Request For Information: Market Survey Of Diving Research On Endangered Giant Clams

Gasgrid Finland Oy With Its Subsidiaries (Procurement Unit) Is A Multi-Gas Company Of The Future That Promotes The Realization Of A Clean Transition And An Energy-Efficient Society. We Are Responsible For The Transmission Of Gases And The Transmission System In Finland, And We Are Developing The National Hydrogen Network. We Strengthen Finlands Economic Growth, Security Of Supply And Energy Independence As A Key Part Of The Energy System, And We Support The Control Power Required For Emission-Free Electricity Production.* We Offer Safe, Reliable And Cost-Effective Gas Transmission To Finnish Industry And Companies. * Our Network Transfers Natural Gas, Domestic Biogas And Liquefied Natural Gas (Lng), And In The Future More And More Renewable Gases. * We Are Developing A National, Cross-Border Hydrogen Transmission Network Under The Mandate Of The Finnish Government. Our Goal Is To Connect A Large Part Of Our Countrys Industrial Customers To The Network In The Early 2030S. With Our International Infrastructure Projects, We Are Preparing To Meet The Demand For Clean Gas Energy In Europe As Well. With This Request For Information, We Are Looking For Efficient And High-Quality Partners For The Diving Surveys Of The Endangered River Pearl Mussel (Margaritifera Margaritifera) And White River Mussel (Unio Crassus) In The Nature Survey Season 2026 (Possibly Extending To 2027). We Require From Our Suppliers: 1) Sufficient Experience In Professional Diving Mapping Of Large Bivalves In The Conditions Of Finnish Flowing Waters, As Well As That The Person Doing The Mapping Has A Qualification As A Research Diver That Qualifies For Bivalve Research 2) Ability To Carry Out Diving Mapping Of River Pearl Mussels And River Mussels From The Mapping Season 2026 Onwards 3) Ability Produces The Service On A Turnkey Basis As A Professional Service Provider, Paying Special Attention To Safety (Safety Regulations For Finnish Research Diving, Safety Requirements Set By The Gasgrid Group, Employee Insurance, Etc.) The Mapping Work Covered By The Service Is Quite Extensive, So We Are Looking For Several Partners. The Route Of The Hydrogen Transfer Pipeline Presented In The Program Phase Of The Eia Procedure Is Approximately 1,600 Km Long And It Intersects With Approximately 800 Beds Of Different Sizes. The Procurement Unit Can Provide The Exact Route As Location Information When Requested By The Supplier Candidate. However, The Exact Number And Location Of The Beds To Be Mapped Are Not Yet Known, But Will Be Specified To The Procurement Unit Before The Start Of The Actual Bidding Process, Based On The Background Work Related To The Environmental Impact Assessment (Eia) And Official Negotiations. According To A Preliminary Estimate, There Are Several Hundreds Of Crossings Of Beds And Transmission Pipes To Be Mapped. We Ask Interested Supplier Candidates To Contact [email protected] No Later Than 05.11.2025 At 16:00. In The Address Field Of The E-Mail, We Ask You To Write: Market Survey Of Diving Research On Endangered Large Bivalves. We Send Each Supplier Candidate A Preliminary Information Form About The Company And References To Be Filled Out. After This, Our Purpose Is To Invite 2-4 Potential Supplier Candidates To A Market Dialogue With The Procurement Unit. Note, This Request For Information Does Not Initiate The Actual Procurement Procedure And Does Not Bind The Procurement Unit To Acquire See Service.