The object of the procurement is food and beverage sector market specialist services in Germany. The Food from Finland program needs a food and beverage market specialist for Germany, who would be able to support our market surveys and assist in various food and beverage promotion activities in Germany. If needed, the Market specialist should be able to support similar activities also in Austria and Switzerland. The targeted sectors in Germany are both BtoB (retailing and food service) and BtoC, including online channels. The market specialist is involved with the players of all these channels. The market specialist should be able to identify and actively look for market opportunities for the Finnish food and beverage industry on the German market through market analysis focusing on the most potential product categories. The market specialist should support the Food from Finland team in creating relevant contacts, screening the market potential in selected channels and organizing various promotion events, such as retailing or HoReCa (hotels, restaurants and catering) sector campaigns, including also online activities.Please see Appendix 1 for more details of the procurement.
Business Finland organization is formed by state owned company Business Finland Oy and Business Finland Innovation Funding Agency. Business Finland employs 760 specialists at 37 foreign locations and 16 offices in Finland. Business Finland is a public-sector operator and part of the Team Finland network. This procurement is conducted for Business Finland Oy (hereinafter 'Business Finland'). With this tendering process Business Finland is looking for a service provider who is able to arrange, help and advice in the administration throughout the entire employee lifecycle. Besides of HR matters such as contracts, compensation and benefit matters, local market practices etc., Business Finland also needs guidance from time to time in legal matters which relate to employment (especially labor law and tax related advice), financial reporting and payroll services.The scope of the procurement includes approximately 180 employees in 31 countries, namely: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Poland, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, United Ar
Business Finland is a Finnish innovation funding, trade, investment, and travel promotion organisation, headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, with 40 offices around the world (see "Place of Performance" for more detailed list). However, the geographical locations are constantly changing and expanding to new countries. The terms of the employment contracts are based on the local, country-specific legislation. With this request for information (market consultation) Business Finland is seeking information on service providers interested in delivering one or more of the following services globally in any of the Business Finland's geographical locations: - HR; - Legal (especially labor and tax related);- Financial reporting; and- Pay roll services. Business Finland is also interested in other related services of similar scope such as global employment platforms and international employee benefit systems. A one-service provider contract with global coverage excluding Finland would be the optimal contractual arrangement from Business Finland’s point of view. However, one-service provider model might not be feasible considering the scope of the services. Based on the results of the market co
Business Finland (hereinafter "the contracting authority") requested for tenders in procurement of Food and beverage sector market specialist services in Germany. The Food from Finland program needed a food and beverage market specialist for Germany, who would be able to support our market surveys and assist in various food and beverage promotion activities in Germany. If needed, the Market specialist should be able to support similar activities also in Austria and Switzerland. The targeted sectors in Germany are both BtoB (retailing and food service) and BtoC, including online channels. The market specialist is involved with the players of all these channels. The procurement was arranged according to the Finnish Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts (1397/2016). The contracting authority signed a framework agreement with FinDe Business Consulting.