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DPS Oral Health Care Necessities, Supplies and Instruments
DPS Suun terveydenhuollon tarveaineet, tarvikkeet ja instrumentit — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 3 May 2034 at 12:00 — 2740 days left. Two-stage procedure: by this deadline you submit a request to participate (proof of eligibility). Only shortlisted firms are then invited to submit a tender.
- You submit on Hilma — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- Offer and evidence in: Finnish.
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
What the buyer is looking for
The wellbeing services county of North Ostrobothnia (Pohde) will set up a dynamic purchasing system (DPS) to procure the goods described in this request for participation and its annexes for the needs of Pohde and its YTA area. The YTA area includes the wellbeing services county of Lapland (Lapha), the wellbeing services county of Central Ostrobothnia (Soite) and the wellbeing services county of Kainuu. The procuring entity puts procurements out to tender through separate internal tendering procedures within the DPS, in which suppliers admitted to the system may participate. The contracting entity accepts all candidates who have submitted a request to participate in the system and who meet the suitability requirements set for candidates. DPS as a procurement procedure is described in more detail in the Annex "Description of the DPS procurement procedure" to the request to participate.…
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… The procurement targets substances, supplies and instruments needed in oral health care. Within the DPS, products from the following product groups will be procured as appropriate entities: Basic dental care supplies and necessities E.g. fillers, matrices, root care supplies, prophylaxis, disposable products, disinfectants and cleaning products, diagnostic supplies, saliva pads, brush sticks, wadding balls and other possible products within this product group. Instruments For example, mirrors and mirror arms, probes, gingival thermometers, cyrites, dedental instruments, sickles, pliers, drills, handpieces and elbows, orthodontic instruments, surgical instruments, spherical cords, lining, punching instruments, tweezers and other possible products within this product group. For example, copying materials, copy spoons, fixation cements, crown and bridge materials, foundation materials, laboratory supplies, CAD/CAM materials, bite registrant materials and foils, spoon adhesives, retraction threads, hemostasis gels and other possible products within this product group. Orthodontics For example, brakes, arched wires, rings, coils, elastomers, ligatures, orthodontic instruments, fastening materials, orthodontic cleaning products and any other products within this product group. Implants and bone substitutes For example, dental implants, healing extensions, blanket screws, abutments, implant systems' own instruments and sets, surgical drills and guides for implantation, bone substitutes, resorbable and non-resorbable membranes, growth factors, regenerative products, special surgical products and any other products within this product group. Other and new products For example, all products, supplies and instruments that have not been taken into account at the start-up stage or that will enter the market during the contract periods. This also includes, for example, new innovations, pilots, individual special products and products required by new treatment methods. If necessary, the contracting entity has the right to acquire equipment also outside the dynamic purchasing system, for example on the basis of separate tendering procedures, direct procurement or existing contracts, within the framework of the Procurement Act. The DPS shall be valid until 3 May 2034, unless it is shortened or extended by means of a separate notice. It is possible to use electronic auctions for internal tendering. CORRECTED: The period of validity of the DPS has been corrected to the description of the subject of the procurement.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every month (572 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Berner Oy (FI01070115)//Fisher Scientific Oy (2281126-9)//Mediq Suomi Oy (2285192-2)//Mekalasi Oy (0111498-2)//Timik Oy (2609968-6)//VingLab Oy (2790362-1)//VWR International Oy.n = 572
- The median procedure drew 7 bids (625 procedures with a bid count); 19% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 625
- 43% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (955 awards since 2022, spread over 505 companies). That is well below the sector norm (55%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 955 awards since 2022
- The award came in at a median 91% of the estimated value (8 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 82%.n = 8
- 10% of awards went to companies from abroad (955 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 5%.n = 955
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.
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.
Tender documents — direct download
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.
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| OneMed Oy | 17 | 2024–2026 |
| B. Braun Medical Oy | 12 | 2024–2026 |
| Tieto Finland Oy | 11 | 2022–2026 |
| Mediplast Fenno Oy | 11 | 2025–2026 |
| Mediq Suomi Oy | 10 | 2024–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 17 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 411 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 2953 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 1,471 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
Foreign bidders
In Finland · Medical equipment & pharma, 264 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 7,356 recorded awards) — mostly from Sweden, Germany, Denmark.
Submission language: Finnish.
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