Information Request / Market Dialogue: Display Boards at Public Transport Stops in the City of Mikkeli

… displays are purchased indoors e.g. at the Travel Centre. Most displays must be available without a fixed electrical connection, some indoor displays have a fixed electrical connection. There is no fixed telecommunications connection available at the stops. The acquisition includes screens installed, including telecommunications connections as well as their servicing and maintenance, as well as the back-end system on a monthly basis. Displays must be able to be branded according to the city's appearance and be suitable for installation in existing stop furniture (J.C. Decaux). Displays shall be capable of displaying real-time and time-based information on the numbers and arrival times of incoming buses. In addition, they must also be able to show the destination of the line in question and any traffic exception information or other necessary messages in the text line. The Customer reserves the right to make additional purchases that are materially and intrinsically related to the subject matter of the purchase. In addition, the purchase may include the customer's option to purchase additional equipment or features. The contract period for the maintenance and servicing of the displays and the back-end system is planned to be 60 months. The goal is to have the availability of spare parts for displays for at least 7 years from the moment of installation. A procurement contract will be drawn up between the Client and the Supplier. The planned schedule of the tendering process is as follows: -Market dialogue 10/2026 -Preparation and publication of the call for tenders 10/2026 - Comparison and selection of tenders 11/2026 -Procurement decision estimated at 11-12/2026 -Signature of contracts estimated at 12/2026 -Installation of displays 12/2026 -Start of the contract 1.1.2027 Request for information: Comments on the request for information should be sent by Tuesday 6 October 2026 at 12 noon via the tendering service or by e-mail to: [email protected]. To be written in the subject field: Request for information: Request for information/Market dialogue: Display panels for the public transport stops of the City of Mikkeli With the request for information, we would like to receive comments on the documents attached to the request for information and on the specifications related to the procurement, e.g.: -The length of the contract period (60 months) and the availability of spare parts (7 years) from the provider's point of view -Procurement package and the availability of displays and services from the supplier's point of view -Time table, from the final procurement decision to the final installation and commissioning -Technical definitions regarding displays -Considerations related to installation -Considerations related to systems and interfaces -Qualitative characteristics that from the provider's point of view should be taken into account in the requirements and/or criteria of the invitation to tender -Comments on the definition of reference requirements from the provider's point of view -Optional operating models -Advantages and challenges related to different implementation methods -Advantages/impacts of different implementation methods on life cycle costs -Other considerations/comments related to procurement and/or tendering can be commented either by e-mail, by submitting a reply to a request for information or by uploading a separate file in the location marked in the "Other conditions" section of the request for information. All comments will be treated confidentially. Principles of the request for information: This is not a contract notice and t