Request for information: Forensic Analysis Research Tool

This notification is only an EU prior information notice. This notification is not a preliminary notice to reduce the time period for tenders. Neither is this a tendering request, procurement notice or an invitation to a negotiated procedure. Hence, the contracting authority does not request any offers or tenders by this notification. The aim is to give out information regarding the needs of the contracting authority and at the same time request information. This notification and/or answering to it do not create any obligations for the contracting authority or for those who choose to answer to it. The contracting authority has the option of having a dialogue with potential bidders. This dialogue can be e.g., about the technical specifications of the procurement. The main goal of this RFI is to verify certain aspects. This RFI is a continuation to the RFI the contracting authority published earlier this year (2021). The most prominent questions we wish to get clarification on is: 1. Does the material we are now providing contain sufficient information for you as a Bidder to give a tender when the actual invitation to tender is published and no changes to the material was made? a. If not, please specify what more information you would require to be able to participate and give a tender once the actual invitation to tender is published. 2. Does the material we are no providing contain requirements or other terms that would prevent you from participating and giving a tender once the actual invitation to tender is published and if no changes to the given material was made? a. If yes, please specify which requirements or terms create the barrier and if possible, please suggest on how this could be remedied. 3. Any other remarks or comments you would wish to share with the contracting authority. The information provided by the contracting authority is preliminary and it is subject to change. The contracting authority has no obligation to make changes to the materials provided and the contracting authority makes the final decision on what the procurement material shall contain. The contracting authority is not obliged to make the procurement described in this information notice. The contracting authority does not pay any compensation for taking answering to this RFI. Not taking part in this RFI will not prevent any actors from later participating in the procurement itself. Taking or not taking part in the RFI does not change the standing or status of a company in the procurement process. The material will be available to anyone interested as a .zip-package on our webpage. The link to the material: https://www.kkv.fi/forensic-analysis-research-tool-rfi-materials/ We kindly ask that you use your own stationary when answering to the questions above. Should you comment on some of the materials, we ask that you specify the possible requirements by referring to their ID, on the File Formats list we request that you specify the Excel-cell and on contracts you refer to the relevant section. Answers are kindly asked to be given either in Finnish or in English. If possible, please refrain from sending any confidential material i.e., trade or business secrets. If answering without including trade or business secrets is not possible, we kindly ask that you mark any of these clearly. We kindly ask that you send your answers and any additional material to our projects email: FIT-hankinta@kkv.fi. Please note that the limit for what we can receive is 50 MB. We kindly ask that you answer by 16 o’clock 31st of January 2022. You may answer prior to the abovementioned time should it be convenient for you. Please note that the procurement team will be unable to answer any additional questions from 23rd of December until 10th of January.