Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-12-14
Buyer: Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yleisradio Oy)
Country: FI
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 64228000 | 72400000
Submission deadline: 2019-01-28
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Finnish Broadcasting Company, “Yle”, invites You to take part in a tender competition for CDN services, concerning all Yle's needs for content delivery in Internet, for example Yle Areena streaming. Yle Areena, launched in June 2007, is the largest TV and Radio online (“catch up tv”) portal in Finland. The majority of Yle’s TV and radio programs are available in Areena as on demand media after they have been presented in television or in radio. The content is regularly refreshed. Areena includes also live streaming of Yle’s TV and radio channels. The competitive bidding at hand is targeting to a Framework Agreement arrangement, that will fulfill the current CDN services needs for Yle Areena, as well Yle aims to put a multi CDN solution into operation during forthcoming years for Yle's content delivery.
The tender competition at hand is about CDN services, concerning all Yle's needs for content delivery in Internet, for example Yle Areena streaming. Yle Areena, launched in June 2007, is the largest TV and Radio online (“catch up tv”) portal in Finland. The majority of Yle’s TV and radio programs are available in Areena as on demand media after they have been presented in television or in radio. The content is regularly refreshed. Areena includes also live streaming of Yle’s TV and radio channels. The competitive bidding at hand is targeting to a Framework Agreement arrangement, that will fulfill the current CDN services needs for Yle Areena, as well Yle aims to put a multi CDN solution into operation during forthcoming years for Yle's content delivery. Yle will select three (3) tenderers with the highest score of points to sign a Framework Agreement for 4 years. Objectives and function of the Framework Agreement are described in Appendix 1a. Yle's aims, as well as content, scale and minimum requirements set for the CDN services in question, are described in more detail in appendices of this document: Appendix 1a Description of Services (this document) Appendix 1b Definitions Appendix 2 Technical Service Requirements (tendering form) Appendix 3 Description of Yle’s current and estimated needs for capacity Appendix 4 Frame Agreement Appendix 5 Service Level Agreement (SLA) Appendix 6 Service Agreement (template) Appendix 7 Personal Data Processing requirements Appendix 8 Description of references and technical capabilities (tendering form) Appendix 9 Description of personnel (tendering form) Appendix 10 Pricing List (tendering form) Appendix 11 Comparison method.
The candidate shall be registered in the professional or trade register of its domicile country, if the candidate is obliged to register to these registers according to its domicile countries national law. The candidate shall also be registered in the Prepayment Register and the Employer Register in accordance with the Act on Prepayment of Tax, and shall be registered as VAT-liable in the Value-Added Tax Register in compliance with the Value Added Tax Act before the procurement decision is made, if the candidate is obliged to register to these registers according to its domicile country's national law. If the participant is a group, these requirements shall be met by all its members individually. If subcontractors are participating the service, they must meet these requirements individually. If requested, the candidate shall provide relevant certificates. Yle will require the ESPD form to be completed by each candidate and their subcontractors, and each operator, if the proposal is made by a group of tenderers.

Eligibility requirements: The candidate shall be registered in the professional or trade register of its domicile country, if the candidate is obliged to register to these registers according to its domicile countries national law. The candidate shall also be registered in the Prepayment Register and the Employer Register in accordance with the Act on Prepayment of Tax, and shall be registered as VAT-liable in the Value-Added Tax Register in compliance with the Value Added Tax Act before the procurement decision is made, if the candidate is obliged to register to these registers according to its domicile country's national law. If the participant is a group, these requirements shall be met by all its members individually. If subcontractors are participating the service, they must meet these requirements individually. If requested, the candidate shall provide relevant certificates. Yle will require the ESPD form to be completed by each candidate and their subcontractors, and each operator, if the proposal is made by a group of tenderers.