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OpenShift Platform Support, Maintenance and Expert Services (RFI)

Finland · Helsinki · how to bid here →

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  1. Deadline: 6 October at 09:00 — 3 days left.
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Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (57 awards, most recently July 2026) — the next award is due around October 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Digia Finland Oy.n = 57
  • 50% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (416 awards since 2017, spread over 144 companies). 50% went to new names.n = 416 awards since 2017
  • The award came in at a median 94% of the estimated value (14 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 82%.n = 14
  • 11% of awards went to companies from abroad (416 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 1%.n = 416
  • The median procedure drew 3 bids (206 procedures with a bid count); 23% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 206

From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 30/09/2026.

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Foreign bidders

In Finland · IT services, 47 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 4,744 recorded awards) — mostly from France, United States, Germany.

Typical field: median 3 (from 37 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

OpenShift Platform Support, Maintenance and Expert Services (RFI) With this Request for Information (RFI), Fingrid Oyj (hereinafter referred to 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…

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… 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.,

Machine translation (EU eTranslation) — official wording via the PDF link.

Contract

BuyerFingrid Oyj
TypeServices
Estimated valuenot published — common for below-threshold procedures
Published22 September 2026
CategoryIT services · CPV 72000000

Who has won here before

CompanyAwardsPeriod
Enersense Oy202022–2026
ABB Power Grids Finland Oy (2996683-7)//ABB Power Grids Finland Oy162020–2026
Siemens Energy Oy142020–2025
Infratek Finland Oy122018–2026
Eltel Networks Oy102019–2026
From 18.0M documented awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this

20209
20216
202211
202311
202413
202529
202638

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days until the deadline — Tuesday 6 October at 09:00

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