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DPS Orthopaedic materials, implants and biomaterials
DPS Ortopediset tarvikkeet, implantit ja biomateriaalit — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 30 January 2032 at 10:00 — 1916 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. The DPS as a procurement procedure is described in more detail in Annex 1 of the request to participate. The target of the procurement is orthopaedic…
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… materials, implants and biomaterials used in the surgical treatment of musculoskeletal lesions. The DPS is divided into the following categories: 1. Trauma Surgical Supplies 2. Artificial joint systems and accessories 3. Orthopaedic Biomaterials 4. New innovations and other supplies used in orthopaedic procedures The contracting entity has the right, if necessary, to acquire equipment also outside the dynamic purchasing system, for example on the basis of separate tenders, direct procurements or existing contracts, within the framework of the Procurement Act. A dynamic purchasing system shall be valid until 31 January 2032, unless it is shortened or extended by means of a separate notice. It is possible to use electronic auctions for internal tendering. · In this category, orthopaedic instruments for treating fractures and joint injuries are put out to tender. They include both bone attachment systems and implants and instruments used in joint endoscopic surgery. · In this category, artificial joint systems and related accessories are put out to tender. · In this category, biomaterials and products used in orthopaedic procedures to support bone replacement, filling, reconstitution or implant implant implantation are put out to tender. Materials can be synthetic or biological, resorbable or persistent and include products such as bone substitutes, fillers and bone cements. · In this category, other orthopaedic supplies or new innovations are put out to tender.
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 Medtronic Finland 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 31/10/2026.
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 |
| Mediplast Fenno Oy | 11 | 2025–2026 |
| Tieto Finland Oy | 11 | 2022–2026 |
| 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 2200 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 1,452 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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