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Chip reader software
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 3 November at 12:00 — 2 days left.
- You submit on Hilma — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- Offer and evidence in: English.
- 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 object of the procurement is a system solution that will be referred to as chip reader software below and that can be used to read microchips in passports and other travel documents and residence permits. A more detailed description of the procurement is provided in Annex 1 "Description of the Object of Procurement"
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (42 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around January 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to Softwave Ohjelmistot Oy.n = 42
- The median procedure drew just one bid (325 procedures with a bid count); 63% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 325
- 55% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (434 awards since 2017, spread over 165 companies). 45% went to new names.n = 434 awards since 2017
- 2% of awards went to companies from abroad (434 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 1%.n = 434
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 28/10/2026.
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 English.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kotokunta Oy | 41 | 2022–2025 |
| Accenture Oy | 22 | 2018–2024 |
| SPR Länsi-Suomen piiri | 17 | 2022–2023 |
| Hemcare Oy | 16 | 2022–2023 |
| Suomen Punainen Risti Oulun piiri | 12 | 2022–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 32 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 36 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 · IT services, 51 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 4,856 recorded awards) — mostly from France, United States, Germany.
Submission language: English.
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