Digital system (SaaS) for the national certificates of language proficiency (NCLP) in Finland

University of Jyväskylä

The main object of the procurement is a digital system that enables the creation, maintenance, assessment, and production of results for the Finnish national certificates of language proficiency (NCLP) examination. This procurement only concerns the Finnish and Swedish language examinations, which account for approximately 95% of all the NCLP examinees (currently ca. 10,000 per year across all NCLP languages). It is expected that procurement agreement can be made before the end of 2025 and that concrete work can start immediately after that. There will be a transition period in 2026 during which the digital system is prepared for operational use. The new digital examination for Finnish and Swedish should be launched in August 2026, which means that the system needs to be ready for the launch by the end of June at the latest. The reason for the purchase of a digital system for the NCLP examination is that the National Agency is preparing for an increase in the number of examinees for the Finnish and Swedish language tests due to the current Government's programme that has several goals related to immigrants’ command of the two national languages. One of these is the requirement to demonstrate proficiency in Finnish or Swedish as a condition for granting a permanent residence permit. In addition, a possible future language allowance for labor market support is also expected to increase the number of examinees for Finnish and Swedish. Thus, the current number of examinees (close to 10,000 per year for Finnish and Swedish) is estimated to rise significantly. Due to the upcoming changes, the University of Jyväskylä / Centre for Applied Language Studies and the National Agency have agreed on amendments to their mutual agreement on the production by CALS of the NCLP examinations and on the examination system as a whole. The new system must be able to exchange information / data with the existing digital system (the NCLP tool) owned by the University of Jyväskylä / CALS. The NCLP tool was developed to (semi)automatically exchange information with the national Opintopolku (Studyinfo) system owned by the National Agency; Opintopolku is used for registration purposes by the examinees and test centres, and for the examinees to retrieve their digital certificates after the exam results are ready. The best solution in the future will be that the new digital examination system interfaces with the NCLP tool at CALS rather than with the Opintopolku system. The main reason for this is the rather complicated nature of the examination registration procedure for which reliable and smooth data exchange processes between the NCLP tool and Opintopolku have been developed over the years. The system includes an assessment tool (as part of the NCLP tool) for human rating of speaking and writing performances, and open-ended comprehension items. Tenderers can choose whether they want to make a bid that utilizes the existing digital components of the NCLP or not. In any case, participants' performances must be transferred as automatically as possible from the test administration tool to the assessment tool. The features of the assessment tool are described in more detail in Appendix 2. The user interface language of the test delivery tool can be selected/modified to Finnish, Swedish, or English.The (software) service must be produced and its personal data processed within the EU/EEA. A more detailed description of the procurement can be found in Appendix 1 "Description of the Procurement". The mandatory requirements for the system can be found in the appendix 2. “Minimum requirements”.

Määräaika

Tarjousten vastaanottamisen määräaika oli 2025-12-19. Hankinta julkaistiin 2025-11-19.

Kuka?

• University of Jyväskylä

Mitä?

• Tietotekniset palvelut: neuvonta, ohjelmistojen kehittäminen, Internet ja tuki

Missä?

• Helsinki-Uusimaa › Helsinki-Uusimaa

Hankintojen historia

Päivämäärä	Asiakirja
2025-11-19	hankintailmoitus

hankintailmoitus (2025-11-19)
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Otsikko: Digital system (SaaS) for the national certificates of language proficiency (NCLP) in Finland
Viitenumero: 1420/02.03.01.00/2025
Lyhyt kuvaus:
“The main object of the procurement is a digital system that enables the creation, maintenance, assessment, and production of results for the Finnish...”

Lyhyt kuvaus

The main object of the procurement is a digital system that enables the creation, maintenance, assessment, and production of results for the Finnish national certificates of language proficiency (NCLP) examination. This procurement only concerns the Finnish and Swedish language examinations, which account for approximately 95% of all the NCLP examinees (currently ca. 10,000 per year across all NCLP languages).

It is expected that procurement agreement can be made before the end of 2025 and that concrete work can start immediately after that. There will be a transition period in 2026 during which the digital system is prepared for operational use. The new digital examination for Finnish and Swedish should be launched in August 2026, which means that the system needs to be ready for the launch by the end of June at the latest.

The reason for the purchase of a digital system for the NCLP examination is that the National Agency is preparing for an increase in the number of examinees for the Finnish and Swedish language tests due to the current Government's programme that has several goals related to immigrants’ command of the two national languages. One of these is the requirement to demonstrate proficiency in Finnish or Swedish as a condition for granting a permanent residence permit. In addition, a possible future language allowance for labor market support is also expected to increase the number of examinees for Finnish and Swedish. Thus, the current number of examinees (close to 10,000 per year for Finnish and Swedish) is estimated to rise significantly.

Due to the upcoming changes, the University of Jyväskylä / Centre for Applied Language Studies and the National Agency have agreed on amendments to their mutual agreement on the production by CALS of the NCLP examinations and on the examination system as a whole.

The new system must be able to exchange information / data with the existing digital system (the NCLP tool) owned by the University of Jyväskylä / CALS. The NCLP tool was developed to (semi)automatically exchange information with the national Opintopolku (Studyinfo) system owned by the National Agency; Opintopolku is used for registration purposes by the examinees and test centres, and for the examinees to retrieve their digital certificates after the exam results are ready.

The best solution in the future will be that the new digital examination system interfaces with the NCLP tool at CALS rather than with the Opintopolku system. The main reason for this is the rather complicated nature of the examination registration procedure for which reliable and smooth data exchange processes between the NCLP tool and Opintopolku have been developed over the years.

The system includes an assessment tool (as part of the NCLP tool) for human rating of speaking and writing performances, and open-ended comprehension items. Tenderers can choose whether they want to make a bid that utilizes the existing digital components of the NCLP or not. In any case, participants' performances must be transferred as automatically as possible from the test administration tool to the assessment tool. The features of the assessment tool are described in more detail in Appendix 2.

The user interface language of the test delivery tool can be selected/modified to Finnish, Swedish, or English.The (software) service must be produced and its personal data processed within the EU/EEA.

A more detailed description of the procurement can be found in Appendix 1 "Description of the Procurement". The mandatory requirements for the system can be found in the appendix 2. “Minimum requirements”.

Sopimustyyppi: Palvelut
Tuotteet/palvelut: Tietotekniset palvelut: neuvonta, ohjelmistojen kehittäminen, Internet ja tuki 📦
Kuvaus
Sisäinen tunniste: 1420/02.03.01.00/2025
Tämä hankinta soveltuu myös pienille ja keskisuurille yrityksille (pk-yrityksille) ✅
Hankinnan kuvaus:
“The main object of the procurement is a digital system that enables the creation, maintenance, assessment, and production of results for the Finnish...”

Hankinnan kuvaus

The main object of the procurement is a digital system that enables the creation, maintenance, assessment, and production of results for the Finnish national certificates of language proficiency (NCLP) examination. This procurement only concerns the Finnish and Swedish language examinations, which account for approximately 95% of all the NCLP examinees (currently ca. 10,000 per year across all NCLP languages).

It is expected that procurement agreement can be made before the end of 2025 and that concrete work can start immediately after that. There will be a transition period in 2026 during which the digital system is prepared for operational use. The new digital examination for Finnish and Swedish should be launched in August 2026, which means that the system needs to be ready for the launch by the end of June at the latest.

The reason for the purchase of a digital system for the NCLP examination is that the National Agency is preparing for an increase in the number of examinees for the Finnish and Swedish language tests due to the current Government's programme that has several goals related to immigrants’ command of the two national languages. One of these is the requirement to demonstrate proficiency in Finnish or Swedish as a condition for granting a permanent residence permit. In addition, a possible future language allowance for labor market support is also expected to increase the number of examinees for Finnish and Swedish. Thus, the current number of examinees (close to 10,000 per year for Finnish and Swedish) is estimated to rise significantly.

Due to the upcoming changes, the University of Jyväskylä / Centre for Applied Language Studies and the National Agency have agreed on amendments to their mutual agreement on the production by CALS of the NCLP examinations and on the examination system as a whole.

The new system must be able to exchange information / data with the existing digital system (the NCLP tool) owned by the University of Jyväskylä / CALS. The NCLP tool was developed to (semi)automatically exchange information with the national Opintopolku (Studyinfo) system owned by the National Agency; Opintopolku is used for registration purposes by the examinees and test centres, and for the examinees to retrieve their digital certificates after the exam results are ready.

The best solution in the future will be that the new digital examination system interfaces with the NCLP tool at CALS rather than with the Opintopolku system. The main reason for this is the rather complicated nature of the examination registration procedure for which reliable and smooth data exchange processes between the NCLP tool and Opintopolku have been developed over the years.

The system includes an assessment tool (as part of the NCLP tool) for human rating of speaking and writing performances, and open-ended comprehension items. Tenderers can choose whether they want to make a bid that utilizes the existing digital components of the NCLP or not. In any case, participants' performances must be transferred as automatically as possible from the test administration tool to the assessment tool. The features of the assessment tool are described in more detail in Appendix 2.

The user interface language of the test delivery tool can be selected/modified to Finnish, Swedish, or English.The (software) service must be produced and its personal data processed within the EU/EEA.

A more detailed description of the procurement can be found in Appendix 1 "Description of the Procurement". The mandatory requirements for the system can be found in the appendix 2. “Minimum requirements”.

Lisätietoja:
“The contract period is 2 years after that continues automatically annually, unless the contracting authority, 3 months before the end of each coming option...”
Sopimustyyppi: Palvelut
Tuotteet/palvelut: Tietotekniset palvelut: neuvonta, ohjelmistojen kehittäminen, Internet ja tuki 📦
Edistettävä sosiaalinen tavoite: Ihmisoikeuksia koskeva due diligence -velvoite maailmanlaajuisissa toimitusketjuissa
Maa: Suomi 🇫🇮
Suorituspaikka: fi198 🏙️
Kesto
Aloituspäivä: 2026-01-02 📅
Loppupäivä: 2028-12-31 📅
Myöntämisperusteet
Hinta ✅
Hinta (painotus): 60
Laatukriteeri (nimi): Laatu
Laatukriteeri (painotus): 40
Otsikko
Erän tunnistenumero: LOT-0000

Menettely
Toimenpiteen tyyppi
Avoin menettely ✅
Oikeusperusta: Direktiivi 2014/24/EU
Menettelyn tärkeimmät piirteet:
“In an open procedure the contracting entity publishes a contract notice and places a call for tenders for the receivable, on which basis all prospective...”
Hallinnolliset tiedot
Tarjousten tai osallistumishakemusten vastaanottamisen määräaika: 2025-12-19 10:15:00 📅
Tarjousten avaamista koskevat ehdot: 2025-12-19 11:00:00 📅
Kielet, joilla tarjoukset tai osallistumishakemukset voidaan jättää: englanti 🗣️
Vähimmäisaika, jonka kuluessa tarjoajan on pidettävä tarjous voimassa: 6
Tarjouspyynnön ehdot
Tarjoaja voi jättää useamman kuin yhden tarjouksen
Tarjousten avaamisen päivämäärä: 2025-12-19 11:00:00 📅
Kielet, joilla tarjoukset tai osallistumishakemukset voidaan jättää: englanti 🗣️
Sähköinen laskutus: Pakollinen
Sähköistä maksua käytetään ✅
Lisätietojen pyytämisen määräaika: 2025-12-08 14:15:00 📅
Myöntämisperusteet
Painotustyyppi: Painotus (pisteinä, tarkka)

Hankintaviranomainen
Nimi ja osoitteet
Nimi: University of Jyväskylä
Kansallinen rekisterinumero: 0245894-7
Postiosoite: Seminaarinkatu 15
Postinumero: 40014
Postitoimipaikka: Jyväskylän yliopisto
Alue: fi198 🏙️
Maa: Suomi 🇫🇮
Yhteyspiste: Procurement services
Sähköposti: hankinnat@jyu.fi 📧
Puhelin: +358 142601211 📞
URL: http://www.jyu.fi 🌏
Hankintaviranomaisen tyyppi
Julkisoikeudellinen yhteisö
Päätoimi
Koulutus
Viestintä
Asiakirjojen URL-osoite: https://tarjouspalvelu.fi/jyu?id=584871&tpk=5af93fff-436b-4f5e-91b9-d261134d5951 🌏
Osallistumisen URL-osoite: https://tarjouspalvelu.fi/jyu?id=584871&tpk=5af93fff-436b-4f5e-91b9-d261134d5951 🌏
Tarjouksen/hakemuksen jättäminen sähköisesti: Pakollinen

Täydentävät tiedot
Lisätietoja

“The contract period is 2 years after that continues automatically annually, unless the contracting authority, 3 months before the end of each coming option...”
Arvostelurunko
Nimi: Markkinaoikeus
Kansallinen rekisterinumero: 3006157-6
Postiosoite: Radanrakentajantie 5
Postinumero: 00520
Postitoimipaikka: Helsinki
Alue: Helsinki-Uusimaa 🏙️
Maa: Suomi 🇫🇮
Sähköposti: markkinaoikeus@oikeus.fi 📧
Puhelin: +358 295643300 📞
URL: http://www.oikeus.fi/markkinaoikeus 🌏
Uudelleentarkastelumenettely
Tarkat tiedot uudelleentarkastelumenettelyjen määräajasta (määräajoista):
“Hankintalain mukaisesti”
Tietoa sähköisistä työnkuluista
Sähköinen laskutus hyväksytään
Sähköistä maksua käytetään
Lähde: OJS 2025/S 224-768866 (2025-11-19)

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