District Heating Battery - Kokkola

Kokkolan Energia Oy ("The Contracting Entity") is implementing an electric boiler and district heating accumulator project ("Project"). The Project includes, according to the Contracting Entity's preliminary estimate: - procurement of two electrode steam boilers, - district heating battery (accumulator), - electrical connections, - main transformers, - boiler building, and - …

CPV: 44600000 Tanks, reservoirs and containers; central-heating radiators and boilers, 44610000 Tanks, reservoirs, containers and pressure vessels, 45222000 Construction work for engineering works except bridges, tunnels, shafts and subways, 45223220 Structural shell work, 45320000 Insulation work
Place of execution:
District Heating Battery - Kokkola
Awarding body:
Kokkolan Energia Oy
Award number:
2024-018247-LOT-0001

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Kokkolan Energia Oy
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law, controlled by a local authority
Activity of the contracting authority : Economic affairs
Activity of the contracting entity : Production, transport or distribution of gas or heat

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : District Heating Battery - Kokkola
Description : Kokkolan Energia Oy ("The Contracting Entity") is implementing an electric boiler and district heating accumulator project ("Project"). The Project includes, according to the Contracting Entity's preliminary estimate: - procurement of two electrode steam boilers, - district heating battery (accumulator), - electrical connections, - main transformers, - boiler building, and - infrastructure which is necessary for the overall implementation of the Project (e.g. pipelines and heat exchangers). Each procurement is procured separately within the delivery limits, delivery scope, and time schedule determined by the Contracting Entity. The scope of this procurement is district heating battery (accumulator) construction/installation. The scope of the contract is described in the appendices of the Call for Tenders. District heating battery will be constructed/installed at the following address: Kokkolan Energia Oy, Voima-power plant, Voimalantie 17, 67900 Kokkola.
Procedure identifier : 9167bd3a-4dec-437e-9c40-1b0df253864d
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no
Main features of the procedure : The procurement procedure shall be carried out with open procedure in accordance with the Section 36 of the Act on public contracts and concessions of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (1398/2016, "Procurement Act for Special Sectors"). The Procurement Act for Special Sectors shall be applied to the procurement.

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 44600000 Tanks, reservoirs and containers; central-heating radiators and boilers
Additional classification ( cpv ): 44610000 Tanks, reservoirs, containers and pressure vessels
Additional classification ( cpv ): 45222000 Construction work for engineering works except bridges, tunnels, shafts and subways
Additional classification ( cpv ): 45223220 Structural shell work
Additional classification ( cpv ): 45320000 Insulation work

2.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address : Voimalantie 17
Town : Kokkola
Postcode : 67900
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Keski-Pohjanmaa ( FI1D5 )
Country : Finland
Additional information : District heating battery will be constructed/installed at the following address: Kokkolan Energia Oy, Voima-power plant, Voimalantie 17, 67900 Kokkola FINLAND.

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : The Contracting Entity has the right to suspend the procurement procedure for a real and legitimate reason (Section 116 of the Procurement Act for Special Sectors).
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/25/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : District Heating Battery - Kokkola
Description : Kokkolan Energia Oy ("The Contracting Entity") is implementing an electric boiler and district heating accumulator project ("Project"). The Project includes, according to the Contracting Entity's preliminary estimate: - procurement of two electrode steam boilers, - district heating battery (accumulator), - electrical connections, - main transformers, - boiler building, and - infrastructure which is necessary for the overall implementation of the Project (e.g. pipelines and heat exchangers). Each procurement is procured separately within the delivery limits, delivery scope, and time schedule determined by the Contracting Entity. The scope of this procurement is district heating battery (accumulator) construction/installation. The scope of the contract is described in the appendices of the Call for Tenders. District heating battery will be constructed/installed at the following address: Kokkolan Energia Oy, Voima-power plant, Voimalantie 17, 67900 Kokkola.
Internal identifier : 2024-018247-LOT-0001

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 44600000 Tanks, reservoirs and containers; central-heating radiators and boilers
Additional classification ( cpv ): 44610000 Tanks, reservoirs, containers and pressure vessels
Additional classification ( cpv ): 45222000 Construction work for engineering works except bridges, tunnels, shafts and subways
Additional classification ( cpv ): 45223220 Structural shell work
Additional classification ( cpv ): 45320000 Insulation work

5.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address : Voimalantie 17
Town : Kokkola
Postcode : 67900
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Keski-Pohjanmaa ( FI1D5 )
Country : Finland
Additional information : District heating battery will be constructed/installed at the following address: Kokkolan Energia Oy, Voima-power plant, Voimalantie 17, 67900 Kokkola FINLAND.

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 18/08/2025
Duration end date : 18/08/2026

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 1
Other information about renewals : This procurement does not include option periods.

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes
Additional information : COMPETITIVE TENDERING: The Tenderer's total score (price point + quality points) will be added together. The Contract will be awarded to the Tenderer who has submitted a tender in accordance with the terms and requirements of the Call for Tenders and whose tender is the most economically advantageous. The tender with the best price-quality ratio will be considered as the most economically advantageous tender. The winner of the competitive tendering is selected by comparing fixed price and tendered delivery time commitment. The maximum points the Tenderer can get from the total comparison is 100 points (price 88 points + delivery time 12 points). The Tenderer who gets the highest total comparison points will be awarded the Contract. TENDERS CONTAINING PRODUCTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES: According to Section 97 of the Act on Procurements and Concession Contracts of Entities Operating in the Water and Energy Supply, Transport and Postal Services Sector (1398/2016) (“Act”), any tender submitted for the award of a supply contract may be rejected where the proportion of the products originating in third countries, as determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code), exceeds 50 % of the total value of the products constituting the tender. The above shall not apply to tenders containing products originating in third countries with which the European Union has concluded, whether multilaterally or bilaterally, an agreement ensuring comparable and effective access for Union undertakings to the markets of those third countries. For this procurement, the Contracting Entity will make use of the possibility of rejecting a tender in accordance with Section 97 of the Act if the tender includes products from the above-mentioned third countries (District Heating Accumulator and related machinery, equipment and other similar products, such as steel plate products) representing more than 50 % of the total value of the products included in the tender. The Tenderer shall indicate its tender price for all the products described in the Appendix “Unit Price Form” to the Call for Tenders, as well as the country of origin/place of manufacture of these products. The Contracting Entity will evaluate and decide on the proportion of the total value of the tender relating to products originating in third countries and related to the procurement. If necessary, the Contracting Entity may ask the Tenderer to provide additional information if, upon examination of the tenders, it is not possible to determine unambiguously which of the products covered by the contract originate from third countries. Third countries in this context are those countries outside the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA) which are not party to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) and with which the European Union (EU) has not concluded a bilateral agreement to open up public procurement. Examples of such third countries include mainland China and India. SITE VISITS: The Contracting Entity reserves all interested Tenderers the opportunity to visit the installation/construction site before submitting a tender. The time of the site visit will be agreed individually with each Tenderer. The site visits will take place in weeks 25-26 (2025). Each Tenderer will be reserved a two (2) hour slot for the site visit. In case of overlapping scheduling of the visits, the visits will be reserved in order of preference for the Tenderers, with priority given to the Tenderer who booked earlier. The Contracting Entity may decide to combine the site visits in such a way that two (2) or more Tenderers interested in the procurement participate in one visit at the same time. The Tenderer may propose the site visit via email by 25.6.2025 at the latest: hankinnat@kokkolanenergia.fi The site visit is not a prerequisite for submitting a tender. However, failure to attend the site visit shall in no way diminish the Tenderer's obligations and liabilities under the procurement procedure or Contract.

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Approach to reducing environmental impacts : The transition to a circular economy, The protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems
Social objective promoted : Fair working conditions

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Price
Description : Weighting of the comparison price is 88 % (points). The comparison price of the tenders is based on the fixed contract price tendered by the Tenderer. The Tenderer with the lowest price will receive 88 points. The price points of the other Tenderers are calculated using the following formula: (lowest tender price ÷ tender price of tenderer) × 88 points. Example: Price of tenderer A is EUR 100.000 Price of tenderer B is EUR 120.000 Price of tenderer C is EUR 140.000 Tenderer A receives 88 points because its price is the lowest Tenderer B receives 73,33 points [(EUR 100,000 ÷ EUR 120,000) × 88 points] Tenderer C receives 62,86 points [EUR 100,000 ÷ EUR 140,000) × 88 points]
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Delivery time
Description : The Tenderer's quality points are determined by the commitment given by the Tenderer regarding the milestone (f) defined in the Contract: 0 points: the Tenderer undertakes that the pressure test has been approved, and the Plant is insulated and ready for commissioning within 17 months from the signing of the Contract. 2 points: the Tenderer undertakes that the pressure test has been approved, and the Plant is insulated and ready for commissioning within 16 months from the signing of the Contract. 4 points: the Tenderer undertakes that the pressure test has been approved, and the Plant is insulated and ready for commissioning within 15 months from the signing of the Contract. 6 points: the Tenderer undertakes that the pressure test has been approved, and the Plant is insulated and ready for commissioning within 14 months from the signing of the Contract. 8 points: the Tenderer undertakes that the pressure test has been approved, and the Plant is insulated and ready for commissioning within 13 months from the signing of the Contract. 10 points: the Tenderer undertakes that the pressure test has been approved, and the Plant is insulated and ready for commissioning within 12 months from the signing of the Contract. 12 points: the Tenderer undertakes that the pressure test has been approved, and the Plant is insulated and ready for commissioning within 11 months from the signing of the Contract. By submitting the tender, the Tenderer must commit to a delivery of the milestone (f) within 17 months from the signing of the Contract. This is a minimum requirement which the Tenderer must meet. The Tenderer who does not commit to the minimum requirement will be excluded from the procurement procedure. Please see Clause 9.2(f) of the Contract. The quality points of the Tenderer are not compared to the quality points obtained by the other Tenderers (cf. price points).

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : The Market Court
Information about review deadlines : The appeal must be made in writing within 14 days after the tenderer has received notification about the decision regarding the procurement with the appeal instructions. The appeal period begins on the day following the date of notification. The date of service is therefore not included in the appeal period. An appeal to the Finnish market court must be filed no later than six (6) months after the procurement decision was made in the event that the tenderer has received information about the procurement decision with the notice of appeal and the procurement decision or notice of appeal has been substantially incomplete.
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : Kokkolan Energia Oy
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : Kokkolan Energia Oy

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 2 376 751,35 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0000

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Oy Forssa-Engineering Ab
Tender :
Tender identifier : District Heating Battery - Oy Forssa Engineering AB
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0000
Value of the tender : 2 376 751,35 Euro
The tender is a variant : no
Subcontracting : Yes
Subcontracting value is known : no
Subcontracting percentage is known : no
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 2025-029956 (CON-0001)
Title : Contract for the Supply of District Heating Accumulator
Date on which the winner was chosen : 22/07/2025
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 18/08/2025

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 5
Range of tenders :
Value of the lowest admissible tender : 2 376 751 Euro
Value of the highest admissible tender : 3 498 000 Euro

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Kokkolan Energia Oy
Registration number : 2276581-3
Town : Kokkola
Postcode : 67100
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Keski-Pohjanmaa ( FI1D5 )
Country : Finland
Telephone : +358 68233993
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Hansel Oy (Hilma)
Registration number : FI09880841
Postal address : Mannerheiminaukio 1 A
Town : Helsinki
Postcode : 00100
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Helsinki-Uusimaa ( FI1B1 )
Country : Finland
Telephone : +358 295563630
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : Oy Forssa-Engineering Ab
Size of the economic operator : Medium
Registration number : 0640969-1
Postal address : Autoilijankatu 6
Town : KAARINA
Postcode : 20780
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Varsinais-Suomi ( FI1C1 )
Country : Finland
Telephone : +358 50 500 0007
Internet address : https://forssaeng.fi/
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0000

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : The Market Court
Registration number : FI30061576
Postal address : Radanrakentajantie 5
Town : Helsinki
Postcode : 00520
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Helsinki-Uusimaa ( FI1B1 )
Country : Finland
Telephone : +358 295643300
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 588ecdf9-8903-4a06-abce-e50d5af163df - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 15/09/2025 14:58 +03:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00604562-2025
OJ S issue number : 177/2025
Publication date : 16/09/2025