Finland – Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy – Provision of heat energy as a service to the Peltoniemi campus area, Ylä-Savo Vocational College

Background and current situation: According to the overall arrangement agreement, the current supplier will produce district heating until 30.9.2027. An area map of the heating network and buildings is attached to the invitation to participate. Subject of the procurement and desired model: Sansia Oy will tender for the procurement of heat energy supply to the Peltoniemi campus area of Ylä-Savo Vocational College. The procurement includes a technical description of the solution and a preliminary implementation plan. The solution can be a centralized heating system, a hybrid system, or a decentralized system. The solution must not cause significant costs to the Client, e.g., for integration into the existing heating network. The implementation plan must take into account the schedule and tasks for the construction of a new building required by the solution, including permit processes. The transition plan will ensure uninterrupted heat distribution in the area during the operations, utilizing the Client's current backup heat source, and the transfer/construction operations will be scheduled for the summer of 2027, when the heat production capacity is at its lowest (for domestic hot water needs). The heat energy must be primarily based on renewable energy sources. Non-renewable energy can also be used in the system as part of backup heat production, to cover peak demand, or in situations where it is technically or supply-security justified. At this stage of the procurement, individual energy sources or technical solutions are not excluded, as long as the overall solution meets the procurement's requirements for renewability, supply security, and environmental objectives. The heat energy metering point will be in the heating plant/heating plants. The required heat energy will be purchased after metering, based on a EUR/month basic fee and a EUR/MWh energy fee. The annual energy demand is 1600 - 2000 MWh, and the peak power of the renewed equipment is at least 700 kW. Backup energy production is included in the procurement and must be located in the same building or in the immediate vicinity of the main equipment to ensure supply security. If the implementation of the solution requires the placement of a building or facility on the client's land. If the implementation of the procurement requires the placement of a building or facility on the client's land, a separate land lease agreement will be made, the terms of which will define, among other things, the lease period, compensation, and responsibilities for restoring the area at the end of the agreement. The overall package will be discussed in more detail as part of the negotiation process, and the terms will be presented at the tender stage. In the participation and negotiation phase, the candidate may present several alternative solution concepts as a basis for negotiations. In the final tender phase, each tenderer will submit one (1) final tender based on the solution clarified during the negotiations. A preliminary solution proposal in a competitive negotiation procedure is the tenderer's first, partially incomplete proposal for implementing the procurement. Its purpose is not to be a final tender, but to serve as a basis for negotiations, through which the contracting entity's needs are clarified and the best possible overall solution is found. The preliminary solution proposal must be at a sufficient level to initiate negotiations, but it is not required to contain final technical or commercial solutions. Supplier's responsibilities: Implementation and transition planning of the offered solution and implementation from the old system to the new, production, supply security, backup heat, metering, and reporting (to the client). Client's responsibilities: Contract interfaces, ownership/maintenance of the heating network. The estimated annual value of the procurement is approximately 150,000 Euros (VAT 0%). The client is not committed to the estimated annual amount. The planned start date of the contract is 1.10.2027. The contract is initially valid for at least 12 years, after which the contract continues indefinitely, terminable in writing with a twelve (12) month notice period. The description of the procurement may be specified in the final invitation to tender to be sent after negotiations.

Procedure

Competitive dialogue

Notice type

Contract notice (standard)

Contract nature

Supplies

Legal basis

32014L0024

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

09300000 — Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy

Published

19 April 2026 at 22:00