Finnvera Invitation to Technical Dialogue regarding renewal of core servicing system for export financing

This document is not a prior information notice, a contract notice or an invitation to tender and the purpose of the publication of this document is not to start a tendering process. The participation in a potential future tendering process does not require giving information to this request. This document is an invitation to participate in a technical dialogue on the renewal of servicing systems for export financing. The objective of the dialogue is to improve our understanding of market offering that would serve this purpose. Specifically, Finnvera wants to understand a) Alternative approaches to the renewal b) Strengths and weaknesses of different alternatives / solution architectures c) Capabilities of vendors, products and platforms in relation to the Finnvera vision and needs d) Proposed service delivery models

The objective of this system renewal project is to replace aging customized core servicing application with a business platform (preferably COTS) that will support current and upcoming Finnvera services across business areas. Hence, the coming solution will need to be able to cater the needs of Finnvera’s and Finnish Export Credit’s entire product portfolio through different stages of the financing agreement’s lifecycle. By renewing core application Finnvera aims to a) establish an operative platform for all Finnvera export financing products b) increase agility in business development and product launches (through the use of a widely configurable COTS) c) increase cost efficiency d) increase process automation and improve error prevention e) strengthen risk management capabilities f) improve data access and efficient use and re-use of data across business units Alhough Finnvera is looking for a partner with the capacity to take full responsibility of the system renewal, the vendors that do not have solutions to cover completely the full scope are invited to take part in the dialogue.

Finnvera is a specialized financing company, owned by the State of Finland, and supplements the financing services provided by the private sector. Finnvera and its subsidiary Finnish Export Credit Ltd (FEC) have an official Export Credit Agency (ECA) status. Finnvera has 360 employees and has commitments totaling over EUR 20 billion. Finnvera’s role is to, by means of financing, promote the growth, internationalization and exports of Finnish enterprises, as well as to contribute to the realization of the government’s goals regarding regional development in Finland. The four main focuses of Finnvera’s strategy are: to promote exports on a steady basis, to offer customers even more versatile financing solutions in order to promote growth, cherish customer experience and digitalize the operations as well as to strengthen partnerships and cooperative models. To secure self-sustainability we seek to ensure the efficiency of our processes and risk management. Finnvera provides financing for the start, growth and internationalization of enterprises and guarantees against risks arising from exports. Finnvera strengthens the operating potential and competitiveness of Finnish enterprises by offering loans and guarantees. Finnvera also acts as an intermediary for EU-supported financing. The risks included in financing are shared between Finnvera and other providers of financing. Finnish Export Credit Ltd provides interest equalization and financing of export credits. It should be noted that Finnvera’s prime objective with this technical dialogue is to learn about available alternatives and market offerings in order to finalize the scope of the renewal and launch the procurement process. The objective of the technical dialogue is not to evaluate solutions against a detailed set of requirements or compare vendors against each other. Procedure Detailed description of the system renewal project, as well as guidelines for answering this request for information are available by email from hankinnat@finnvera.fi. Signed NDA’s are required for detailed descriptions. Companies interested in the matter are requested to send descriptions of the solutions that would match the renewal scope and the requirements as well as other information that will improve Finnvera’s understanding of market offering and alternative approaches to the renewal as described in the answering guidelines. Please send your answers to hankinnat@finnvera.fi by November 26, 2021 4 pm. Any questions concerning this request for information should be sent by email to: hankinnat@finnvera.fi. Mark the message as 'QUESTION: Technical dialogue regarding renewal of export financing servicing system. The questions must be submitted by 12.11.2021. Finnvera will respond to the questions on a best effort basis by 16.11.2021. The questions and answers may be submitted in Finnish or English. Finnvera seizes the opportunity to continue the technical dialogue with vendors within 12/2021-2/2022.