This Is Not A Procurement Notice Or A Request For Tender, But A Request For Information To Potential Bidders. The Publication Of The Announcement Does Not Start The Bidding Process. The Purpose Of The Request For Information Is To Map The Market And Collect Information And Suppliers Comments For The Upcoming Competition. The Request For Information Does Not Ask For, And Does Not Give, Offers. Answering The Request For Information Is Not A Prerequisite For Participating In A Subsequent Tender, And Answering The Request For Information Does Not Affect The Bidders Position In The Tender. Those Who Answered The Information Request Are Not Compensated For Answering The Information Request. Comments And Additional Questions Submitted To The Procurement Unit Will Not Be Answered. The Request For Information Does Not Obligate The Purchasing Unit To Carry Out The Actual Purchase Or To Carry Out The Purchase As Described In The Request For Information. The Procurement Unit Is Not Obliged To Take Into Account The Answers Received To The Request For Information When Preparing The Request For Tenders. Object Of The Procurement: The City Of Mikkeli Will Tender The Purchase Of Gym Equipment And Equipment For The Rantakeita Gym, Which Will Be Transferred To The Citys Management. The Procurement Is Planned To Be Divided Into Two Sub-Assemblies: Sub-Assemblies 1. Gym Equipment And Sub-Assemblies 2. Gym Equipment. Subset One Includes Various Fixed Racks For Gym Use And Other Larger Gym Equipment, And Subset Two Includes Various Loose Benches As Well As The Necessary Weights And Other Equipment. The Equipment And Tools Planned To Be Procured Are Described In More Detail In The Appendix Of The Request For Information Draft Definitions Of Gym Equipment. The Procurement Consists Of Fully Equipping Rantakeitas Gym In Accordance With The Tender Documents. In Addition, The Purchaser Intends To Include In The Purchase An Additional Procurement Opportunity / Option, Based On Which The Purchaser Can Purchase More Gym Equipment And/Or Equipment From The Selected Supplier For The Rantakeikai Gym And, If Necessary, Also For Other Gyms In The City Of Mikkeli, Possibly In The Period 2026-2028. The Additional Purchase Option Is Planned To Include Gym Equipment And Equipment According To The Customers Needs. The Customer Can Also Decide Not To Use The Option And It Does Not Constitute A Quantity Purchase Obligation For The Customer And/Or An Exclusive Right For The Supplier. The Procurement Will Be Drawn Up In A Procurement Contract Between The Customer And The Supplier. The Planned Schedule Of The Competition Is As Follows: - Preparation Of Tender Materials And Market Dialogue 4/2026 - Market Dialogue 4/2026 - Publication Of The Request For Tender 4-5/2026 - Comparison Of Offers 5/2026-Procurement Decision Estimated 5/2026-Signing Of Procurement Contracts Estimated 06/2026 Request For Information: Comments To The Request For Information Are Requested To Be Sent No Later Than Friday 17 April 2026 At 12 Noon Via The Tender Service Or By Email To:
[email protected]. To Be Written In The Subject Field: Request For Information: Gym Equipment And Equipment Of The City Of Mikkeli. With The Request For Information, We Would Like Comments On The Documents Attached To The Request For Information And The Specifications Related To The Purchase, E.G.:- Order-Delivery Times: We Would Like Estimates Of Possible Delivery Times Specific To Equipment Or Product Groups. Or The Definitions You Consider Important).- Common Requirements (In An Excel Form)- The Length Of The Contract Period / The Possibility Of Additional Acquisitions.- The Number And/Or Assortment Of Equipment/Tools Offered: We Ask For Your Evaluation/Comments On The Presented Selection And Its Availability.- On The Space And The Placement Of The Equipment Suitable For It: We Would Like Evaluations/Comments On The Placement Of The Offered Entity In The Available Space And The Procurement Entity Feasibility, Taking Space Constraints And Safety Into Account. In The Floor Plan Attached To The Request For Quotation, The Gym Area Is Marked In Red And The Corridor In Blue, Which Can Be Used For The Use Of The Gym, Taking Into Account Fire And Other Safety Regulations.- Annual Maintenance Contract You Can Comment Either By Email, By Leaving A Response To The Request For Information Or By Uploading A Separate File To The Place Marked In The Other Conditions Section Of The Request For Information. If You Wish, You Can Also Record Comments In The Excel Form Attached To The Information Request And Upload It To The Place Marked In The Other Conditions Section. All Comments Will Be Treated Confidentially.
