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National Library of Finland Scanner Procurement

Finland · Helsinki · how to bid here

Your path to submission

  1. Deadline: 28 September at 11:00 — 9 days left.
  2. You submit on Hilma — not here and not by e-mail.
  3. Offer and evidence in: ENG, ENG.
  4. Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed above; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
Compiled automatically from notice and documents — no guarantee; the procedure's wording is binding.

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (60 awards, most recently July 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around September 2026. The last award went to Bruker Nordic Ab.n = 60
  • 25% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (81 awards since 2017, spread over 35 companies). 75% went to new names.n = 81 awards since 2017
  • 22% of awards went to companies from abroad (81 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 8%.n = 81
  • The median procedure drew just one bid (36 procedures with a bid count); 64% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 36

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.

Clement
When comparable contracts were last awarded here, usually just a single offer was on the table — a solid bid has real chances.
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Foreign bidders

In Finland · Laboratory & optical equipment, 90 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,198 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Poland, United States.

Typical field: median 1 (from 32 awards).

Measured from linked award data; foreign winners bidding through a local subsidiary count as domestic — the true share is higher.

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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One V-Cradle scanner and one fully automatic or robotic scanner will be procured for the National Library's Mikkeli unit. Additional procurement options: - Maintenance contract as an option. - Possibility to purchase a third device, which can be either a V-Cradle scanner or an automatic / robotic scanner, purchase option within 1–2 years., V-Cradle scanner One V-Cradle scanner will be procured for the National Library's Mikkeli unit., Automatic or robotic scanner One fully automatic or robotic scanner will be procured for the National Library's Mikkeli unit.,

Description as published (DE).

Selection criteria — in the procurement documents

The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on the right), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in English.

Contract

BuyerUniversity of Helsinki
TypeSupplies
Estimated value115.000 €
Published28 August 2026
CategoryLaboratory & optical equipment · CPV 38520000

Who has won here before

CompanyAwardsPeriod
Carl Zeiss Oy82021–2025
FEI Europe B.V. - Branch Denmark42023–2025
Bruker BioSpin Scandinavia AB42023–2024
Element Biosciences Netherlands B.V.32025
Illumina Finland Oy32024–2025
From 13.7M documented awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this

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Who knows the rhythm prepares instead of reacting.

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days until the deadlineMonday 28 September at 11:00

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