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Business And Management Consultancy And Related Services – Implementation Of Define Defence Accelerator For The City Of Riihimäki. The City Of Riihimäki (Hereinafter Referred To As The Customer Or Contracting Entity) Requests Your Offer For The Implementation Of A Define Defence Accelerator For The City Of Riihimäki (Hereinafter Referred To As The Service) In Accordance With This Offer Request And Its Attachments. A More Detailed Specification Of The Service Is Provided In Annex 1. The Subject Of The Procurement Is The Service Production For The Define Defence Business Accelerator. The Accelerator Is Part Of The Define Scaling Programme And It Is Partly Funded By The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra. The Programme Will Be Running 1/26 – 12/27 And Four Accelerator Batches Shall Be Conducted During That Period Including Proper And Professional Monitoring, Evaluation And Learning Activities. The Goal Of The Accelerator Is To Strengthen The Finnish Defence And Dual-Use Ecosystem And Especially Enhance Companies’ Capacity To Grow Fast. Other Participating Cities And Regions Besides Riihimäki Are Espoo, Oulu, Joensuu, Hämeenlinna, Forssa And Tampere. Also, Häme University Of Applied Sciences And Metropolia University Of Applied Sciences Are Partners In The Programme. The Define Defence Business Accelerator Refers To A Comprehensive Business Competence Development, Training, And Advisory Service Aimed At Enabling Rapid Growth For Client Companies By Facilitating Access To Financing And Defence Market Entry. The Accelerator Is Targeted To The Needs Of High-Tech Enterprises That Can Operate In Both Defence And Civilian Sectors (Dual-Use). Purely Single Use Defence Startups Are Also Warmly Welcomed. A Strong Focus And Experience On The Field Of Defence Shall Be Shown By The Potential Service Providers. The Key Chronological Stages Of The Defence Business Accelerator Are: The Initiation Phase (Content Planning, Marketing And Communication), Operative Phase (Operating Four Accelerator Programs Mostly The Same Content Including Handling Of Incoming Project Flow, Organizing Applications, Organizing The Selection Of Companies And Conducting The Training), And The Evaluation And Monitoring Phase. The Define Accelerator Programs Are Intended To Be Implemented As Customer And Partner-Oriented Training Programs, Each Lasting Approximately Three Months (The Supplier Of The Service May Suggest Other Justifiable Timeframes For The Duration Of Each Programme), With Changing Content Addressing The Needs Of Programme Partners As Well As The Needs Of The Market. The Programmes Will Be Conducted During The Period From Spring 2026 To Autumn 2027. The Training Programmes Will Be Held Mostly In Riihimäki Define Innovation Hub. This Document Outlines The Framework For The Overall Bid, Which Will Be Further Detailed With The Selected Service Provider According To The Customer’S (City Of Riihimäki) Instructions. Moreover, The City Of Riihimäki Carries Out The Define Network Activities In Partnership With The Häme University Of Applied Sciences (Hamk). Due To This, Student Trainees From Hamk As Part

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