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Ophthalmic surgery implants, instruments and supplies DPS
Silmäkirurgian implantit, instrumentit ja tarvikkeet DPS — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 29 September 2036 — 3621 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 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 for the needs of Pohde and its YTA region. 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 object of the procurement is ophthalmic implants,…
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… instruments and accessories. The procurement includes artificial lenses, implants, prostheses and therapeutic contact lenses, ophthalmic accessories, general ophthalmic surgical supplies, ophthalmic surgical preparations and ophthalmic surgical instruments. The procurement is not divided into lots/classes because the contracting entity considers it appropriate to implement the DPS as a whole, taking into account the structure of the procurement market for ophthalmic surgical products, the commonality of suppliers in the different product groups and the appropriate management of the procurement procedure. Individual procurements shall be put out to tender within the dynamic purchasing system in accordance with the need for procurement, in such a way that the invitations to tender specify the products to be procured and the requirements for them. Intra-DPS tenders are divided into lots. 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 is valid until 30 September 2036, unless it is shortened or extended by a separate notice. It is possible to use electronic auctions for internal tendering.
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
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 3694 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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