Markkinavuoropuhelukutsu Purettavien tekonurmien kiertotalousratkaisujen pilotointi

Call for market dialogue to pilot circular economy solutions for dismantled artificial turfs

This is a call for market dialogue. This is not an advance notice, a procurement notice or a call for tenders, and the publication of the announcement shall not start a tendering process. The City of Helsinki organizes a market dialogue, the aim of which is to ensure the feasibility of the future artificial turf circular economy pilots through discussions with potential tenderers. The market dialogue is organized in two stages: - The market dialogue will be launched with a joint information event on 11 December 2023, where the City of Helsinki presents the future pilot project to the potential service providers and responds to possible questions. In addition, service providers are expected to present their own perspectives. - In January 2024, the City of Helsinki will organize one-to-one technical discussions, in which the procurement unit surveys the market actors and the potential supply. The information event will be held via Teams application on Monday 11 December 2023 at 10-11.30 am. Registration for the information event in December and the one-to-one discussion in January (names and e-mail addresses of participants) are requested to do by e-mail no later than 4:00 pm on 7 December 2023 to kymp.infrahankinnat@hel.fi. Please use the title "Circular economy solutions for dismantled artificial turfs, market dialogue" in the email message. At the event, there will be a general dialogue about the object of the piloting and its determination, and the event aims to obtain sufficient information for the preparation of the procurement about the scope of the market, as well as the interest of service providers to participate to the procurement. The goal is to get constructive proposals from potential tenderers for the final preparation of procurement, such as the further processing options of the dismantled artificial turfs available in the market. In the future pilot project, two artificial turf fields with rubber granules will be dismantled and the turfs further processed. The implementation date of the project (demolition) is tentatively late spring 2024. The aim of the pilot project is to find cost-effective sustainable solutions for decommissioned artificial turfs, taking into account: - Preventing the spread of microplastics - A sustainable solution, e.g. long-term storage is not an option - The waste regulation's recycling goals, landfill ban on organic waste - Utilization and reuse of artificial turf materials; circular economy, life cycle perspective and material utilization - Cost effectiveness and future volume Participation in the event does not bind the participant to any possible tenders or contracts. The market dialogue does not bind the city of Helsinki to implement the project or to start the bidding process. The market dialogue does not bind the participating suppliers to make an offer, and on the other hand, not participating in the market dialogue has no effect in a participation to a possible tender. Suppliers are not compensated for participating in the market dialogue.