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    Finavia: Food & Beverage Unit to Schengen Gate Area 28-29 at Helsinki Airport - Concession Notice - Request to Participate

    Finavia Oyj

    Finavia: Food & Beverage Unit to Schengen Gate Area 28-29 at Helsinki Airport - Concession Notice - Request to Participate

    1. Competition notice published

      Feb 18, 9:47 AMFebruary 18, 2026 9:47 AM

    2. Questions deadline

      Mar 4, 11:00 AMMarch 4, 2026 11:00 AM

    3. Qualification deadline

      Mar 18, 11:00 AMMarch 18, 2026 11:00 AM

    4. Tender submission deadline

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    Finland: Tenders/Finavia Oyj/Finavia: Food & Beverage Unit to Schengen Gate Area 28-29 at Helsinki Airport - Concession Notice - Request to Participate

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    Qualification deadline
    Mar 18,Expired
    Procedure
    With negotiationTwo stages
    Agreement
    Buying servicesover 7 years

    Brief

    Finavia Oyj is seeking a concessionaire to operate a professional, ambitious, and distinctive restaurant/Food & Beverage unit at Helsinki Airport's Schengen airside, specifically between gates 28-29. The contract duration is 7 years. The unit will feature a two-story concept: an elevated à la carte restaurant with table service on the upper floor and an elevated all-day Food & Beverage concept with counter-order and/or table service on the lower floor. The concept should be upper-scale, offering high quality and a premium feel, while remaining affordable and approachable. The concessionaire is expected to make investments, including mid-term refurbishments. The selection process involves multiple negotiation rounds. Offers will be evaluated based on price and quality.

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    From the notice

    • Finavia grants possession of business premises at the Schengen airside of Helsinki Airport, to an Tenderer specializing in professional, ambitious, and distinctive restaurant / Food & Beverage concepts and/or brands with a unique atmosphere, high-quality offering and excellent service. Finavia is seeking an attractive restaurant / Food & Beverage concept that complements our already diverse range of Food & Beverage services at Helsinki Airport, creates a unique sense of place, and further enhances Helsinki Airport’s customer experience. The tender includes a two-story unit located in a visible landmark location in the Helsinki Airport Schengen airside area between gates 28-29, directly along lively passenger routes.The upper floor will serve as an elevated à la carte restaurant with table service. The lower floor will serve as an elevated allday Food & Beverage concept with either counter-order and/or table-service. The brand/concept should be positioned in an upper-scale segment compared to the Helsinki Airport’s overall selection: providing high quality, elevated and premium feel offering a clear uplift to everyday life, while remaining affordable, approachable and avoiding niche or overly exclusive positioning. The tenderer may propose one unified brand/concept for both floors, or two distinct but complementary brands/concepts to each floor. The unit includes compact kitchen facilities. Potential expansion or upgrading of kitchen capacity is investigated and evaluated during later procurement phases. Investments, including mid-term refurbishments are expected from the Operator. Finavia’s vision is to offer world-class services for air passengers and airlines. At the heart of our strategy is the development of Helsinki Airport. World class customer experience will distinguish us from our competitors. Our customer promise “For smooth travelling” underlines the vision and kept by actions lead by customer experience pillars: GIFT OF TIME "I have time to do the things I like" CONFIDENCE "I have a feeling that I am on top of things" REFRESHED "I feel good - body, mind and soul" FINNISH EXPERIENCE "I experience something unique".Main features of the procedureFor the negotiations the Tenderers are asked to submit the preliminary tender by the deadline. In the negotiations the preliminary tender submitted by the Tenderer is to be discussed further for both Finavia to understand the Tenderers preliminary tender better as well as for the Tenderer to understand the Finavia’s tender criteria better. Schedule (times are Helsinki times, dates are DD.MM.): 04.03.2026 - Questions concerning the procedure by 13:00 11.03.2026 - Site visit day 1 12.03.2026 - Site visit day 2 18.03.2026 - Submitting the Request to Participate by 13:00 19.03.2026 - Invitation to Negotiate and Preliminary Invitation to Tender, at earliest 09.04.2026 - Questions, comments and preliminary tender submitted by 13:00 14.04.2026 – Negotiations round – Day 1 15.04.2026 – Negotiations round – Day 2 16.04.2026 – Negotiations round – Day 3 16.04.2026 - Negotiations end (without separate notice) 20.04.2026 - Final Invitation to Tender is published, at earliest 05.05.2026 - Questions regarding the Final Invitation to Tender by 13:00 18.05.2026 - Final Tender submitted by 13:00 18.05.2026 - Procurement decision, at earliest 03.06.2026 - Signing of the Agreement, at earliest Finavia reserves the right to change the schedule. Candidates are responsible for submitting their participation, questions and Final Tenders in due time. In the first phase of the procurement, potential Candidates will be invited to participate. Based on the Requests to Participate, Candidates meeting the minimum requirements shall be invited to participate as Tenderers and invited to Negotiate. Tenderers are invited to provide feedback, comments and suggestions regarding the documentation. Finavia may invite the Tenderers to several rounds of meetings, if necessary. Negotiation agenda shall be instructed in the Invitation to Negotiate. Participants have the opportunity to ask questions at each stage. Tenderers are advised to consider that after the Procurement Decision has been made, agreements shall not be negotiated. Minor clarifications and additions to contact details and dates shall be made. Finavia sets suitability requirements to the Tenderers. Tenderer's own conditions and terms may not be included in any of the material it submits. Registration to Tarjouspalvelu supplier portal is free of charge. To avoid confusion, Candidates are advised to register to Tarjouspalvelu using the company name and ID of the entity that shall sign the Agreement. The procurement documentation, including the Agreement, any security details and floor plans etc. are available only against a duly filled-in and signed NDU. The NDU form is available in Tarjouspalvelu for registered users. Upon receipt of the signed NDU, Finavia sends the entire material to the email the NDU was received from. The signed NDU shall be sent to hankintapaallikot@finavia.fi with subject: "Food & Beverage Unit to Schengen Gate Area 28-29 at Helsinki Airport". The technical documentation is subject to change due to the nature of construction planning and processes.

    • Contact

      Tuomas Pitkänentuomas.pitkanen@finavia.fi
    • Type
      Competition · Prequalification
    • Location
      Helsinki-Uusimaa
    • Main code
      Retail trade services
      55900000

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