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24-hour service housing for the elderly, North Savo wellbeing services county, Reopening
Ikääntyneiden ympärivuorokautinen palveluasuminen, Pohjois-Savon hyvinvointialue, Uudelleen avaus — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 2 November at 12:00 — 1 day 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
This procurement is a reopening of a previously established framework agreement on 24-hour housing for older people, which allows new service providers and/or new service units to join the existing scheme. The object of the procurement is 24-hour service housing for the elderly in the North Savo welfare area in accordance with Section 21c of the Social Welfare Act. The content of the procurement and the requirements set for the service are described in more detail in Appendix 8 Service description for elderly housing services. The procurement is divided into the following areas: 1. Northern Region 2. North-Eastern area 3. Central Area 4. Western Region 5. Southern Region The tenderer may submit a tender for one or more lots. A separate offer must be made for each housing unit offered. The contract period is open-ended from 1 February 2027. The customer does not commit to any fixed…
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… purchases. Services are purchased as necessary to complement the Customer's own service production. The criteria for the subject of the contract are defined in more detail in the invitation to tender and its annexes. · The object of the procurement is 24-hour service housing for the elderly in the northern region of the North Savo welfare area (Iisalmi, Kiuruvesi, Sonkajärvi, Vieremä and Rautavaara) in accordance with Section 21c of the Social Welfare Act. · The object of the procurement is 24-hour service housing for the elderly in the north-eastern area of the wellbeing services county of Northern Savo (Siilinjärvi, Lapinlahti, Varpaisjärvi, Maaninka and Nilsiä) in accordance with Section 21c of the Social Welfare Act. · The object of the procurement is 24-hour service housing for the elderly in accordance with Section 21c of the Social Welfare Act in the central area of the wellbeing services county of North Savo (Kuopio urban area, Juankoski, Riistavesi, Kaavi, Tuusniemi and Vehmersalmi). · The object of the procurement is 24-hour service housing for the elderly in the western area of the North Savo welfare area (Keitele, Rautalampi, Suonenjoki, Pielavesi, Vesanto, Tervo and Karttula) in accordance with section 21c of the Social Welfare Act. · The object of the procurement is 24-hour service housing for the elderly in the southern area of the North Savo wellbeing services county (Varkaus, Leppävirta and Joroinen) in accordance with Section 21c of the Social Welfare Act.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (437 awards, most recently September 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2026. The last award went to FenixCare Oy.n = 437
- The median procedure drew 7 bids (2,534 procedures with a bid count); 8% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 11 bids.n = 2,534
- 39% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (2,757 awards since 2019, spread over 1,667 companies). 61% went to new names.n = 2,757 awards since 2019
- The award came in at a median 80% of the estimated value (56 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 88%.n = 56
- 83% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (662 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 71%.n = 662
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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| GE Healthcare Finland Oy · HELSINGFORS | 26 | 2020–2026 |
| B. Braun Medical Oy | 23 | 2019–2026 |
| Berner Oy · HELSINGFORS | 19 | 2022–2026 |
| Mediplast Fenno Oy | 18 | 2020–2026 |
| Mediq Suomi Oy | 17 | 2024–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 13 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 427 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 29 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 1,471 procedures). A normal window for this market.
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 Finland · Health & social work, 29 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 6,711 recorded awards) — mostly from Sweden, Germany, Poland.
Submission language: Finnish.
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