With this Request for Information (RFI), Fingrid Oyj (hereinafter referred to as "Fingrid") initiates a preliminary market consultation in preparation for a potential future procurement concerning FG-2026/706 – OpenShift Platform Support, Maintenance and Expert Services. The purpose of this preliminary notice is to identify suppliers operating in the field of OpenShift platform support, maintenance, development, and expert services, to gather information regarding service capabilities available in the market, and to inform suppliers about Fingrid's preliminary plans and requirements related to the future procurement. The planned procurement is expected to cover operational Run Services and development-oriented Change Services for Fingrid’s OpenShift platform environment. The platform is expected to support both containerized and virtualized workloads and will constitute a business-critical application platform for the Customer. This Request for Information forms part of Fingrid’s preliminary market consultation process and aims to collect well-reasoned information from potential suppliers regarding service delivery models, support arrangements, technical capabilities, relevant experience, expertise profiles, and commercial approaches related to OpenShift Platform Support, Maintenance and Expert Services. Participation in the preliminary market consultation is voluntary, does not create any obligations for Fingrid or the participating suppliers, and does not provide any advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement procedure. Participation in the consultation, or the decision not to participate, does not prevent participation in any future procurement relating to the subject matter.

Instructions for Responding Interested suppliers are requested to review following documents: - Appendix 1, Procurement Object - Appendix 2, Request to Participate in the Preliminary Market Consultation Process which provides information regarding the planned procurement FG-2026/706 – OpenShift Platform Support, Maintenance and Expert Services, the objectives of the preliminary market consultation process, the planned OpenShift Platform environment, and the services currently envisaged by Fingrid. Suppliers interested in participating in the preliminary market consultation process are requested to submit their expression of interest and provide responses to the preliminary market consultation questions presented in the Tarjouspalvelu.fi Supplier Portal (Cloudia Supplier Portal). The expression of interest and responses to the preliminary market consultation questions shall be submitted through the Tarjouspalvelu.fi Supplier Portal no later than the deadline specified under "Deadline for Receipt of Responses" in the procurement notice. Access to the Tarjouspalvelu.fi Supplier Portal is available through the procurement notice published in TED and HILMA using one of the following methods: Option 1: Direct Link to Procurement Documents A direct URL link to the Tarjouspalvelu.fi Supplier Portal is available under "Procurement Documents" in the procurement notice. By following the link, suppliers are directed directly to the market consultation page related to this procurement. Option 2: "Participate in the Procurement" Button The procurement notice includes a green button labelled "Participate in the Procurement". The participation deadline is displayed above the button. By selecting this option, suppliers will be directed to sign in to or register with the Tarjouspalvelu.fi Supplier Portal and may then submit their expression of interest and responses to the preliminary market consultation questions. Following the registration period, Fingrid may invite selected participants to supplier-specific discussions and meetings planned to take place between 16 October 2026 and 27 October 2026 as part of the preliminary market consultation process.