Service Provider for University Collaboration on Advanced Digital Connectivity
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Forskning og utviklingsarbeid innen samfunnsvitenskap og humanistiske fag
HAUS kehittämiskeskus Oy has entered into an agreement with Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu Oy to deliver services for a pilot university collaboration programme under the Connectivity for Central Asia (C4CA) initiative. The objective is to strengthen higher education capacity in Central Asia in advanced digital connectivity by fostering collaboration between Finnish and Central Asian universities in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The assignment, with an indicative maximum budget of 100,000 EUR and a final contract value of 98,451 EUR, will be implemented during Q2/2026–Q1/2027. The contractor is responsible for designing and implementing pilot activities, including faculty exchange, joint teaching, and co-development of a micro-credential programme, and delivering an inception report, implementation deliverables, and a final report. Three bids were received for this contract.
Result
- Winner
- Ryhmittymä (Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu Oy, Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulu ja Turun ammattikorkeakoulu)
- Number of bids
- 3
- Contract value
- €98,451
About the bid
- Contact email
- c4caprocurement@haus.fi
- Address
- Yliopistonkatu 5, 5.krs, 00100 Helsinki
This procurement seeks to engage a Finnish higher education institution (HEI), or consortium, to design and implement a pilot university collaboration programme under the Connectivity for Central Asia (C4CA) initiative. HAUS Finnish Institute of Public Management Ltd implements this procurement on behalf of the C4CA initiative. The objective of the assignment is to strengthen higher education capacity in Central Asia in the field of advanced digital connectivity by fostering collaboration between Finnish and Central Asian universities. The pilot will focus on developing advanced digital connectivity skills, strengthening teaching capacity and producing reusable learning outputs. The selected contractor will design and deliver a pilot collaboration programme with selected partner universities in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The assignment may include activities such as faculty exchange or visiting professor arrangements, joint teaching and mentoring, and the co-development of a modular micro-credential programme in advanced digital connectivity. The assignment will be implemented during Q2/2026–Q1/2027 with an indicative maximum budget of EUR 100 000. The contractor will be responsible for designing and implementing the pilot activities and delivering the agreed outputs, including an inception report, pilot implementation deliverables, and a final report summarising results and recommendations for future scaling. A more detailed description of the procurement is provided in Annex 1 (ToR).Main features of the procedureThe procurement procedure is carried out as an open procedure. In an open procedure, all interested parties may review the Invitation to Tender and submit their tenders. The procurement procedure will progress in the following steps: 1. Opening of the tenders 2. Verifying the suitability of the tenderers. The tenderers that do not fulfill the suitability criteria, will be excluded from the tendering process. 3. Verifying that the tenders fulfill the requirements of the Invitation to Tender; the tenders that do not fulfill the requirements will be excluded from the tendering process. 4. If more than one (1) tender fulfill the requirements of the Invitation to Tender, the tenders will be compared based on the comparison criteria 5. Selecting the winning tender based on the comparison results 6. Contract award decision and notification. 7. Verifying the supporting documents and references about the suitability of the selected Service Provider 8. Concluding and signing the Contract with the selected Service Provider.
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- Contracting authority
- HAUS kehittämiskeskus Oy
- Title
- Service Provider for University Collaboration on Advanced Digital Connectivity
- Type
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- Estimated value
- €100,000.00
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