Invitation to market dialogue: WINMOS III (Winter Navigation Motorways of the Sea), work package 5.1 expert services Text automatically translated in your browsing language Automatically translated

The subject of the market dialogue is the procurement of expert services for the needs of the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency in accordance with the appendices attached (Grant Agreement, Milestone 5.1 final version). BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES WINMOS III (Winter Navigation Motorways of the Sea III) is an EU-funded project that aims to develop safe winter navigation in the Baltic Sea region, where icebreakers are essential in cold winters. The project involves Finland, Sweden and Estonia and aims to renew icebreaking capacity and improve cooperation between the countries. The project involves acquiring new icebreakers, upgrading old ones and developing training programmes to enable continued maritime traffic throughout the year in icy waters. In this procurement, expert services will be procured for the implementation of the EU-supported WINMOS III project work package 5.1 (training system). Annex Milestone 5.1 describes the possible evolution of the required education system. The target of the procurement is expert tasks that support the achievement of the project's objectives. The tasks relate in particular to the implementation, management and reporting of the contents of the work packages, as well as to ensuring the quality of the project results. The task of the selected expert is to carry out the activities approved in the funding agreement in accordance with the WINMOS III project work package. The expert service must promote the achievement of the project's objectives in accordance with the terms of the funding agreement, including the implementation of the content of the work package, monitoring and reporting on progress and meeting the requirements for EU support. Work package 5.1 is estimated to last 2.5 years. The purpose of the market dialogue is to clarify the service provider's resources and readiness to carry out the actions required by the project. The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency's target schedule for the implementation of market dialogue and procurement is: - Market dialogue, weeks 50/2024-5/2025 - Publication of invitation to tender, week 6/2025 - Comparison of tenders, week 10/2025 - Procurement decision, week 11/2025 ----- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR NOTICE This notice is a pre-notification. No offers are requested under this notice. The prior notification is accompanied by an invitation to a market dialogue, in which case all suppliers interested in the procurement have the opportunity to engage in technical dialogue with the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency on the procurement. The purpose of the technical dialogue is to conduct a general dialogue on the subject matter of the procurement and its definition. Technical dialogue does not bind the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency to carry out the procurement. Furthermore, the technical dialogue does not bind the supplier to participate in a possible tendering procedure. The technical dialogue will be organised through commenting on the appendices given here and answering questions related to the subject matter of the contractor's procurement. Instructions for registration: The Supplier shall express its interest in participating in the market dialogue by 10 December 2024 at 3 p.m. by sending an e-mail to harri.alanko@vayla.fi with the subject line: "WINMOS III Professional Services - Market Dialogue". The supplier is requested to provide the following information in the message: - e-mail address of the supplier's contact person The customer reserves the right to invite the suppliers also for bilateral negotiations or to continue the technical dialogue in another separately announced way, which will be announced later if necessary. The descriptions in this pre-information notice and the estimated date of publication of the contract notice, as well as the draft dialogue materials to be submitted later, are preliminary and indicative pre-procurement information. Participating companies will not be compensated for answering or participating. Text automatically translated in your browsing language Automatically translated

63726200 - Ice-breaking services