Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-04-20
Buyer: Elenia Oy
Country: FI
Region: MANNER-SUOMI
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 65300000: Electricity distribution and related services
Estimated value: 4000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2016-05-02
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Aerial imaging of Elenia's overhead line network in Finland. Elenia's overhead line network includes 15 000 km of 20 kV lines and 15 000 pole-mounted transformers, 300 km of 45 kV lines, 1 100 km of 110 kV lines and 140 substations.
The whole overhead line network (20 kV, 45 kV and 110 kV), pole-mounted transformers and primary substations of Elenia shall be imaged between 2017 and 2020. Also, laser scanning (LiDAR) data of the whole network and line corridors shall be obtained. Images and data obtained will be used mainly for condition monitoring purposes and network maintenance planning.
The whole overhead line network (20 kV, 45 kV and 110 kV), pole-mounted transformers and primary substations of Elenia shall be photographed from above between 2017 and 2020. Also, laser scanning (LiDAR) data of the whole network and line corridors shall be obtained. Images and data obtained will be used mainly for condition monitoring purposes and network maintenance planning.
The Applicant has been registered in the Trade register, preliminary tax withholding register, register of employers and VAT register, if required by the law of the Applicant's domicile.
Additionally, filled Participation request form (Appendix 1 to the Elenia contract notice attached) shall be used for evaluation.
Applicant's financial state must be in agreement with the size of the contract in question. For this particular purchase the required turnover of the Applicant, from the year 2015 shall be no less than 300 000 EUR.
1) The applicant shall deliver a statement showing that it's rating shall be equal or better than D&B Nordic Rating (or Finnish Asiakastieto) category A or AN (international risk indicator 3);
2) Category B (or D&B risk indicator 4) is acceptable for participation only if the applicant delivers further clarification and financial key figures (financial ratios, financial statement, corporate structure) and a risk evaluation. Will be made by the Client and a decision to accept the applicant or not shall be taken;
3) If the applicant is a subsidiary of a company, the evaluation will also be carried out on the mother company and the above mentioned criteria shall apply.
The Applicant has or shall have by the beginning of the Agreement own or a third party owned server or similar for storing the data (pictures and LiDAR data) obtained during the Agreement. Such a server shall be located in the EU area.
The purchasing unit may exclude the applicant from participation in tender process on grounds of Finnish Act on Public contracts (348/2007) section 54.
More specific requirements for data storage and backup copies shall be outlined in the tender documentation.
The Applicant shall state the official email address, to which the official information and decisions on the procurement in question will be sent.