The Finnish Model for Leisure Activities in Helsinki

Become an organiser

1. Sign up in the DPS register

   Let us know your interest in becoming an activity organiser for the Finnish Model for Leisure Activities in Helsinki. Sign up in the DPS register (Dynamic Purchasing System) using the Supplier Portal for public procurement. Open the Supplier Portal (in Finnish) (Link leads to external service).

   The call for tenders for the school year 2024–2025 has ended. A new DPS invitation to participate (contract notice) will be published in Cloudia Supplier Portal by the end of the year 2024. 

   The service has three activity baskets: kulttuurinen (cultural), liikunnallinen (sports) and digitaalinen tai muu (digital or other). Sign up for the baskets for which you can provide activities.

   This step does not yet commit you to deliver any services.

2. 2. Suitability as a service provider and the criteria set for the activities

   We will check the candidate's suitability during the sign-up stage. The service provider must be a legal operator with which the city can enter into a procurement contract. For billing purposes, the service provider must have a business ID. 

   The service provider must meet the following criteria set for the activities: 

   Inclusion and participation 

   The leisure activities are built according to the wishes of children and young people so that the activity selection corresponds to the pupil survey and regional information. The activities are based on the idea that the members of an activity group have the opportunity to participate in planning, providing ideas for, and implementing the activity. Feedback is collected from participants and activity providers twice per season. The guardians of the participants are communicated to about the leisure activities.  

   Quality 

   The activities are well-planned and organised. The leisure activity meets the pupils’ wishes and supports each participant's development according to their age and skills. The instructors are adults and professionals in the content of the leisure activities and in instructing children and young people. Their professional competence has been gained through training or experience. Understanding and knowledge about the local area adds value in providing the service according to the needs of the area.  

   Non-discrimination and accessibility 

   The leisure activities are free and of high quality, and they take place before 17:00 after the school day at school premises or in their immediate vicinity. The content of the activities takes the participants’ age and skill level into account. The groups are for pupils in grades 3–6 or 7–9, and they are open to all pupils of these grades. The groups must be accessible. The participants are allowed to participate in the group with an aide, guide or interpreter if needed.   

   Safe atmosphere and friendship 

   The instructors make sure that the group has a friendly, safe and encouraging atmosphere where everyone is treated equally. The activities allow the participants to learn friendship skills and strengthen their communication skills and they make sure that no-one is left alone. Bullying is prevented by supporting the children and young people in bonding with the group, and all arguments and bullying are intervened in and talked out. 

3. Respond to offer requests

   We will select leisure activities matching the children and young people’s wishes for the schools, and send offer requests by email regarding the implementation of the activities to operators that have been approved in the DPS register. 

   The calls for tenders for the school year 2024–2025 have been sent to the service providers approved in the DPS register by March 20, 2024. The deadline for submitting tenders was 8 April 2024 at 12 am. 

4. Carry out the leisure activity

   We will draw up contracts with selected operators for organising leisure activities for the full school year. The organiser is responsible for carrying out the activities according to the contract.