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Finland: Tenders/Finnvera Oyj/Environmental and Social Due Diligence Assessments, climate change or biodiversity risk reviews, and lender advisory services
  1. Competition notice published

    Apr 17, 2025 10:23 AMApril 17, 2025 10:23 AM
  2. Questions deadline

    Apr 30, 2025 1:00 PMApril 30, 2025 1:00 PM
  3. Tender submission deadline

    May 19, 2025 9:00 AMMay 19, 2025 9:00 AM
  4. Opening date

    May 19, 2025 9:01 AMMay 19, 2025 9:01 AM
  5. Tender validity period

    Nov 19, 2025 10:00 AMNovember 19, 2025 10:00 AM

Brief

Environmental and Social Due Diligence Assessments, climate change or biodiversity risk reviews, and lender advisory services

Expired

The competition has expired without a winner being announced.

Deadline
May 19, 2025Expired
Award
Price 35% and 2 more
Procedure
OpenSingle stage
Agreement
Framework agreementover 2 years

Brief

Finnvera Oyj needs environmental and social due diligence assessments, climate change or biodiversity risk reviews, and advisory services through a framework agreement for 24 months. The services involve benchmarking projects against IFC Performance Standards, reviewing climate change risk assessments, auditing emissions calculations, evaluating compliance with UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and providing advisory services related to human rights due diligence, as well as reviewing project alignment with the Paris Agreement and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Tenders will be evaluated based on price (35%), a preliminary plan for assembling and expertise of IESC teams (20%), additional experience references (40%), and the ability to provide a Kunming-Montreal Alignment Review (5%). Suppliers must provide references that meet minimum requirements as evidence of their ability and competence.

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  • Description

    Tenderer financial conditions are sufficient in relation to the size and quality of the procurement. This feature is evaluated on the basis of information obtained on the Tenderer's solvency, profitability and creditworthiness. The financial situation of the tenderer must be at least satisfactory A in Suomen Asiakastieto Oy's Rating Alfa Credit Rating or at a similar level in other generally accepted credit rating and financial reports.

    Documentation Requirement

    Statements upon separate request: The tenderer undertakes to deliver within three (3) working days at the request of the procurement unit • Suomen Asiakastieto Oy's Rating Alfa or similar generally accepted credit rating and financial report. • Financial statement information from the previous financial year or other report describing the financial situation. The procurement unit can check the Tenderer's financial information from general information sources.

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  • Description

    The tenderer completes the reference form in Appendix 2 with references that meet the minimum requirements as evidence of their ability and competence to provide the service in accordance with the procurement requirements. The requirements for the references are described in more detail in Appendix 2.

    Documentation Requirement

    The tenderer completes the reference form in Appendix 2 with references that meet the minimum requirements as evidence of their ability and competence to provide the service in accordance with the procurement requirements. The requirements for the references are described in more detail in Appendix 2.

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Award Criteria

  • Description

    The tenderer can provide their additional experience references on Appendix 2 Reference Form. Detailed instructions and criteria for additional experience references can be found in Appendix 2 Reference Form. The tenderer can receive a maximum of 55 points for additional experience references.

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  • Description

    Comparison score will be calculated with the formula the lowest comparison price / comparison price to be compared × weight. The comparison price is formed from the weighted total sum of the prices offered for the skill levels (offered hourly rate multiplied by the comparison prosent for the skill level).

    Sub-criteria

    • Expert-level E30%

      The hour rate for expert-level E Leading advisers/advisers/ project manager services

    • Expert-level 0130%

      The hour rate for expert-level 01 Leading consultants/leading designers in special fields/leading

    • Expert-level 0420%

      The hour rate for expert-level 04 Designers/junior specialists/architects services

    • Expert-level 0210%

      The hour rate for expert-level 02 Senior consultants/senior designers in special fields/senior

    • Expert-level 0310%

      The hour rate for expert-level 03 Consultants/designers in special fields/specialists/senior architects services

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  • Description

    The provider must prepare a preliminary plan for the assembling and expertise of the Independent Environmental and Social Consultant (IESC) teams, and attach it to the offer. The preliminary plan will be compared as part of the qualitative evaluation of the offers. The scoring criteria are explained in more detail in the request for proposal.

    Source

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  • Description

    Throughout the contract period, the tenderer is able to provide the procurement unit with a Kunming-Montreal Alignment Review to evaluate project alignment with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

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From the notice

  • The object of the tender process is a framework arrangement for Environmental and Social Due Diligence Assessments, climate change or biodiversity risk reviews, and advisory Services. Finnvera follows the OECD Common approaches (Recommendation of the Council on OECD Legal Instruments Common Approaches for Officially Supported Export Credits and Environmental and Social Due Diligence) and subsequently the International Finance Corporation Performance standards (IFC PS’s). Finnvera is requesting proposals from qualified global consultant companies to provide Environmental and Social Due Diligence (ESDD) assessments and project monitoring tasks, including site visits, if necessary. The scope of the ESDD assignments may vary from benchmarking projects against all IFC Performance standards and relevant guidelines to only some specific issue or a single/selection of the IFC Performance Standards. The scope may also include reviewing climate change risk assessments, auditing emissions calculations, and evaluating compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. A successful candidate is able to provide advisory services related to human rights due diligence, as well as review the alignment of projects with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.Main features of the procedureThe procurement follows the Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts (1397/2016, Procurement Act). An open procedure is used in this procurement. All suppliers who are interested and meet the requirements can participate by submitting an offer. 1. Publication of the procurement announcement: An announcement is published about the object of the procurement, the requirements, the eligibility conditions and the time limits related to the submission of the offer. 2. Offer according to the request for tenders: Tenderers must submit their offers in accordance with the instructions given in the request for tenders. 3. Opening of tenders and evaluation of eligibility: After the deadline, the procurement unit opens the tenders and checks whether the tenderers meet the requirements. 4. Comparison of offers: The comparison of offers that meet the eligibility criteria is performed based on the selection criteria defined in the request for tenders. 5. Procurement decision: After evaluating and comparing the offers, the procurement unit makes a procurement decision. 6. Notification of the procurement decision: All participating tenderers will be notified of the procurement decision in writing. 7. Conclusion of the contract: After the procurement decision has become legally binding, the procurement unit enters into a contract with the selected supplier. Tenderers are not compensated for making, presenting, or otherwise participating in the procedure.

  • Contact

    Hankinnathankinnat@finnvera.fi
  • Type
    Competition · Framework agreement
  • Main code
    Business and management consultancy and related services
    79400000
  • 71313000Environmental engineering consultancy services79419000Evaluation consultancy services90711000Environmental impact assessment other than for construction

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