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Upalinkon 110 kV substation renewal
Upalinkon 110 kV:n sähköaseman uusiminen — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 3 November at 12:00 — 2 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.
- You submit on Hilma — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- 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
Turku Energia Sähköverkot Oy (hereinafter TESV) is renewing the Upalinko 110 kV substation in Turku. The starting point of the project is the replacement of the current 110 kV open switch plant with a new SF6 gas-free GIS switch plant. The new switchgear will be located in the substation building to be built in connection with this acquisition in the north-western part of the current substation area. Existing cable outputs will be connected to the new switchgear with 110 kV cable connections from the current terminal portal. The subject of the procurement is a construction contract concerning the renewal of a substation, which includes the design, construction, switchgear and other materials of the substation, installation, testing and commissioning work, documentation and demolition work to the extent to be specified in more detail in the procurement documents. This is a contract for…
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… overall responsibility. The procurement complies with the provisions of the F-gas Regulation (EU) 2024/573. The main elements of the procurement are: - construction of a new two-storey substation building; - 110 kV dual-rail GIS switchgear and associated control, protection, automation and auxiliary systems; - 110 kV cabling with ground, foundation and materials; - demolition of the current 110 kV open switchgear and station building. The procurement is carried out by means of a negotiated procedure in accordance with the Special Sectors Procurement Act. As the procurement relates to the subscriber’s critical infrastructure, limited general information on the procurement package will be published at the request-to-participation stage. Please find attached to this request for participation a description of the project, a preliminary draft contract, a reference form, a non-disclosure agreement and the general terms and conditions of the construction contract YSE 1998. Tenderers must assess their interest in participating in the procurement procedure on the basis of the information provided in the request to participate and its annexes. Tenderers are required to accept the non-disclosure agreement attached to the request to participate and to return it signed as an annex to the request to participate. During the subsequent stages of the procurement procedure, successful candidates will be provided with more detailed information on the subject matter of the contract. The final content, scope, interfaces and allocation of responsibilities between the parties will be specified during the tender and negotiations. The implementation phase of the project is estimated to take place between 2027 and 2030. The design work can begin when the contract enters into force and the construction work can begin immediately once the relevant permits have become legally valid. The goal of the new substation is to be completed for production use by 1 December 2029, and the demolition work related to the project will be completed by 1 June 2030. The timetable will be specified on the basis of the preparation of the procurement, the negotiated procedure and the chosen implementation solution.
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Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 30% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (11 awards since 2021, spread over 5 companies). That is well below the sector norm (48%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 11 awards since 2021
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (6 procedures with a bid count); 0% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 6
- Not one of the 11 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 2%.n = 11
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 25/10/2026.
Selection criteria — via the ESPD
The buyer states in the notice that eligibility is proven through the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD); the concrete requirements are in the tender documents. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eltel Networks Pohjoinen Oy (FI14609167)//Enerke Oy | 2 | 2022–2023 |
| Prysmian Group Finland Oy (FI24821751)//Prysmian Group Finland Oy | 2 | 2021 |
| Netcontrol Oy | 2 | 2025 |
| Multirel Oy (1481650-2)//Multirel Oy (1481650-2)//Multirel Oy | 1 | 2023 |
| ABB Power Grids Finland Oy (2996683-7)//ABB Power Grids Finland Oy | 1 | 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 3,605 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 22 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 1,452 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
Foreign bidders
In Finland · Construction work, 5 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 4,926 recorded awards).
Submission language: Finnish.
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