Tenders Are Invited For Invitation To Market Dialogue Skill Voucher For The Unemployed In Ict And Industry

This Document Is Not A Procurement Notice Or A Request For Tender, But A Request For Information. With This Request For Information, The City Of Oulu, Business Oulu Will Start A Market Dialogue Regarding The Skills Certificate Of The Ict And Industrial Sector And Related Services In The Employment Area Of ​​The Oulu Region. The Request For Information Does Not Obligate The Procurement Unit To Carry Out The Actual Procurement Procedure. All The Information Presented In This Information Request Is Preliminary And Does Not Bind The Procurement Entity In The Execution Of The Procurement Or In The Later Stages Of The Project. The Oulu Regions Employment Area Wants To Invest In A Skilled Workforce. Without A Skilled Workforce, Companies And Other Employers Have No Growth Prospects. Businessoulu Has Started The Preparation Of The Ict And Industry Skills Certificate. The Skills Voucher Offers Complementary Skills, For Example, To Recent Graduates Who Have Become Unemployed. The Goal Is Also That By Utilizing The Skills Voucher Model, The Working Careers Of Working-Age People Should Also Be Made Longer And More Wholesome. In Addition, The Goal Is That Long-Term Job Seekers With Ict Or Industrial Work Experience Or Unemployed Job Seekers Who See Tasks In The Technology Sector Or Entrepreneurship Based On The Use Of Technology As An Opportunity In Their Career Can Use The Skills Voucher. The Purpose Of The Skills Voucher Is To Increase The Number Of New Growth-Oriented Companies (Startups) And Entrepreneurs, The Technological Ability Of The Workforce (E.G. Artificial Intelligence Training) And Support In The Ict And Industry Sectors Who Worked On Updating Skills. The Services Related To The Competence Voucher Must Be In Accordance With The Recruitment And Competence Needs Of The Companies In The Region. The Skills Voucher Ensures That Employers In The Region Have A Skilled Workforce Now And In The Future, And The Current For A Prolonged Job Search Can Be Cut Off. The City Of Oulus Preliminary Plan Is To Establish A Dynamic Register For Services Related To Competence Vouchers. Dynamic Registry Is A Two-Step Process. The Goal Is To Publish A Procurement Notice And A Request For Participation Applications In August-September 2026. For Those Accepted Into The Dynamic Register, Operators Can Produce A) Services That Promote Entrepreneurship B) Technology-Related Training Or C) Other Services That Promote Employment. The Service Production Is Supposed To Start At The End Of 2026. The Target Group Guided By The Competence Voucher Will Be Specified As The Preparation Progresses. In Assessing The Service Need Of Unemployed Jobseekers, The Jobseekers Own Goals For The Development Of His Skills And Professionalism, His Work And Operational Ability Affecting His Job Search And Employment Conditions, And Other Factors Affecting Employment Are Taken Into Account. The Preliminary Plan Is That Job Seekers Who Have Been Referred To The Competence Voucher Can Choose The Most Suitable Services For Them From The Services Of The Suppliers Accepted Into The Dynamic Register. The Quality And Effectiveness Of Service Providers Are Monitored During The Contract Period, So That Job Seekers Have Sufficient Information To Support Their Choices. The Preliminary Plan Is That The Compensation To Be Paid For The Implementation Of The Services Is Based On Effectiveness In Key Aspects. The Goal Is To Have Significant Effects On Unemployment Insurance Municipal Contributions, Tax Revenues And Savings On Services. The Compensation To Be Paid For The Implementation Of The Services Is Initially A Combination Of Performance And Performance Fees. The Purpose Of The Market Dialogue Is To Hold A Discussion With The Service Providers As Widely As Possible. All Entities That Have Strengths In The Implementation Of Individual Or Multiple Skills Voucher Services Are Invited To Participate In The Market Dialogue. Effective Services May Require, For Example, Expertise Related To Job Placement, Entrepreneurship, Guidance Services Or Educational Paths. The Goal Of The Market Dialogue Is To Obtain Information That Can Be Used To Plan Procurement As Efficiently As Possible. The Procurement Unit Can, For Example, Send Drafts Of Tender Documents To Those Registered For Comment And Hold Discussions With Suppliers. The Language Used In The Market Dialogue Is Finnish. We Ask All Service Providers Interested In The Competence Voucher To Register Via Https://Www.Lyyti.In/Osaamisseteli. Registrations Are Requested By May 15, 2026. Together With Ptcs Jussi Pyykkönen, The City Of Oulu Will Organize A Hybrid Event For Registered Service Providers On May 25, 2026 From 12:00 P.M. To 2:00 P.M. Detailed Information About The Event Will Be Sent To Those Registered By E-Mail After Registration. The Purpose Of This Market Survey Is To Increase The Purchasing Units Market Knowledge And To Provide Information On Planned Purchases To The Market. The Results Obtained In The Market Dialogue Can Be Used To Prepare Procurement Documents. Responding To The Market Dialogue Does Not Bind The Potential Supplier, And Is Not A Prerequisite For Later Participation In Actual Tenders. Responding Or Not Responding To The Market Dialogue Does Not Affect The Potential Suppliers Position In The Actual Tenders. Reporters Are Not Compensated For Responding To A Request For Information.