Finland – IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support – ICT-asiantuntijapalveluiden puitejärjestely 2026-2030

The subject of the procurement is ICT expert services for the needs of Metsähallitus. The procurement consists of fourteen (14) separate and independent sub-sectors, for which separate procurement decisions will be made. The bidder may submit a bid and be selected for one or more sub-sectors. The procurement and the different sub-sectors are described in more detail in this tender notice and in the sub-sector-specific appendices to the tender notice. The procurement is a framework agreement. The purchaser selects the number of suppliers for each sub-sector as stated in the tender notice, with whom it will make an agreement. The framework agreements are valid for forty-eight (48) months. Procurements made during the validity period of the actual framework agreement may continue for a maximum of twenty-four (24) months after the expiry of the framework agreement. Option: Other expert roles related to the work of each sub-sector can also be added to the sub-sectors as part of the contract period. The purchaser orders expert work according to the framework agreement as assignments. The purchaser and the supplier agree on the individual assignment based on the framework agreement in the assignment agreement. The supplier for the assignment is selected according to the following principles (more detailed description in the framework agreement appendix "Framework Agreement Operating Model"): A. Direct selection of the most suitable framework agreement supplier When the estimated value of the assignment is less than 60,000 €. B. Selection based on ranking (ranking model) Always when the estimated value of the assignment is more than 60,000 €, the purchaser must choose either option B or C. The purchaser may also use the ranking system in selection situations according to section A. C. Simplified competition Always when the estimated value of the assignment is more than 60,000 €, the purchaser must choose either option B or C. Competition outside the framework agreement is always possible. The bidder must commit to the minimum requirements for the expertise and experience of experts in the expertise forms for the sub-sectors offered. The bidder must offer the daily rates for experts in the price forms for the sub-sectors offered. In some sub-sectors, it is also required to name the experts and to report the assignments or work experience, language skills and certificates that demonstrate the expertise and experience of the experts. The following sub-sectors are included in the subject of the procurement: 1. Development methodology support 2. Application development 3. IT management expert services 4. Service design and UX/UI 5. Quality assurance and testing 6. Data and analytics 7. Geospatial expert services 8. Geospatial application development for open source 9. Microsoft expert services 10. Microsoft Dynamics expert services 11. Power Platform expert services 12. Basic ICT expert services 13. ICT Architecture services 14. Artificial Intelligence expert services The procurement is implemented with an open procedure according to Section 32 of the Procurement Act (1397/2016). The procurement exceeds the estimated value of the EU threshold. More detailed description Appendix 1 Procurement subject. The sub-sector-specific materials for the sub-sectors are named as an appendix to the tender notice "Osa alueiden_nimi.zip" (e.g. Kehittämisen menetelmätuki.zip"). The draft agreements concerning all sub-sectors are as an appendix to the tender notice in the "sopimusluonnokset.zip" package. The maximum value of the framework agreement for the entire contract period is forty-eight (48) million euros. The estimated values for the sub-sectors are stated in the procurement notice (eForms).