Swiss Federal Office for Buildings and Logistics (FOBL) Tender for Crawler 3.0 and Labor Market Ontology Services

I. Basic Information

Tender Type: Services

Project Name: Lot 1: Job Crawler 3.0; Lot 2: Labor Market Ontology

Procurement Method: Open Tender

Project Description: Lot 1: Modernization or replacement of the existing crawler service. Lot 2: Procurement of an ontology for occupations and skills in the Swiss labor market.

CPV Code: 72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

II. Technical Requirements

Scope of Services: Lot 1: Modernization or replacement of the job crawler service. Lot 2: Provision of an ontology containing occupations and skills for the Swiss labor market.

Service Objectives: Lot 1: Data extraction, deduplication processing, result presentation, etc. Lot 2: Supplementing occupational classifications, processing certificates, skill similarity search, and ontology integration applications.

III. Service Information

Service Type: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Service Content: Lot 1: Job crawler service. Lot 2: Labor market ontology service.

Service Period: Start Date: October 1, 2026; End Date: June 30, 2034.

Service Deliverables: (Lot 1) Crawled and processed job data; (Lot 2) Provided and maintained labor market ontology.

IV. Implementation Conditions

Implementation Period: Lot 1: Service period until June 30, 2034, including two optional extension/enhancement options (OP01 functional enhancement, OP02 service extension, both from July 1, 2031 to June 30, 2034). Lot 2: Service period until June 30, 2034, including one optional extension option (OP01 operational, support, and maintenance extension, July 1, 2031 to June 30, 2034).

V. Contract Information

Contract Type: (Both lots) Non-framework agreement, including options. The duration of an individual contract must not exceed 2 years after the end of the framework agreement.

Contract Duration: (Both lots) Basic service period until June 30, 2034.

Payment Terms: Electronic invoice: Required. Electronic payment: Used.

VI. Bid Requirements

Bid Language: German, French, Italian.

Bid Submission Method: Electronic submission.

Bid Security: None.

Performance Security: None.

Enterprise Qualification Requirements: Must be registered in the commercial register, possess relevant educational/professional qualifications, meet other economic or financial requirements.

Consortium Bid Requirements: (Not explicitly stated if allowed, but stipulated) A bidder may submit bids for a maximum of 2 lots and can be awarded contracts for a maximum of 2 lots.

VII. Evaluation Rules

Evaluation Method: Comprehensive scoring method.

Technical Score: (Lot 1) Quality-related criteria weight 80%, (Lot 2) Quality-related criteria weight 80%.

Price Score: (Lot 1) Price weight 20%, (Lot 2) Price weight 20%.

Evaluation Criteria: Lot 1: ZK01 - Coverage of Swiss open job postings (15%), ZK02 - Data extraction quality (15%), ZK03 - Duplicate identification and processing (15%), ZK04 - Result presentation (10%), ZK05 - Work format extraction (10%), ZK06 - Price (20%), ZK07 - Supplier demonstration (15%). Lot 2: ZK01 - Supplementing occupational classifications (20%), ZK02 - Processing of occupational certificates (10%), ZK03 - Work format extraction (5%), ZK04 - Data source traceability and transparency (5%), ZK05 - Skill-based similarity search (15%), ZK06 - Ontology usage and integration (10%), ZK07 - Price (20%), ZK08 - Supplier demonstration (15%).

VIII. Key Dates

Bid Submission Deadline: May 18, 2026, 23:59:00 (UTC+02:00).

Bid Validity Period: 180 days.