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Equipment for washing, drying, sterilising and watering equipment
Välinehuollon pesu-, kuivaus-, sterilointi- ja vesilaitteet — original title
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: 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 procurement services of the North Ostrobothnia wellbeing services county (Pohde) group services request your tender for equipment maintenance equipment in accordance with this invitation to tender and its annexes. This call for tenders is conditional on the procurement being carried out if a sufficient budget is foreseen in the budget 2027. The call for tenders is divided into four sections as follows: 1. Instrument washing machines 2. Drying cabinet for hospital equipment 3. Autoclaves 4. Reverse osmosis water equipment Equipment maintenance equipment will be purchased for the equipment maintenance centre on the 4th floor of the G-building of Oulu University Hospital. The equipment packages to be purchased are a one-time purchase. In the case of equipment-related accessories, accessories and spare parts related to the equipment to be purchased, the contract is valid for a fixed term…
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… of two years and thereafter for an indefinite period. Deliveries and installations will take place during 2027, with the installation starting date as currently planned: Instrument washing machines and autoclaves 22.2.2027 Drying cabinet for hospital equipment 31.3.2027 RO water distribution line 2.1.2027 and RO water machine 22.2.2027 The implementation of equipment validation of both washing machines and autoclaves is estimated to take place in October 2027. Delivery and installation times are agreed upon in more detail with the selected Supplier. One Supplier/Sub-Region will be selected as the Supplier. The wellbeing services county will allocate the budget for procurements under this call for tenders each year separately. Procurement is carried out each year within the limits of the budget. If no appropriation is granted in a given year, no procurements will be made in accordance with the procurement decision in that year. · This sub-area includes instrument washing machines in accordance with the invitation to tender and the annexes. · The sub-area includes a drying cabinet for hospital equipment in accordance with the invitation to tender and annexes. · The sub-area includes autoclaves in accordance with the invitation to tender and annexes. · The sub-area includes reverse osmosis water equipment in accordance with the call for tenders and annexes.
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 — 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 30 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 1,452 procedures). A normal window for this market.
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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