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Kajaani City School Transfers DPS
Kajaanin kaupungin koulukuljetukset DPS — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 31 December 2034 at 12:00 — 2982 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 — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
What the buyer is looking for
The City of Kajaani (hereinafter referred to as the "Subscriber" and the "Contracting entity") shall set up a dynamic purchasing system. Candidates interested in the procurement are invited to submit a request to participate on the Tarjouspalvelu.fi portal in accordance with this request to participate and its annexes. PROCEDURE-associated DOCUMENTS: Dynamic purchasing system (DPS) = Electronic procurement procedure where procurements are put out to tender among suppliers admitted to the system Subscriber, contracting entity = City of Kajaani Candidate = Submitting supplier: e.g. association, company or other private service provider Application to participate = Application by which a supplier applies to participate in a dynamic purchasing system Request to participate = This document, by replying to which a candidate can submit his/her request to participate Tender Request = Document of…
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… competitive tendering within the DPS with attachments sent by the City of Kajaani's procurement services to suppliers accepted into the procurement system. After the start-up phase, the invitations to tender are sent to Tenderer = Candidate admitted to the procurement system who submits a tender by responding to the DPS internal invitation to tender Supplier, Service Provider = Tenderer selected through the DPS internal tendering procedure, with whom the contract for the provision of the service is concluded PRELIMINARY TIMLE OF THE PROCEDURE: Procurement services: - reserve an estimated 10 working days for the processing of requests to participate received by 12:00 on 31 January 2025 during the establishment phase of the DPS. If, for example, the transmission of extracts from the criminal record is delayed for reasons beyond the candidate's control, the time taken to process the request to participate is calculated from the date on which the procurement services received the requested documents. The tenderer must frontload the necessary attachments so that, for example, the extracts from the procurement procedure are ready when the procurement services request them to be provided. Applications received during the start-up phase will be processed without delay and if the requested documents have not been submitted to the procurement services by 31 January 2024, the procurement services will reject the application sent during the start-up phase. If the procurement services reject the application, the service provider may, as soon as it receives the requested documents, re-submit the application and, after it has been approved, be included in the following mini-competitions published in accordance with the procurement system. - endeavour to send the first calls for tenders within the DPS as soon as possible after the requests to participate have been processed. The aim is to publish the first internal tendering of the procurement system to approved suppliers on 15 February 2025. PARTICIPATION REQUEST QUESTIONS Candidates have the opportunity to ask questions related to the request to participate on the Tarjouspalvelu.fi portal throughout the validity of the DPS. However, during the establishment phase of the DPS, the questions are invited to be submitted by 20 January 2025, so that they can be answered during the establishment phase. Questions must be asked in Finnish. Procurement Services strives to answer questions as soon as possible after their arrival on the Tarjouspalvelu.fi portal. Questions will be treated anonymously, no information about the name of the questioner or any other information about the questioner will be provided in connection with the questions and answers. The candidate must take into account the answers given by the procurement service when submitting the request to participate.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (153 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to koneurakointi a.j.hyvönen oy (2059946-0)//Kainuun Konetyö oy (2419497-0)//Konepalvelu J.Matikainen (FI24823511)//Alueurakointi Poutiainen Oy (2555666-2)//Pyykkönen Yhtiöt Oy.n = 153
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (267 procedures with a bid count); 13% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 267
- 52% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (406 awards since 2018, spread over 169 companies). 48% went to new names.n = 406 awards since 2018
- The award came in at a median 102% of the estimated value (6 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually about right here. Sector: 91%.n = 6
- 4% of awards went to companies from abroad (406 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 1%.n = 406
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.
What you must prove — eligibility criteria
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pohjolan Turistiauto Oy | 31 | 2022–2026 |
| Oulaisten Liikenne Oy | 24 | 2024–2026 |
| Tilausliikenne Kuvaja Oy (FI28298339)//Kainuun Riksa Ky (1538140-8)//Taksi Risto Karppinen (FI12695436)//Tilausliikenne Kuvaja Oy (FI28298339)//Taksi Pouta Oy (2937013-6)//Taxi Taisto Kaistola (1272658-9)//Kontiomäen taksi Esko Lukkari (1275672-9)//Kainuun Tilausliikenne P.Jääskeläinen Ky | 16 | 2023–2026 |
| Kainuun Tilausliikenne P.Jääskeläinen Ky | 12 | 2024–2026 |
| Koulutusavain Oy | 12 | 2024–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Contracting authority contact
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 103 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 3667 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 · Transport services, 4 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 7,544 recorded awards).
Submission language: Finnish.
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