Machine Gun RFI 2026
Finland · Tampere · how to bid here →
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 30 October at 15:00 — 41 days left.
- You submit on Hilma — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed above; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 0% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (18 awards since 2019, spread over 9 companies). That is well below the sector norm (33%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 18 awards since 2019
- 33% of awards went to companies from abroad (18 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 11%.n = 18
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (7 procedures with a bid count); 29% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 7
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 13/09/2026.
Foreign bidders
In Finland · Security & defence, 67 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 565 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Germany, United States.
Typical field: median 3 (from 336 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
The summary in English is being prepared. The official description below is in the original language (DE).
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Machine Gun RFI 2026 The Finnish Defence Forces Army Command has established the Dismounted Soldier - program and issued an order to the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command Joint Systems Centre to build a basis for procurement of machine guns. The basis for procurement is to be built in co-operation with the Swedish Försvarets materielverk Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and the Swedish Armed Forces (SwAF). The Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command HQ together with the Logistics Command Joint Systems Centre has decided to issue a Request for Information (RFI) in accordance with the enclosed documents. The recipients of this RFI are invited to share information on their machine gun systems and give budgetary pricing for said machine gun systems. Detailed information in Appendices. Answers to this RFI Suppliers are requested to provide their responses and relevant information and answering the questions in Appendix 2 and uploading them to the FDF Cloudia Supplier Portal by 30.10.2026. (uploading is mandatory) You may also submit and refer to appendices if needed, e.g., company presentation, product information sheet and similar document to the FDF Cloudia Supplier Portal by 30.10.2026. (uploading is optional) Machine Gun Demo 2026 Companies interested in attending the demonstration are invited to register their interest no later than 28.09.2026 by contacting [email protected] with the subject line "Machine Gun Demo 2026". Registration shall include: name of the company, product names or identifiers, names of participants, nationalities of participants, birth dates of participants and passport numbers of participants. More information in Appendix 1.,
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Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Allium UK Holding Limited | 1 | 2025 |
| Bittium Wireless Oy · OULU | 1 | 2022 |
| Finnair Technical Services Ltd. | 1 | 2022 |
| FlightSafety Internarional | 1 | 2020 |
| Norad Oy | 1 | 2022 |
How often this buyer tenders this
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