Procurement of Contract Transport Services
Tilausajojen hankinta
Finland · ESPOON KAUPUNKI · how to bid here →
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 7 October at 09:00 — 4 days left.
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- Offer and evidence in: FIN, FIN, FIN.
- 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
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 8 months (10 awards, most recently February 2026) — the next award is due around October 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Nurmijärven Linja Oy.n = 10
- 23% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (1,192 awards since 2014, spread over 789 companies). That is well below the sector norm (62%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 1,192 awards since 2014
- The median procedure drew 6 bids (911 procedures with a bid count); 7% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 911
- The award came in at a median 105% of the estimated value (25 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too low here. Sector: 91%.n = 25
- 72% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (118 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 93%.n = 118
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 29/09/2026.
Foreign bidders
In Finland · Transport services, 4 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 7,434 recorded awards).
Typical field: median 7 (from 4 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
The City of Espoo (later also the Client) requests offers for the purchase of Charter Times. Order times refer to one-way, round-trip and pre-agreed more regular local transport, which can be directed to any part of mainland Finland. The contract does not include carriage by passenger car, but only charter buses of categories M2 and M3. The procurement is divided into three (3) sub-areas. Sub-topic 1: School and kindergarten excursion transportation Sub-area 2: Swimming pool and evasive school transportation Sub-area 3: Transactions and other transports The tenderer may submit a tender and be selected for one or more areas. The procurement is carried out as a framework agreement in accordance with the Procurement Act. In sub-area 1, the Client selects ten (10) suppliers for the framework agreement on the basis of competitive tendering. In sub-area 2 and sub-area 3, the client selects…
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… five (5) suppliers for each sub-area in the framework agreement on the basis of competitive tendering. During the contract period, the customer selects the supplier for each charter by means of an internal lightened tendering procedure for the framework agreement. A more detailed description of the content of the contract can be found in Annex 1 to the invitation to tender. "Description of the subject of the contract". The estimated total value of the acquisition, excluding VAT, is EUR 5 000 000., Component 1: Excursion transports to schools and kindergartens A more detailed description of the sub-area is given in Annex 1 to the invitation to tender. "Description of the subject of the contract". The total estimated value of the sub-area, excluding VAT, is EUR 1 500 000., Sub-area 2: More detailed description of the sub-area with appendix 1 to the invitation to tender. "Description of the subject of the contract". The total estimated value of the sub-area, excluding VAT, is EUR 2 700 000., Sub-area 3: A more detailed description of the sub-area is given in Annex 1 to the invitation to tender. "Description of the subject of the contract". The total estimated value of the sub-area, excluding VAT, is EUR 800 000.,
Selection criteria — via the ESPD
The buyer states in the notice that eligibility is proven through the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD); the concrete requirements are in the tender documents. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in Finnish.
Contract
Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Wihuri Oy | 9 | 2023–2026 |
| Trimble Solutions Oy | 7 | 2021–2023 |
| Suomen Energia-Urakointi Oy | 6 | 2023–2024 |
| Prorink International AB | 6 | 2018–2026 |
| Granlund Oy | 5 | 2023–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this
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