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KTP56/26 Modernization of Laundry Line Automation

KTP56/26 Pesulinjastoautomaation modernisointi

Finland · Turku · how to bid here →

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Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 4 months (6 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around January 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to Arcxo CleanTech Oy.n = 6
  • The median procedure drew 4 bids (615 procedures with a bid count); 17% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 615
  • 47% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (1,035 awards since 2022, spread over 510 companies). 53% went to new names.n = 1,035 awards since 2022
  • The award came in at a median 102% of the estimated value (14 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually about right here. Sector: 86%.n = 14
  • 2% of awards went to companies from abroad (1,035 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 1%.n = 1,035

From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 04/10/2026.

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Foreign bidders

In Finland · Software & IT systems, 11 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,290 recorded awards).

Typical field: median 2 (from 686 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

In the pharmaceutical service area of the Tyks hospital services of the wellbeing services county of Southwest Finland, there is a need to purchase the modernisation of the automation of the box handling and washing line system in use, the renewal of the dryer control and the implementation of a new blow drying solution. The current automation technology has come to the end of its life cycle. The challenges of spare parts availability and system maintenance require modernisation to ensure operational reliability. The system must be compatible with the existing process environment and enable reliable implementation of process, sequence, security and user interface functions. Only the original manufacturer of the system will be able to carry out the modernisation of the automation of the box handling and washing line system being procured in such a way that the existing mechanical system,…

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… automation and software logic remain compatible as a whole. The system is based on a manufacturer-managed software logic and software components, and it is not possible to change supplier without a large-scale redesign or replacement of the system with a new system. Arcxo CleanTech Oy, the supplier of the system in use, has announced that it is the only operator that can carry out the automation maintenance and refurbishment work that is the subject of the procurement in order to ensure the technical compatibility and correct operation of the system. The basis for a direct procurement is section 40(2)(2) of the Act on Public Contracts, for technical reasons or reasons related to the protection of exclusive rights, only a specific supplier can carry out the procurement; a further condition is that there are no reasonable alternative or substitute solutions and that the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the conditions of the procurement.

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Contract

BuyerVarsinais-Suomen hyvinvointialue
TypeSupplies
Estimated valuenot published — common for below-threshold procedures
Published30 September 2026
CategorySoftware & IT systems · CPV 48921000

Who has won here before

CompanyAwardsPeriod
GE Healthcare Finland Oy · HELSINGFORS242024–2026
Olympus Finland Oy182024–2026
Medtronic Finland Oy · VANDA152024–2026
Abbott Medical Finland Oy (0974264-1)//Abbott Medical Finland Oy (0974264-1)//Boston Scientific Nordic AB (2520562-7)//Medtronic Finland Oy (1514187-7)//Boston Scientific Nordic AB (2520562-7)//Medtronic Finland Oy152023–2026
B. Braun Medical Oy152024–2026
From 18.0M documented awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this

20231
202515
20263

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