This Document Is Not A Procurement Notice Or An Invitation To Tender. With This Request For Information, The City Of Helsinki Starts The Market Dialogue For The Planned Acquisition. The Request For Information Does Not Obligate The Procurement Unit To Carry Out The Actual Procurement Procedure. All The Information Presented In This Information Request Is Preliminary And Does Not Bind The Procurement Entity In The Execution Of The Procurement Or In The Later Stages Of The Project. The Suppliers Are Not Compensated For Responding To The Request For Information. The City Of Helsinki Is Updating The Operating Model For Tendering For Electric Car Charging In Public Areas. The Goal Is To Create An Agile And Easy Operating Model That Promotes The Market Entry Of Operators And Accelerates The Development Of Charging Points In Helsinki. In Accordance With The City Strategy 2025–2029, Helsinki Reduces Traffic Emissions And Promotes The Electrification Of Car Traffic. Reducing Traffic Emissions Plays A Significant Role In Achieving Helsinkis Climate Goals. In Addition To Atmospheric Emissions, The Electrification Of Traffic Has A Positive Effect On Air Quality And Driving Noise In Accordance With The City Of Helsinkis Environmental Protection Goals For 2040. The Attached Operating Model Draft Document Defines A Proposal For A New Helsinki Model. The Helsinki Model Means A New Way Of Bidding For Charging Points In Public Areas In Accordance With The Procurement Act. In The Past, Tendering Has Been Based On Individual Charging Station Assemblies, Which Have Been Tendered In A Few Large Lots. The Challenge Has Been The Citys Pre-Defined Exact Locations, Large Entities And The Rigidity Of The Process. The Purpose Of The Helsinki Model Is To Make The Entities Of A Reasonable Size And Speed Up And Facilitate Tendering. In The Future, We Will Compete For Access To The Supplier Register. Operators Admitted To The Register Can Book The Places To Be Operated Under Certain Conditions, Which Are Explained In More Detail In The Attached Document. The City Of Helsinki Does Not Compete For Ownership Of Charging Points Or Act As A Charging Operator. We Ask For Your Comments On The Attached Operating Model. Comments Must Be Submitted No Later Than Monday 16 February 2026 To The Email Address (
[email protected]). Please Comment In Particular On:1. Is Your Company Interested Or Willing To Participate In Tenders With A New Operating Model? 2. Do You See Room For Improvement In The New Operating Model? What Kind? 3. Do You Recognize Any Limiting Factors In The New Operating Model That Challenge Your Participation In Tenders? What Kind? 4. Other Comments About The Operating Model? In Your Answer, Tell Us Whether You Are A Charging Operator Or Another Operator In The Field. Additional Information Can Be Provided By: Leena-Maija Kimari (
[email protected]) Project Manager Air Conditioning Unit In The Later Stages Of The Market Dialogue, The Procurement Unit Can, For Example, Send Drafts Of Tender Documents To Those Registered For Comment And Hold Discussions With Suppliers. The Language Used In The Market Dialogue Is Finnish. The Results Obtained In The Market Dialogue Can Be Used To Prepare Procurement Documents. Responding To The Market Dialogue Does Not Bind The Potential Supplier, And Is Not A Prerequisite For Later Participation In Actual Tenders. Responding Or Not Responding To The Market Dialogue Does Not Affect The Potential Suppliers Position In The Actual Tenders.
