Procurements
Svenska kraftnät continuously procures a range of goods, services and contractors. The purchases may for example involve maintenance of the grid, new construction, consultants and IT projects.
Procurement is conducted according to the Law on Procurement in the areas of water, energy, transports and postal services (LUF).
Our procurement plan
Suppliers must be qualified
In accordance with chapter 14 section 4 of the Swedish Act (2016:1146)on Procurement in the Utilities Sectors (LUF), Svenska kraftnät uses the qualification system Achilles Utilities Nordics & Central Europe (Achilles UNCE) to qualify suppliers for procurement in various categories of goods, services and construction contractors.
Only suppliers who have been qualified via these systems are invited to submit tenders in the procurements made through the qualification systems.
Only occasionally procurements are openly advertised, i.e. outside the qualification systems. For these advertisements and for the bidding process through qualification systems we use e-Avrop, which is a system for procurement online.
New qualification system for construction of overhead power lines
The new system with ref. 2024/1329 is now open for applications. This is a qualification system in accordance with chapter 14 section 4 LUF.
The purpose of the qualification system is to establish a list of contractors who are qualified to submit tenders in future procurements of Construction of 220 and 400 kV overhead lines and overhead line renewal. As support for foreign contractors, in the advertised procurement there is an English translation of the Swedish application form (see the attached documents in e-Avrop).
Existing qualification systems with ref. 2015/1607 and 2015/1536 respectively will be active during a transition period.
When the transition period is over, the existing qualification systems will be ended and only the suppliers qualified in the new qualification system 2024/1329 will be relevant for future invitations within the framework of the system.
More information about the new qualification system can be found in e-Avrop
Welcome to submit an application!
Please note that a separate qualification system for Strategic Partnering is published.
More information about the qualification system for strategic partnering
This is how qualification works
Qualification through the qualification systems involves an assessment of the supplier's economical and financial position as well as technical and professional capacity.
For some categories, the supplier must meet specific requirements in areas such as experience with similar projects, sustainability and work environment. Other requirements may apply.
See Achilles UNCE's website for more information on how to register your business in Utilities NCE. A normal qualification process for a newly registered supplier will take up to four weeks from order to qualification. There is an annual administrative fee for being registered.