Suppliers to the Gothenburg Port Authority

To us, it is a given that we adopt a professional approach in all stages of the purchasing process. We do this by such means as utilising the competence and competition in the supplier market. The Gothenburg Port Authority’s core values are Cooperation, Sustainability, Innovation and Reliability. We also want this to characterise the relationship between the Gothenburg Port Authority and you as a supplier – you must feel peace of mind when collaborating with us.

The various departments in the Gothenburg Port Authority are in daily contact with many suppliers. Over one year, we purchase contract works, services and goods to a value of around SEK 1 billion, most comprising services and contract works. Procurement processes involve even higher amounts throughout the port, with our terminal operators also undertaking a great deal of procurement in the above areas. You can read more about our various terminals under the heading Terminals & services. If you would like to be a supplier to a terminal operator, you should contact the terminal operator directly.

We have a large number of terminal operators, but are looking continuously for new ones that can help us to become an even stronger cargo hub. Together with you, we can grow sustainably in order to improve our competitive strength with the aid of smart, innovative solutions.

You become a supplier to us by submitting a tender in our procurement processes. As a municipal company with port operations, we observe the Swedish Act on Procurement within the Utilities Sectors (LUF).

Procurement

You can find ongoing procurement processes at the marketplace for the City of Gothenburg’s Purchasing and Procurement Administration. Link to the marketplace for the City of Gothenburg – Purchasing and Procurement Administration (swedish websie). Follow the link and search for Gothenburg Port Authority. You can access tender documentation and annexes there.

Sustainability in procurement

Environmental requirements form some of the authority’s basic requirements in procurement. In major projects of over SEK 50 million, the Gothenburg Port Authority must also produce climate calculations in order to raise awareness of the project’s impact on the climate, and also to identify how climate emissions might be reduced. The Skandia Gateway is a pioneering port, where climate calculations have been produced before and after the project planning period, making it possible to define the reduction in emissions from actions including changes in material purchases.

Part of the City of Gothenburg’s work on sustainability involves specifying requirements for social consideration in the City’s procurement of services whenever possible. The City of Gothenburg has produced a model describing social consideration in procurement processes that is intended to promote employment opportunities for people are who are disconnected from the labour market, stimulate social integration, equal opportunities and social rights. The Gothenburg Port Authority has developed this work over the last ten years, and social requirements where specified in a number of major procurement processes during 2022. It is our ambition to continuously improve and develop the methods and models used to specify social requirements in procurement, and we will also continue to maintain a focus on this important issue in future procurement processes.

Where to send your tender

The tender documentation will specify when and in what way you should submit your tender. By far the most usual way is to submit the tender digitally via an electronic tendering tool known as TendSign. The tender documentation will contain more information about how to proceed. A login is required in order to access the system. A username and password can be obtained by completing a simple registration process at www.tendsign.com. It is free of charge for suppliers to use the system and to submit requests to participate and tenders. Be aware of the deadline for submitting an application or a tender. 

PLEASE NOTE: Tenders received too late cannot be considered. We look forward to receiving your tender!

Do you already have a framework agreement with the City of Gothenburg?

If you alreade have a framework agreement with the City of Gothenburg you can also become a supplier to the Gothenburg Port Authority. As part of the City of Gothenburg, we use the city's framework agreements to the extent that they are applicable to our operations.