Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2023-04-21
Buyer: State Treasury of Finland
Country: FI
Contract type: Supplies
CPV classification: 48000000 | 48812000: Financial information systems | 72000000

Technical requirements: The State Treasury of Finland (later STF) seeks to procure a economic data analysis and database service. Please note that this is a prior information notice ("hereafter notice") and is not a call for tenders. Tenders or application for participation are not asked with this notice. The purpose of this request for information is to survey the market and potential tenderers who are able to deliver the service that is the subject of procurement.
The object of the procurement is a database of domestic and international economic data that is as comprehensive as possible. The Software Service can be used to speed up or automate the retrieval, processing, and analysis of statistical information. The background data of the Software Service should include comprehensively e.g. materials and statistical publications related to macroeconomics, public finances and the labour market, at least for Finland, the Nordic countries and other EU member states. For other countries, key indicators are sufficient (e.g. GDP (ESA 2010 sub-items), employment rate, unemployment rate, debt ratio, deficit, inflation).
The need for a database is also related to international comparisons (including comparisons based directly on data from the countries' own statistical authorities) and quick visualization of information. In addition to the actual statistical information, the need for information also relate to economic forecasts. The service needs to include tools for easy graphic creation.
- The product is suitable for the purposes of automatizing searching for economic statistics and other fiscal data (see Annex 1 for reference).
- Using the system requires no special knowledge or IT skills. The user does not need to have any skills in coding or programming at any stage of using the system.
- The system is offered as a Software as a Service solution which can be accessed from the Contracting Authoritys's premises.
- The Economic data analysis and database service's installation and operation is based on client-server model (separate server and client software).
- The system is accessible through a web browser or an application. Data provided within the system is reviewable through the browser or application. It is not necessary to download any data from the system (unless the client wishes to export it e. g. for xls-format).
- The client software supports Windows 10 and 11. Alternatively, if browser based, supported Internet browsers are at the minimum Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome.
- The tenderer provides technical and user support for the system and all components included in thereto for the Contracting Authority.
- The tenderer delivers the Customer regular security updates for detected vulnerabilities and possible security threats for the Economic data analysis and database service  and its components.
- The tenderer provides the Contracting Authority a plan how future updates including security vulnerability updates will be handled.
- Manufacturer provides technical manuals and architecture documents of the Economic data analysis and database service and all its components to the IT staff of the Contracting Authority.
- Support and maintenance for the system is guaranteed for minimum of 5 years from the beginning of the contractual term.
- The system and the tenderer's services are compliant with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, GDPR.