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Vehicles DPS (cars and vans)
Ajoneuvot DPS (henkilö- ja pakettiautot) — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 13 January 2030 — 1170 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. The source says 00:00 on the following day, i.e. midnight at the end of this day. That is why we show this day — as in the search and the morning edition.
- 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 Satakunta wellbeing services county requests your request to participate in new cars and vans in accordance with this request to participate and its annexes. This is a dynamic purchasing system (DPS) through which individual vehicle purchases are put out to tender. The estimated value of the procurement excluding VAT for the calendar year is approximately between EUR 0 and EUR 1,000,000,00. This is an estimate that is not binding on the contracting entity. The expected value may be higher, especially if options are used. Passenger cars and vans are purchased using the Customer's own financing solutions, in which case the supplier sells the car directly to the Customer or to a financing partner designated by the Customer. The acquisition does not apply to cars acquired under service-leasing agreements. The procurement is not subdivided into lots as it is not appropriate in the case of…
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… DPS. Applications to participate in the DPS may be submitted for the entire duration of the DPS. The DPS shall include all candidates who meet the aptitude requirements. The actual purchases are made by means of internal tendering procedures within DPS, which describe and specify the subject matter of the purchase. You can apply for a DPS if you meet the eligibility requirements. The subject matter and requirements of the contract are described in the following annexes: - DPS Description (Annex 1) - Service description (Annex 2) - Draft contract (Annex 3) - General terms and conditions of public procurement JYSE 2025 Goods (Annex 4)
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 5 months (5 awards, most recently April 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around September 2026. The last award went to Metos Oy Ab.n = 5
- 27% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (134 awards since 2022, spread over 95 companies). That is well below the sector norm (51%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 134 awards since 2022
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (39 procedures with a bid count); 10% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 39
- The award came in at a median 87% of the estimated value (22 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 98%.n = 22
- 3% of awards went to companies from abroad (134 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 3%.n = 134
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 25/10/2026.
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on this page), not in the EU form. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| GE Healthcare Finland Oy · HELSINGFORS | 8 | 2024–2025 |
| Metos Oy Ab | 5 | 2025–2026 |
| Olympus Finland Oy | 4 | 2023–2026 |
| Vaasan Sähkö Myynti Oy | 2 | 2025 |
| Aidian Oy | 2 | 2024 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 1,537 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 1460 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.
The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.
Foreign bidders
In Finland · Transport equipment, 44 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,977 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, Denmark.
Submission language: Finnish.
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