Otsikko: 1. Market research and analysis reports - General
Tämä hankinta soveltuu myös pienille ja keskisuurille yrityksille (pk-yrityksille) ✅
Hankinnan kuvaus:
Access to research, insights and analysis on industry developments, technology developments, and market trends covering relevant industry and application sectors and markets. The supplier will provide access to market research and analysis reports in a database that covers up-to-date reports on all required topics.
The supplier(s) are expected to provide subscription to research reports and strategic insights on cross-cutting applications, technologies and information on new business ecosystems and value creation logic. The service should be able to identify points of convergence within and between industries and sectors from immediate business opportunities to long-term strategic insights. This means covering relevant industry sector intelligence, and global research and analysis on megatrends’ impact on industries, identification of key growth drivers that have impact on the development of industries and sectors.
The requested service is a subscription for Business Finland employees to market research and analysis reports in a repository (database) covering at least all the industries and sectors mentioned below. Subscription shall also include industry briefings (webinars) for BF employees and for selected BF customers.
- Healthcare and Wellbeing
- Energy
- Built environment
- Manufacturing
- Chemicals, materials
- Packaging industry
- Mining
- Bio and circular economy
- ICT and Digitalisation
- Automotive & Transportation
- Maritime
- Foods and beverages
- Education and learning
- Travel
Markets:
The scope of the service is global.
In addition to relevant industry sector intelligence, supplier provides analysis and global research on megatrends and key growth drivers that have impact on the development of industries and sectors.
As an option, tailor-made research can be requested focused on specific markets, specific themes and/or industries. The scope of the customized research projects can be focused on the industries and sectors mentioned above. All research projects made under this option will be public and available at Business Finland website.
The scope of lot 1 is described in detail in Annex 1.
Access to research, insights and analysis on industry developments, technology developments, and market trends covering relevant industry and application sectors and markets. The supplier will provide access to market research and analysis reports in a database that covers up-to-date reports on all required topics.
The supplier(s) are expected to provide subscription to research reports and strategic insights on cross-cutting applications, technologies and information on new business ecosystems and value creation logic. The service should be able to identify points of convergence within and between industries and sectors from immediate business opportunities to long-term strategic insights. This means covering relevant industry sector intelligence, and global research and analysis on megatrends’ impact on industries, identification of key growth drivers that have impact on the development of industries and sectors.
The requested service is a subscription for Business Finland employees to market research and analysis reports in a repository (database) covering at least all the industries and sectors mentioned below. Subscription shall also include industry briefings (webinars) for BF employees and for selected BF customers.
- Healthcare and Wellbeing
- Energy
- Built environment
- Manufacturing
- Chemicals, materials
- Packaging industry
- Mining
- Bio and circular economy
- ICT and Digitalisation
- Automotive & Transportation
- Maritime
- Foods and beverages
- Education and learning
- Travel
Markets:
The scope of the service is global.
In addition to relevant industry sector intelligence, supplier provides analysis and global research on megatrends and key growth drivers that have impact on the development of industries and sectors.
As an option, tailor-made research can be requested focused on specific markets, specific themes and/or industries. The scope of the customized research projects can be focused on the industries and sectors mentioned above. All research projects made under this option will be public and available at Business Finland website.
The scope of lot 1 is described in detail in Annex 1.
Edistettävä sosiaalinen tavoite: Oikeudenmukaiset työolot
Myöntämisperusteet
Hinta ✅
Hinta (painotus): 40
Laatukriteeri (nimi): Quality
Laatukriteeri (painotus): 60
Otsikko
Erän tunnistenumero: LOT-0001
2️⃣
Sisäinen tunniste: 2
Otsikko: 2. Market research and analysis reports - Consumer products and business
Hankinnan kuvaus:
The purpose of lot 2 is to provide market insights on consumer business for Business Finland employees. Subscription shall include market research and analysis reports in a repository (database) covering at least all the industries and sectors mentioned below. Subscription shall also include industry briefings (webinars) for BF employees and for selected BF customers.
- Packaged food, nutrition, consumer foodservice, fresh food
- Consumer health, digital health, and wellbeing
- Packaging
- Retailing
- Travel
In addition to above mentioned industries specific data, the service shall include consumer business related data on economies and consumers (i.e., commodities, households, income and expenditure, lifestyles, population) and trends and insights related to consumer business.
Markets:
The scope of the service is global.
Business Finland is not requesting tailor-made research project service within this lot, but off-the-shelf –type market research database services.
The scope of lot 2 is described in detail in Annex 1.
The purpose of lot 2 is to provide market insights on consumer business for Business Finland employees. Subscription shall include market research and analysis reports in a repository (database) covering at least all the industries and sectors mentioned below. Subscription shall also include industry briefings (webinars) for BF employees and for selected BF customers.
In addition to above mentioned industries specific data, the service shall include consumer business related data on economies and consumers (i.e., commodities, households, income and expenditure, lifestyles, population) and trends and insights related to consumer business.
Markets:
The scope of the service is global.
Business Finland is not requesting tailor-made research project service within this lot, but off-the-shelf –type market research database services.
The scope of lot 2 is described in detail in Annex 1.
3️⃣
Sisäinen tunniste: 3
Otsikko: 3. Market statistics service
Hankinnan kuvaus:
Subscription to Business Finland employees to market statistics service, i.e., global, and geographically specific (countries, continents and other geographical areas) market size figures (revenue, volume), their historical data of annual development and future forecasts at least of those industries and topics:
- Healthcare and Wellbeing
- Energy
- Built environment
- Manufacturing
- Chemicals, materials
- Packaging industry
- Mining
- Bio and circular economy
- ICT and Digitalization
- Automotive & Transportation
- Maritime
- Foods and beverages
- Education and learning
- Travel
- Forest industry
- Data on economies and trade, country specific data outlooks
Markets:
The scope of the service shall cover at least all the following 4 areas and at least 2 countries in each area:
- Europe (countries: Austria, Brussels, Denmark, France Germany, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom)
- Americas (countries: Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Peru, United States)
- Asia and Oceania (countries: Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam)
- Middle East and Africa (countries: Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates)
The scope of lot 3 is described in detail in Annex 1.
Subscription to Business Finland employees to market statistics service, i.e., global, and geographically specific (countries, continents and other geographical areas) market size figures (revenue, volume), their historical data of annual development and future forecasts at least of those industries and topics:
- Healthcare and Wellbeing
- Energy
- Built environment
- Manufacturing
- Chemicals, materials
- Packaging industry
- Mining
- Bio and circular economy
- ICT and Digitalization
- Automotive & Transportation
- Maritime
- Foods and beverages
- Education and learning
- Travel
- Forest industry
- Data on economies and trade, country specific data outlooks
Markets:
The scope of the service shall cover at least all the following 4 areas and at least 2 countries in each area:
- Europe (countries: Austria, Brussels, Denmark, France Germany, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom)
- Americas (countries: Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Peru, United States)
- Asia and Oceania (countries: Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam)
- Middle East and Africa (countries: Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates)
The scope of lot 3 is described in detail in Annex 1.
Otsikko
Erän tunnistenumero: LOT-0003
Menettely Toimenpiteen tyyppi
Avoin menettely ✅
Oikeusperusta: Direktiivi 2014/24/EU
Hallinnolliset tiedot
Tarjousten tai osallistumishakemusten vastaanottamisen määräaika: 2024-01-05 12:00:00 📅
Tarjousten avaamista koskevat ehdot: 2024-01-05 12:05:00 📅
Tarjousten avaamista koskevat ehdot (paikka): Opening is not public
Kielet, joilla tarjoukset tai osallistumishakemukset voidaan jättää: englanti 🗣️
Vähimmäisaika, jonka kuluessa tarjoajan on pidettävä tarjous voimassa: 6 kuukautta Tarjouspyynnön ehdot
Tarjoaja voi jättää useamman kuin yhden tarjouksen
Tarjousten avaamisen päivämäärä: 2024-01-05 12:05:00 📅
Paikka: Opening is not public
Sähköinen laskutus: Pakollinen
Sähköistä tilaamista käytetään ✅
Sähköistä maksua käytetään ✅
Lisätietojen pyytämisen määräaika: 2023-12-15 12:00:00 📅
Myöntämisperusteet
Kiintolukutyyppi: Kiinteä arvo (yhteensä)
Oikeudelliset, taloudelliset, rahoitukselliset ja tekniset tiedot Taloudellinen ja rahoituksellinen asema
Luettelo ja lyhyt kuvaus valintaperusteista:
Financial turnover: The tenderer's yearly turnover from the previous financial year shall be at least 1 500 000 euros.
The tenderer shall provide the information of its yearly turnover from the previous financial year if requested and if the tenderer is entitled to do so according to the legislation of its country of origin. If the tenderer does not have a previous financial year, the tenderer may indicate its financial situation by another document approved by the contracting authorities.
Financial turnover: The tenderer's yearly turnover from the previous financial year shall be at least 1 500 000 euros.
The tenderer shall provide the information of its yearly turnover from the previous financial year if requested and if the tenderer is entitled to do so according to the legislation of its country of origin. If the tenderer does not have a previous financial year, the tenderer may indicate its financial situation by another document approved by the contracting authorities.
Financial standing: The tenderer must have sufficient economic and financial standing about the size and quality of the procurement.
The tenderer’s financial standing is primarily evaluated based on European Business credit reports in the service provided by Suomen Asiakastieto Oy or Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), which must indicate a risk rating score of 1 to 3. If the tenderer's information is not stated in the service provided by Suomen Asiakastieto Oy or Dun & Bradstreet, the economic and financial standing of the tenderer will be evaluated based on financial statements and/or other similar information. These accounts will be separately requested from the tenderer if they are required.
Tenderer whose risk rating is 4 or 5, or whose economical standing and financial solvency is evaluated based on other information to be on a similar basis, will be excluded from the procurement process.
The tenderer whose Risk Indicator of D&B is 4 or the tenderer whose economical standing and financial solvency is estimated to correspond to the D&B's Risk Indicator 4 is excluded from the procurement procedure.
If the tender is submitted as a group, all the members of the group shall meet this requirement individually. If the tenderer relies on the capacities of other entities, all the entities shall meet this requirement individually.
Financial standing: The tenderer must have sufficient economic and financial standing about the size and quality of the procurement.
The tenderer’s financial standing is primarily evaluated based on European Business credit reports in the service provided by Suomen Asiakastieto Oy or Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), which must indicate a risk rating score of 1 to 3. If the tenderer's information is not stated in the service provided by Suomen Asiakastieto Oy or Dun & Bradstreet, the economic and financial standing of the tenderer will be evaluated based on financial statements and/or other similar information. These accounts will be separately requested from the tenderer if they are required.
Tenderer whose risk rating is 4 or 5, or whose economical standing and financial solvency is evaluated based on other information to be on a similar basis, will be excluded from the procurement process.
The tenderer whose Risk Indicator of D&B is 4 or the tenderer whose economical standing and financial solvency is estimated to correspond to the D&B's Risk Indicator 4 is excluded from the procurement procedure.
If the tender is submitted as a group, all the members of the group shall meet this requirement individually. If the tenderer relies on the capacities of other entities, all the entities shall meet this requirement individually.
Osallistumisehdot
Luettelo ja lyhyt kuvaus olosuhteista:
Enrolment in a trade register: It is enrolled in the relevant trade registers kept in the Member State of its establishment:
It is enrolled in relevant professional registers kept in the Member State of its establishment as described in Annex XI of Directive 2014/24/EU; economic operators from certain Member States may have to comply with other requirements set out in that Annex.
Enrolment in a trade register: It is enrolled in the relevant trade registers kept in the Member State of its establishment:
It is enrolled in relevant professional registers kept in the Member State of its establishment as described in Annex XI of Directive 2014/24/EU; economic operators from certain Member States may have to comply with other requirements set out in that Annex.
Tekninen ja ammatillinen pätevyys
Luettelo ja lyhyt kuvaus valintaperusteista:
Reference: The reference service must be provided to one (1) reference customer at least three (3) years during November 2020 - November 2023 and the service contract must be still in force.
See Annex B "Reference form".
Osallistumisehdot
Poissulkemisperuste:
Ennenaikainen irtisanominen, vahingonkorvaukset tai muut vastaavat seuraamukset
Järjestelyt velkojien kanssa
Kansallisesta lainsäädännöstä johtuva konkurssia tai muuta sellaista vastaava tilanne
Syyllistyminen väärien tietojen antamiseen, tietojen antamatta jättämiseen, vaadittujen asiakirjojen antamiseen kykenemättömien tietojen toimittamiseen ja tätä menettelyä koskevien luottamuksellisten tietojen antamiseen
Talouden toimijan hankintamenettelyyn osallistumisesta johtuvat eturistiriidat
Terrorismirikokset tai terroritoimintaan liittyvät rikokset
Toisten talouden toimijoiden kanssa kilpailun vääristämiseksi tehdyt sopimukset
The economic operator is in any analogous situation like bankruptcy arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations.
The economic operator is bankrupt.
The economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for corruption, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable.
The economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for corruption, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable.
The economic operator is in arrangement with creditors.
The economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for participation in a criminal organisation, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable.
The economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for participation in a criminal organisation, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable.
The economic operator has entered into agreements with other economic operators aimed at distorting competition.
The economic operator has, to its knowledge, breached its obligations in the field of environmental law.
The economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for…
… money laundering or terrorist financing, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable.
… fraud, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable.
… child labour and other forms of trafficking in human beings, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable.
The economic operator is the subject of insolvency or winding-up.
The economic operator has, to its knowledge, breached its obligations in the field of labour law.
The assets of the economic operator are being administered by a liquidator or by the court.
The economic operator can confirm that:
a) It has been guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required for the verification of the absence of grounds for exclusion or the fulfilment of the selection criteria,
b) It has withheld such information,
c) It has not been able, without delay, to submit the supporting documents required by a contracting authority or contracting entity, and
d) It has undertaken to unduly influence the decision making process of the contracting authority or contracting entity, to obtain confidential information that may confer upon it undue advantages in the procurement procedure or to negligently provide misleading information that may have a material influence on decisions concerning exclusion, selection or award.
The economic operator can confirm that:
a) It has been guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required for the verification of the absence of grounds for exclusion or the fulfilment of the selection criteria,
b) It has withheld such information,
c) It has not been able, without delay, to submit the supporting documents required by a contracting authority or contracting entity, and
d) It has undertaken to unduly influence the decision making process of the contracting authority or contracting entity, to obtain confidential information that may confer upon it undue advantages in the procurement procedure or to negligently provide misleading information that may have a material influence on decisions concerning exclusion, selection or award.
Any person who is a member of the economic operator’s administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for work safety offence, working hours offence, work discrimination, extortionate work discrimination, violation of the right to organise or unauthorised use of foreign labour.
Any person who is a member of the economic operator’s administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for work safety offence, working hours offence, work discrimination, extortionate work discrimination, violation of the right to organise or unauthorised use of foreign labour.
The economic operator is aware of any conflict of interest, as indicated in national law, the relevant notice or the procurement documents due to its participation in the procurement procedure.
The economic operator or an undertaking related to it has advised the contracting authority or contracting entity or otherwise been involved in the preparation of the procurement procedure.
The economic operator is guilty of grave professional misconduct.
The economic operator has experienced that a prior public contract, a prior contract with a contracting entity or a prior concession contract was terminated early, or that damages or other comparable sanctions were imposed in connection with that prior contract.
The economic operator has experienced that a prior public contract, a prior contract with a contracting entity or a prior concession contract was terminated early, or that damages or other comparable sanctions were imposed in connection with that prior contract.
The economic operator has, to its knowledge, breached its obligations in the field of social law.
The economic operator has breached its obligations relating to the payment social security contributions, both in the country in which it is established and in Member State of the contracting authority or contracting entity if other than the country of establishment.
The economic operator has breached its obligations relating to the payment social security contributions, both in the country in which it is established and in Member State of the contracting authority or contracting entity if other than the country of establishment.
The business activities of the economic operator are suspended.
The economic operator has breached its obligations relating to the payment of taxes, both in the country in which it is established and in Member State of the contracting authority or contracting entity if other than the country of establishment.
The economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable.
The economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable.