- Service
regiosuisse: communication services, website and events
- Procuring office
- Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft (SECO) - Standortförderung
At a glance
- 12.01.2027, 23:5962 days left
- Switzerland, place open
- Service
- Open procedure
- Not stated
- Not stated
Is a bid worth it?
With a free profile, TEXFY checks this tender against your services and cantons: a relevance grade from A to E and a recommendation with reasons.
TEXFY assessment: Risks and notes
Bid languageNote
The bid must be in German, French, Italian.
No bidding consortiumNote
A joint bid with other companies is not allowed.
References requiredNote
For eligibility you need comparable reference projects. Check number, age and size.
2 more notes
Online via simap onlyGood to know
Bids are submitted on simap.ch; you need a bidder account there.
No variantsGood to know
Only the requested bid counts; your own alternative solutions are not allowed.
What is being procured?
Scope of work
This call for tenders and the associated services contribute to the implementation of the mandate of the regiosuisse knowledge management and network office (hereinafter referred to as "regiosuisse") between January 2028 and June 2032. The services complement those of Lot 1 of the regiosuisse contract awarded in 2023 (regiosuisse services "Management of the network office, knowledge-intensive events and analyses"), which also runs until 2032. In addition to managing the mandate, the majority of the services relate to the implementation of communication measures, in particular via the regiosuisse.ch website, as well as the organisation of events.
regiosuisse was founded in 2008 and has established itself as an important player in the field of knowledge management and knowledge dissemination for regional development as well as in the networking of relevant actors. The New Regional Policy (NRP) has been at the heart of its mandate from the very beginning. The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) is responsible for the implementation of the NRP and thus for the mandate of regiosuisse. From 2016 onwards, knowledge management in connection with agglomeration policy (AggloPol) and policy for rural and mountainous areas (P-LRB) was included in the performance agreement with regiosuisse.
Key facts, codes and options
Key facts, codes and options
- Type of contract
- Service
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Trades
- Not evident from the available publication data.
- CPV
- CPV 79416000 – Public relations services
- Options
- Provided for
The options correspond to the service items P2–3, which collectively cover the period from 1 January 2032 to 30 June 2032. These options relate on the one hand to the tasks required to conclude the mandate. On the other hand, they enable the best possible transition to the tenderers who will take over regiosuisse after 2031, provided that the regiosuisse mandate is continued in a similar form from 2032.
- Variants
- Not admitted
- Partial offers
- Not admitted
TEXFY assessment: Products, installations, quantities, technical specifications and exclusions are not structured fields of the publication. TEXFY does not analyse the free text on them: check the original text and the tender documents.
Dates
- Published
- 10.11.2026
- Questions untilnext
- 30.11.2026
If you have any questions while preparing your tender, you can submit them anonymously in the question forum at www.simap.ch.
Questions submitted too late can no longer be answered.
Tenderers will be notified by e-mail as soon as the answers are published on www.simap.ch. - Submission deadline
- 12.01.2027, 23:59
- Bid valid
- 180 days after the deadline
- Contract
- 01.01.2028 to 30.06.2032
- Execution
01.01.2028 – 31.12.2031 for the basic contract; 01.01.2032 – 30.06.2032 for the options
Submission & documents
Online via simap.ch
Source: simap data
- Documents on simap.ch (after signing in)
- German, French, Italian
- German, French
- Free of charge
- Through the question forum on simap.ch (registration as a bidder required). Go to the official tender (simap.ch, opens in a new tab)
Participation & award
In the documents according to the source: Content only in the tender documentsIn the tender documents: Conditions of participation.
Participation & suitability
8 eligibility criteria
EK 1
TEXFY assessment: What this means: Obligations – whether your company is registered and complies with taxes, social security contributions and working conditions.
Economic/financial capacity
The tenderer has sufficient economic and financial capacity to perform the contract.
Extract from the debt collection register not older than 3 months at the time of the request by the procuring authority. For foreign tenderers, a comparable current official document from abroad.
Note: The awarding authority electronically checks the extract from the Central Business Index (www.zefix.ch).
Balance sheet and income statement as well as audit report of the last three years.
For foreign tenderers, extract from the commercial register or a comparable official document from abroad.
This evidence must only be submitted upon request within 20 days after submission of the tender and prior to the award.
EK 2
TEXFY assessment: What this means: Experience – whether you have carried out comparable contracts, shown with references.
Experience
The tenderer has sufficient experience on the basis of completed projects that are comparable to this contract in terms of scope and complexity. It proves this experience by means of 5 references in the last 5 years.
Reference inquiries regarding projects realised by the tenderer for the Confederation are only permitted if the listed contact persons have given their written consent to provide information in each case.
A correspondingly fully completed reference form (Appendix No. 4) must be submitted for each reference project. The procuring authority reserves the right to contact the specified contact person. The specified contact person must be reachable (holiday absences and corresponding representation must be stated).
Note regarding references of a group company:
If a tenderer wishes to rely on reference projects of a group company for this QC, it must integrate this company into its tender. Otherwise, reference projects of group companies are not permitted.
EK 3
TEXFY assessment: What this means: Capacity – whether you have enough staff, machines and means for the contract.
Personnel resources
The tenderer has the necessary personnel resources to perform the contract as described in the specifications. The services shall be provided by the persons listed in the tender.
Written confirmation with comprehensible documentation of the personnel resources deployed for the contract.
EK 4
Contact person
The tenderer has a contact person (single point of contact, SPOC), including deputy, who are responsible for the escalation of problems relating to the contract and can make decisions. These persons must be able to dedicate sufficient time to ensure the coordination of a complex contract.
Written confirmation stating the surname, first name, contact details, function title of the SPOC and their deputy.
EK 5
TEXFY assessment: What this means: Personnel – how qualified and experienced the people carrying out the contract are, such as the project manager.
Language skills of employees
The tenderer is prepared to deploy persons who can communicate in German, French and Italian (orally and in writing) and who can prepare and deliver project results and documentation in German, French and Italian.
Written confirmation with comprehensible documentation of the persons' language skills.
EK 6
TEXFY assessment: What this means: Personnel – how qualified and experienced the people carrying out the contract are, such as the project manager.
Replacement of employees
The tenderer is prepared to replace deployed employees if important reasons arise, as follows:
The performance, suitability and deployment of the persons provided by the tenderer shall be assessed by the procuring authority. If a discrepancy with the requirements and criteria according to the specifications and appendices is identified during this process, the tenderer shall comment on this. Subsequently, the procuring authority shall decide whether the tenderer is obliged to replace the persons concerned within 14 days with personnel who meet the requirements.
Other important reasons for the replacement of personnel may also occur during the performance of the contract, such as a negative federal personnel security screening, termination, extended leave, accident, illness, etc. The tenderer is responsible in each case for replacement by an equally qualified person. Involvement in other projects of the contractor does not constitute an important reason in this context.
Written confirmation.
EK 7
Acceptance of the Federal General Terms and Conditions (GTC) for:
- Service contracts (Issue September 2016, version of January 2024)
- IT services (Issue October 2010, version of January 2024)
The general conditions listed above apply to this business transaction.
Written confirmation.
EK 8
Acceptance of the draft contract
The tenderer is prepared to accept the draft contract in Appendix No. 5 of the specifications without reservation.
Written confirmation.
Award criteria
ZK 1
max. 30 pointsPrice criterion
TEXFY assessment: What this means: Price – what your offer costs. Usually the cheapest offer gets full points, more expensive ones fewer.
Average daily rate (minus P1 compensation, takeover of the mandate)
ZK 2
max. 2 points
Comprehensibility and structure of the tender
ZK 3
max. 6 points
Understanding of the subject matter of the contract
ZK 4
max. 4 points
TEXFY assessment: What this means: Organisation – how your company and team are set up for the contract.
Organisation and interface management
ZK 5
max. 4 points
TEXFY assessment: What this means: Personnel – how qualified and experienced the people carrying out the contract are, such as the project manager.
Representation of the language regions in the team and approach
ZK 6
max. 10 points
L5 – Mandate management
ZK 7
max. 8 points
L6.1 – Communication (outside the regiosuisse.ch website): Content and approach
ZK 8
max. 8 points
TEXFY assessment: What this means: Personnel – how qualified and experienced the people carrying out the contract are, such as the project manager.
L6.1 – Communication (outside the regiosuisse.ch website): Specialist knowledge of the team
ZK 9
max. 8 points
L6.2 – Operation and targeted further development of the regiosuisse.ch website: Content and approach
ZK 10
max. 8 points
TEXFY assessment: What this means: Personnel – how qualified and experienced the people carrying out the contract are, such as the project manager.
L6.2 – Operation and targeted further development of the regiosuisse.ch website: Specialist knowledge of the team
ZK 11
max. 6 points
L7 – Events: Inhalt und Ansatz
ZK 12
max. 6 points
TEXFY assessment: What this means: Personnel – how qualified and experienced the people carrying out the contract are, such as the project manager.
L7 – Events: Fachwissen des Teams
Conditions
4 conditions
- Bidding consortia
- Not allowed
- Subcontractors
- Allowed
- Contract extension
- Not provided for
- Dialogue
- Not provided for
Documents to submit
8 pieces of evidence according to the publication
Extract from the debt collection register not older than 3 months at the time of the request by the procuring authority. For foreign tenderers, a comparable current official document from abroad.
Note: The awarding authority electronically checks the extract from the Central Business Index (www.zefix.ch).
Balance sheet and income statement as well as audit report of the last three years.
For foreign tenderers, extract from the commercial register or a comparable official document from abroad.
This evidence must only be submitted upon request within 20 days after submission of the tender and prior to the award.
A correspondingly fully completed reference form (Appendix No. 4) must be submitted for each reference project. The procuring authority reserves the right to contact the specified contact person. The specified contact person must be reachable (holiday absences and corresponding representation must be stated).
Note regarding references of a group company:
If a tenderer wishes to rely on reference projects of a group company for this QC, it must integrate this company into its tender. Otherwise, reference projects of group companies are not permitted.
Written confirmation with comprehensible documentation of the personnel resources deployed for the contract.
Written confirmation stating the surname, first name, contact details, function title of the SPOC and their deputy.
Written confirmation with comprehensible documentation of the persons' language skills.
Written confirmation.
Written confirmation.
Written confirmation.
Official source
- simap project number
- 47143
- Publication number
- 47143-01
- Covered by international agreements
- Yes
- Notice of legal remedies
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In accordance with Art. 56 para. 1 of the Federal Act on Public Procurement (PPA), an appeal against this ruling may be lodged in writing with the Federal Administrative Court, Postfach, 9023 St. Gallen, within 20 days of its notification. The appeal must be submitted in duplicate and must contain the petitions, the reasons for them with specification of evidence, and the signature of the appellant or their representative. A copy of this ruling and any available evidence must be enclosed.
In accordance with Art. 56 para. 2 PPA, the provisions of the Federal Act on Administrative Procedure (APA) regarding the suspension of deadlines shall not apply.
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