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Järvi-Saimaan Palvelut Oy, Acquisition of meal transports TP1, Kangasniemi

Järvi-Saimaan Palvelut Oy, Ateriakuljetusten hankinta TP1, Kangasniemi — original title

FIFinland · SulkavaBELOW THRESHOLD — NOT ON TED

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What the buyer is looking for

Järvi-Saimaan Palvelut Oy, Acquisition of meal transports TP1, Kangasniemi The object of the procurement is meal and food transports of Järvi-Saimaan Palvelut from Kangasniemi's manufacturing kitchen to various locations. With the procurement, a supplier is selected for the catering and food transport service. The transport of meals and food is the transport of ready-made food or other food in the Customer's area of operation between different locations. The delivery targets are mainly located in schools, day care centres and group family day care centres, as well as housing units in the South Savo wellbeing services county. In addition, the Customer may order separately priced meal and food transports or other transports from the Service Provider if necessary. In addition to the above-mentioned transports, the contract includes, if necessary, other transports of food and food,…

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… transports of other products such as workwear and/or other items than those described in this invitation to tender, if the Customer has a need for the service in question. The procurement concerns the carrying out of transport operations on the basis of permits required by law. The selected contractor complies with the legislation in force and the regulations issued on the basis thereof, such as the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the necessary permits, the crew of social legislation on road transport, driving times, breaks and rest periods, and the instructions given by the Customer. Annex 1 shows the departure and delivery points for meals and food transport, the time windows where transport must take place and the way meals are packaged per delivery point. The quantities, routes and schedules of the food transported may change during the contract period. In larger locations, vans and light trucks with tailboard cranes are best suited as transport service vehicles, and vans are also suitable for smaller delivery points. The Subscriber has the right to reject tenders that do not match the invitation to tender, incomplete tenders and tenders that are not accompanied by the required explanations. The customer has the right, for a justified reason, not to accept any offer and not to execute the purchase at all. The service provider must have sufficient financial, technical and other prerequisites to carry out the procurement. Tenderers who do not meet the requirements laid down, or who are guilty of material misrepresentation in supplying the information requested, or who do not supply the requested explanations within the prescribed time-limit, shall be excluded from participation in the contract. Contract period of the procurement: Two years from 1.1.2027 to 31.5.2029 + options 1 + 1 years.,

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

Contract

TypeServices
Estimated value€150,000
Published28 Oct 2026
ProcedureOpen procedure

Type of service

55 · Hotel & restaurant services
CPV 55521200

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • 11% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (10 awards since 2023, spread over 9 companies). That is well below the sector norm (35%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 10 awards since 2023
  • Not one of the 10 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 0%.n = 10

From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 01/11/2026.

Clement
References and certificates from your home country count fully across the EU — that is what European procurement law is for.
Too big for you alone? Consortium or reliance on capacity: a partner's references and turnover count (Art. 63 Dir. 2014/24) — cross-border too.

Who has won at this buyer so far

Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.

CompanyAwardsPeriod
Lindström Oy22026
Pihlajalinna Terveys Oy · TAMPERE12024
Soutupitäjän Elämysmatkat12023
Oulapelti Oy12024
Keskinäinen Vakuutusyhtiö Fennia12024
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this kind of work

1
2024
3
2026
4 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.
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Deadline — Wednesday 11 November at 12:00

Tactics

When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 494 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)

This procedure allows 14 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 1,471 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.

Foreign bidders

In Finland · Hotel & restaurant services, 1 contract went to a foreign company over the last 3 years (of 666 recorded awards).

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

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