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Sourcing of food
Elintarvikkeiden hankinta — 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 City of Salo (‘the contracting entity/subscriber’) invites tenders for the procurement of food and other supplies for the years 2027 to 2029 in accordance with this invitation to tender and its annexes. In addition, the subscriber reserves the possibility of two option years from 2030 to 2031. Option refers to the possibility to extend the contract on the original terms. The use and duration of options are decided separately. The aim is for the contract period to begin in February 2027. The procurement is a joint procurement involving the City of Salo and the Salo Service House Foundation sr. The object of the procurement is food for the use of the city's catering services. The catering services prepare about 8,500 meals a day for the city's various units, mainly day-care centres and schools. As a rule, these foods are used by large kitchens, i.e. the packaging sizes are large…
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… kitchen sizes. · The subject of the contract is meat and meat products in accordance with the invitation to tender and its annexes. · The object of the contract is frozen berries and vegetables as described in the invitation to tender and its annexes. · The object of the procurement is plant proteins as described in the invitation to tender and its annexes. · The contract is for milk and milk products as described in the invitation to tender and its annexes. · The object of the contract is bread as described in the invitation to tender and its annexes. · The subject-matter of the contract is dry foodstuffs and frozen bakery products as described in the invitation to tender and its annexes. · The object of the contract is jams as described in the invitation to tender and its annexes. · Eggs will be purchased as described in the invitation to tender and its annexes.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 16 months (6 awards, most recently March 2026) — the next award is due around July 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to Kimmon Vihannes Oy.n = 6
- The median procedure drew 5 bids (261 procedures with a bid count); 9% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 261
- 27% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (330 awards since 2016, spread over 189 companies). 73% went to new names.n = 330 awards since 2016
- 5% of awards went to companies from abroad (330 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 1%.n = 330
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 — 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lekolar-Printel Oy | 11 | 2023–2024 |
| Isku Interior Oy | 5 | 2023–2024 |
| Arval Oy · VANDA | 4 | 2021–2023 |
| Leluco Oy | 4 | 2022 |
| Medikumppani Oy | 4 | 2022 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, there was usually a single bid in the end. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 4 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 1,471 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In Finland · Food & beverages, 5 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 585 recorded awards).
Submission language: Finnish.
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