Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry IT Expert Services 2026 Service Tender

I. Basic Information

Tender Type: Service Tender

Project Name: IT Expert Services 2026

Procurement Method: Restricted Procedure

Contract Type: Framework Agreement, partially without reopening of competition, partially with reopening of competition

Project Description: Framework arrangement for IT expert services within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, with participating authorities concluding individual framework agreements.

Project Content: Includes 6 sub-areas: 1. Application Development and Maintenance; 2. Cloud Services; 3. Quality Assurance; 4. IT Expert Services; 5. IT Management Expert Services; 6. Overall IT Service Procurement.

Scope of Services: Sub-area 1: Procurement of expert resources for information system development and/or maintenance services. Expert resources related to data platforms and geospatial solutions. Sub-area 2: Expert resources for cloud services and resources related to their technical integration and other cloud service technical tasks. Sub-area 3: Unit, integration, system, and acceptance testing for information system development and/or maintenance. Sub-area 4: Individual expert resources for expert tasks in information system development and/or maintenance, including expert resources related to technical environment development and maintenance. Expert resources related to data platforms and geospatial solutions. Sub-area 5: Expert resources for disaster recovery and information security audits, information system information and network security, and audits. Other IT management-related consulting services. Sub-area 6: Information system development and/or maintenance services procured as overall deliveries. Procurement may also include licenses or usage rights.

CPV Codes: 72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support; Additional CPV code for Sub-area 6: 48000000 Software package and information systems.

II. Service Information

Service Type: IT expert services, including system development, maintenance, cloud services, testing, security audits, management consulting, etc.

Service Period: 48 months.

Service Implementation Method: Each participating authority describes its needs based on its own technical environment; descriptions can be updated during the framework period.

III. Implementation Conditions

Implementation Period: Framework agreement duration of 48 months.

Implementation Location: Nationwide, Finland.

IV. Contract Information

Contract Type: Framework Agreement.

Contract Duration: 48 months.

Contract Value: Maximum total framework agreement value EUR 257,250,000.00. Maximum amounts per sub-area: Sub-area 1: EUR 141,000,000.00; Sub-area 2: EUR 5,350,000.00; Sub-area 3: EUR 24,250,000.00; Sub-area 4: EUR 40,850,000.00; Sub-area 5: EUR 2,650,000.00; Sub-area 6: EUR 43,150,000.00.

Payment Method: Electronic invoicing, electronic ordering, and electronic payment.

Subcontracting Allowed: Not specified.

V. Tender Requirements

Tender Language: Finnish.

Tender Submission Method: Electronic submission.

Tender Bond: Not mentioned.

Performance Bond: Not mentioned.

Enterprise Qualification Requirements: Use of European Single Procurement Document.

Similar Project Experience Requirements: Not specified.

Consortium Bidding Requirements: Not specified.

Maximum Number of Lots a Tenderer May Submit Tenders For: 6.

Maximum Number of Contracts a Tenderer May Be Awarded: 4.

VI. Bid Evaluation Rules

Evaluation Method: Based on price and quality criteria.

Technical Score: Weight not specified.

Commercial Score: Not specified.

Price Score: Not specified.

Evaluation Criteria: Refer to tender documents for details.

Number of Candidates Selected: Number of candidates invited per sub-area: Sub-area 1: 10; Sub-area 2: 8; Sub-area 3: 8; Sub-area 4: 14; Sub-area 5: 6; Sub-area 6: 10.

VII. Timeline

Tender Notice Publication Date: March 18, 2026.

Deadline for Requesting Clarifications: March 30, 2026, 09:00.

Bid Submission Deadline: Deadline for request to participate: April 20, 2026, 09:00.

Bid Opening Time: Not specified.

Bid Evaluation Time: Not specified.

Expected Contract Award Date: Not specified.