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Machinery and transport work for the infrastructure contracts of the City of Valkeakoski / Framework agreement (target) 1.1.2027 - 31.12.2028 + options 1+1 year

Kone- ja kuljetustyöt Valkeakosken kaupungin infraurakoihin / Puitesopimus (tavoite) 1.1.2027 – 31.12.2028 + optiot 1+1 v — original title

FIFinland · ValkeakoskiBELOW THRESHOLD — NOT ON TED

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  1. Deadline: 20 November at 09:00 — 19 days left.
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What the buyer is looking for

The City of Valkeakoski requests your offer for machine and transport services for the execution of the city's infrastructure contracts. Infrastructure contracts are contracts under the construction services of the City's Technical Centre and the management of civil engineering. Contractors are ordered as needed. The object of the procurement is hourly-fee-based machine and transport services for municipal engineering construction contracts ordered by the City of Valkeakoski. The infrastructure construction sites are located in Valkeakoski. The procurement will establish a framework agreement for the years 2027-2028 (+ options 1+1 years). The number of contractors to be selected for the framework agreement will not be limited, but all tenderers who have submitted an admissible tender and who meet the suitability and specific requirements will be selected for the framework contract…

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… period. The procurement is divided into 12 sub-areas, depending on the type of machine or vehicle. Tenderers may choose which machinery or vehicle to tender for as indicated in the invitation to tender. The tenderer may offer one or more lots. The detailed content and requirements of the procurement are described in the attached documents., PART 1: Excavators KKHt 00-KKHt 08 The tenderer can offer machines according to KKHt 00-KKHt 08 weight classes with a driver. Machines must be of at least Stage V emission class. The machines offered will be indicated on the tender form as requested. The hourly price of excavators must include: - Buckets - Asphalt cutter - Frost hook, PART AREA 2: Excavators KKHt 11-KKHt 21 The tenderer can offer machines according to KKHt 11-KKHt 21 weight classes with a driver. Machines must be of at least Stage V emission class. The machines offered will be indicated on the tender form as requested. The hourly price of excavators must include: - buckets - bucket rotator - asphalt cutter - frost hook - 3D machine control, PART 3: Excavator KKHt 25 - KKHt 30 The tenderer can offer machines according to KKHt 25 - KKHt 30 weight classes with a driver. Machines must be of at least Stage V emission class. The machines offered will be indicated on the tender form as requested. The hourly price of excavators must include: - buckets - bucket rotator - asphalt cutter - frost hook - 3D machine control, PART 4: Excavator KKHt 35 and above The Provider can offer KKHt 35 - weight class and above machines with driver. Machines must be of at least Stage V emission class. The machines offered will be indicated on the tender form as requested. The hourly price of excavators must include: - buckets - asphalt cutter - frost hook - 3D machine control, PART 5: Wheeled excavator KKHp 13-KKHp 16 The supplier can offer machines compliant with KKHp 13-KKHp 16 weight classes with driver. Machines must be of at least Stage V emission class. The machines offered will be indicated on the tender form as requested. The hourly price of excavators must include: - buckets - bucket rotator - asphalt cutter - frost hook - 3D machine control - forklift spikes, PART-ALUE 6: Wheeled excavator KKHp 19-KKHp 21 The supplier can offer machines compliant with KKHp 19-KKHp 21 weight classes with driver. Machines must be of at least Stage V emission class. The machines offered will be indicated on the tender form as requested. The hourly price of excavators must include: - buckets - bucket rotator - asphalt cutter - frost hook - 3D machine control - forklift spikes, SECTION 7: Wheel loader KUP 10 The supplier can only offer a KUP 10 weight class machine with a driver. Machinery must be at least Stage IIIB class emitted. The machine to be offered is indicated in the tender form as requested, PART 8: Wheel loader KUP 15 The supplier can only offer a KUP 15 weight class machine with a driver. Machinery must be at least Stage IIIB class emitted. The machine to be offered will be indicated in the tender form as requested., PART 9: Truck KA 4 aks Provider can only offer 4-axle

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

Contract

TypeWorks
Estimated value€2,000,000
Published28 Oct 2026
ProcedureOpen procedure
Framework agreement

Type of service

45 · Construction work
CPV 45200000 · 45000000 · 45100000

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • 20% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (36 awards since 2018, spread over 14 companies). That is well below the sector norm (48%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 36 awards since 2018
  • The median procedure drew 4 bids (32 procedures with a bid count); 16% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 32
  • 8% of awards went to companies from abroad (36 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 2%.n = 36

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
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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
Tilausliikenne Hanki Oy (1014062-1)//Valkeakosken Liikenne Oy32019–2023
Kodin palveluverkko Oy22021
Veekmas Oy22020
SITOWISE OY22021
Kyocera Document Solutions Finland Oy22020
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this kind of work

9
2020
8
2021
6
2022
6
2023
7
2024
5
2025
3
2026
44 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.
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Deadline — Friday 20 November at 09:00

Tactics

When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 3,605 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)

This procedure allows 23 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 · Construction work, 5 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 4,931 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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