Invitation to market dialogue: Fresh vegetables, fruit and potatoes and pre-cooked potato products

The Alerte Ab Oy in Finland from Europe region has released this tender for Alerte Oy Ab is preparing a tender for vegetables, fruits and potatoes for Alerte Ab Oys needs. The preliminary objective is to form a framework agreement for vegetables, fruits and potatoes with one (1) supplier for a fixed-term contract starting on 1 February 2027. The contract period is planned to be 1 year + the possibility of two option years (total 1 + 1 + 1 year). The subject of the procurement is the delivery of fresh fruits, vegetables, salads and processed potato products for the needs of the customer. The procurement initially includes, among other things, whole and pre-processed fruit, vegetable and potato products, such as peeled, sliced, diced, sliced ​​and grated products. In addition, the procurement initially includes various pre-cooked potato products, such as pre-cooked portioned and strip potatoes. The exact content, scope and product range of the procurement are defined in the tender documents. Based on the framework agreement to be concluded, the user communities of the agreement have the right to purchase other products from the supplier that are included in the subject area of ​​the product area, which have not been separately identified and named in the framework agreement or the tender documents. This notice is not a procurement notice or a tender, but rather a planning notice and an invitation to market dialogue. The purpose of this planning notice is to inform the market about the upcoming tender, to survey the industry operators and potential bidders interested in the procurement and to examine the appropriate tendering method for the procurement entity. As part of the market survey, separate Teams-format market dialogue events can also be arranged with interested operators. The procurement unit would like to receive views from market operators, especially regarding product availability, product ranges, packaging solutions, delivery options for bulk packaging, delivery security, logistics, electronic ordering procedures and the implementation of responsibility requirements. Interested parties in the procurement may, if they wish, submit free-form views, questions and other comments regarding the upcoming tendering and the procurement as a whole, and register for a separate market dialogue to the contact person of Alerte Ab Oy by email at: carina.svanback@alerte.fi. Views, comments, questions and proposals will only be used by the procurement preparation group. Any comments, etc. and contacts are requested by 26.10.2026 (carina.svanback@alerte.fi). The actual procurement notice and request for tender will be published in November 2026 according to the preliminary plan. Participation in the planning notice and market dialogue is not a prerequisite for participation in the tender. Failure to participate in the planning notice and market dialogue does not prevent participation in a possible tender,and responding to the design notice does not in any way affect the bidders position in the actual tender competition. This notice does not oblige Alerte Oys procurement services to carry out the procurement in the manner described in the notice. The information about the procurement and the procurement procedure stated in the design notice is preliminary and the final procurement notice and request for tender may differ from the information stated in this design notice. with tender notice no. 693808-2026 published on 08 Oct 2026. The tender is due to expire on 06 Nov 2026. This tender is sourced from TED Europa and is eligible for suppliers interested in Fruit, vegetables and related products. Interested bidders can obtain further information including complete bid documents or ways to participate by registering on Tender Impulse and referencing via Tender Impulse ID 15354621.