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Kokonniemi Sports Centre - Procurement of a regional energy production system
Kokonniemen liikuntakeskus - Alueellisen energiatuotantojärjestelmän hankinta — original title
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- Deadline for requests to participate: 5 November at 12:00 — 4 days left. Two-stage procedure: by this deadline you submit a request to participate (proof of eligibility). Only shortlisted firms are then invited to submit a tender.
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- Offer and evidence in: Finnish.
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
What the buyer is looking for
The Kokonniemi sports park in Porvoo will expand significantly between 2027 and 2030. A new ice rink with two troughs, a multifunctional arena with a lobby area and a new heated artificial grass field with service buildings will be built in the area. The current ice rink will be demolished and the existing building stock and the current heated artificial grass will remain in the area. The customer procures a regional energy system for the region using the service model: the supplier designs, invests, builds, owns and operates energy production and a regional low-temperature network, and delivers heat and cooling to the sites in the area with a service and energy fee for the contract period. The supplier's energy production system fully covers the heating and cooling energy needs of the area. The aim of the procurement is to: - a high share of renewable and locally produced energy.…
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… Support heating mode as proposed by the provider. - the ice rinks' track cold waste heat is primarily utilised in the property. It is possible for the supplier to utilise the surplus condensate heat, which will be specified during the negotiations. - predictable and competitive life cycle costs for the customer - security of energy supply for the area to be completed in stages - meeting the RTYL targets set for the project area - one responsible party for the area's heat and cooling production The object of procurement is the construction of the energy system and the delivery of thermal energy to the customer's sites during the contract period: - Ice rink (completion 2028) - Lobby and multipurpose arena (completion 2030) - Current heated artificial grass field (heating starts 2028 autumn) OPTION: The regional energy procurement package includes, as an option, a new heated artificial grass field to the south of the area with an area of approximately 9,000 m2 and a maintenance building to be built in connection with the field area with an area of approximately 400 m2. If the customer adopts the option, the supplier also undertakes to implement the energy solution for the artificial turf field and maintenance building as part of the regional energy system. The supplier must take into account the energy needs of the options and their connection to the energy solution already at the bidding and sizing stage. The indicative target schedule for the options is as follows: - Construction of the maintenance building will start in 2027 and the building is due to be commissioned in 2028. - The construction of a heated artificial grass field will start with pre-construction work in 2027. The goal of the field deployment is the start of the 2029 season. The schedules are preliminary and will be specified in connection with the further planning of the project. The service provider must be prepared to implement the energy solutions of the options in accordance with the target schedule described above. See procurement documents for more details.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 14% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (299 awards since 2017, spread over 200 companies). That is well below the sector norm (35%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 299 awards since 2017
- The median procedure drew 5 bids (139 procedures with a bid count); 14% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 139
- 7% of awards went to companies from abroad (299 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 0%.n = 299
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 01/11/2026.
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on this page), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in Finnish.
Tender documents — direct download
Who has won at this buyer so far
Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Uudenmaan Tähtikuljettajat Oy | 5 | 2019–2025 |
| Edenred Finland Oy · HELSINGFORS | 4 | 2020–2021 |
| Verstas Arkkitehdit Oy | 3 | 2025 |
| Trombia Technologies Oy | 3 | 2026 |
| CGI Suomi Oy · HELSINGFORS | 3 | 2021–2022 |
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 662 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 32 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 1,471 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In Finland · Petroleum & fuels, 1 contract went to a foreign company over the last 3 years (of 1,008 recorded awards).
Submission language: Finnish.
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