Textbooks and digital teaching materials
Oppikirjat ja digitaaliset opetusmateriaalit
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- Deadline: 2 November at 12:00 — 30 days left.
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- Offer and evidence in: FIN, 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 3 months (8 awards, most recently May 2025) — by that rhythm the next award was due around September 2025. The last award went to Prenax Ab, Suomen sivuliike.n = 8
- The median procedure drew 7 bids (2,491 procedures with a bid count); 8% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 2,491
- 38% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (2,712 awards since 2019, spread over 1,642 companies). 62% went to new names.n = 2,712 awards since 2019
- The award came in at a median 80% of the estimated value (54 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here.n = 54
- 4% of awards went to companies from abroad (2,712 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 3%.n = 2,712
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 02/10/2026.
Foreign bidders
In Finland, 820 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 77,857 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Sweden, Denmark.
Typical field: median 2 (from 7 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
The procurement includes printed textbooks and related materials, as well as digital teaching materials for pre-primary, primary and secondary education. In addition, services relating to the ordering and delivery of materials in connection with the procurement, in accordance with the annexes to this call for tenders. Teaching materials refer to printed and electronic textbooks, teaching materials and assignments, as well as other auxiliary materials used in teaching, such as teachers' guides and workpieces, exams, games, audiobooks and CDs/DVDs. A framework agreement shall be established on the basis of the procurement. The procurement is divided into four (4) sub-areas: 1) Pre-primary and primary printed teaching materials 2) Pre-primary and primary digital teaching materials 3) Secondary printed teaching materials 4) Secondary digital teaching materials Journalists are selected as…
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… follows: - One (1) contractor per sub-area (components 1 and 3) is selected for the printed material. - For digital teaching materials, all tenderers meeting the minimum requirements of the call for tenders will be selected per domain (components 2 and 4), with a maximum of five (5) suppliers. The aim is to ensure that the client has pedagogically suitable materials for different educational fields and age groups, as well as the opportunity to take into account existing learning material series, equipment environment and available budgets. Not all subscribers use all aspects. The target contract start date is 1.1.2027., Pre-primary and primary printed teaching materials Pre-primary and primary printed textbooks and related materials, Secondary printed teaching materials Secondary printed textbooks and related materials, Pre-primary and primary digital teaching materials Pre-primary and primary digital teaching materials, Secondary digital teaching materials Secondary digital teaching materials,
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GE Healthcare Finland Oy · HELSINGFORS | 26 | 2020–2026 |
| B. Braun Medical Oy | 22 | 2019–2026 |
| Berner Oy · HELSINGFORS | 19 | 2022–2026 |
| Mediplast Fenno Oy | 17 | 2020–2026 |
| Mediq Suomi Oy | 16 | 2024–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this
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