Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-10-31
Buyer: Yleisradio Oy
Country: FI
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 64228000 | 72000000
Submission deadline: 2022-11-30
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
The purpose of the procurement is to acquire a transcoding and origin services solution including Just In Time (JIT) packaging. Solution should have modern capabilities and flexibility to manage the processes.
The tenderer can either offer a solution for one of the sections or a complete solution that includes both transcoding and origin services. Yle shall choose one (1) supplier for each section based on the grounds described in the appendix “Evaluation of tenders”. The selected tenderer can be the same for both sections in case a complete solution that includes both sections is offered and the tenderer is rewarded the highest score on both sections.
The transcoding service’s main function is to transcode Yle source files for JIT packaging in Origin service. Main goal in transcoding is the quality of video and audio files. Yle has multiple different media formats that require transcoding. In target state, the transcoding platform should ingest a large variety of media files that are common in broadcasting business. When source files have been ingested, main functionalities that Yle wishes from transcoding service are source analysis, per-title encoding, Quality control settings and configuration optimizations to improve quality and efficiency.
The following entities are part of the procurement and apply to both solutions or if a complete solution is offered by the provider, they apply to that as well.
Including all the necessary actions from both Yle and the provider so that the solution is usable and configured for Yle’s environment including necessary licenses, integrations, migrations, configurations, training and ICT infrastructure. User training for Yle Areena core team is part of the implementation project and the training should provide skills for the team to operate the system as required.
Also all mandatory requirements have to be met that are stated in the invitation to tenders requirement document. If transcoding and origin services are provided by different providers, the integration between two solutions are part of the implementation project.
Yle requires complete maintenance and support within the SLA boundaries that will be described in the final invitation to tender. The support service must contain a service where the Yle Areena Core team can contact people and acquire help for solution related issues.
The start date of the agreement is an estimate and shall be updated based on the schedule of the procurement process.
The Agreement shall enter into force when both Parties have signed the Agreement and it shall be valid until further notice. Please see the agreement for more information.
The Customer reserves the right to purchase the client side analytics (both segments) during the Agreement period.
The second solution to be procured is Origin services for transcoded files. The main functionalities for Origin services are Just In Time packaging (JIT) to delivery formats, caching for transcoded files and DRM (Data rights management). Yle wishes that the new solution enables support for modern, emerging audio and video technologies and provides broad functionalities especially for DRM which enables Yle to provide a broader variety of media for end users. Yle wishes that introducing new functionalities in the solution is easy and Yle has control over configurations like packaging rules and manifests.
The following entities are part of the procurement and apply to both solutions or if a complete solution is offered by the provider, they apply to that as well.
Including all the necessary actions from both Yle and the provider so that the solution is usable and configured for Yle’s environment including necessary licenses, integrations, migrations, configurations, training and ICT infrastructure. User training for Yle Areena core team is part of the implementation project and the training should provide skills for the team to operate the system as required.
Also all mandatory requirements have to be met that are stated in the invitation to tenders requirement document. If transcoding and origin services are provided by different providers, the integration between two solutions are part of the implementation project.