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Bus Traffic Western Sörmland 2029
Busstrafik Västra Sörmland 2029 — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 7 December at 23:59 — 36 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
- Offer and evidence in: Swedish.
- 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
This procurement concerns bus services in the contract area Västra Sörmland (Municipality of Flens, Katrineholm and Vingåker) with traffic starting in December 2029. The services covered by the tender are regional rural and urban transport in the aforementioned municipalities with some traffic in the surrounding municipalities/counties in accordance with what is stated in the tender documents.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (97 procedures with a bid count); 27% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 97
- 0% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (116 awards since 2019, spread over 10 companies). 100% went to new names.n = 116 awards since 2019
- 17% of awards went to companies from abroad (116 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 6%.n = 116
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 — 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 Swedish.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| KONE Aktiebolag | 1 | 2026 |
| Carl Zeiss AB | 1 | 2026 |
| Falck Sverige AB | 1 | 2026 |
| One Nordic AB | 1 | 2026 |
| ALMA Health AB | 1 | 2026 |
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 157 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 105 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 1,279 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 Sweden, 497 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 6,846 recorded awards) — mostly from Finland, Germany, Denmark.
Submission language: Swedish.
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