How to bid in this country: portals, deadlines, thresholds →
Framework agreement for planning and expert services at the Southwest Finland Vitality Centre
Lounais-Suomen elinvoimakeskuksen suunnittelu- ja asiantuntijapalveluiden puitejärjestely — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 12 November at 12:00 — 11 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
With this contract notice, the Southwest Finland Vitality Centre launches a call for tenders for a framework agreement for planning and expert services. The framework agreement and the tasks to be contracted under it are divided into five (5) areas as follows: Component A: Fairway planning (road and construction plans) Component B: Bridge design (road and construction plans) Component C: Expert services relating to transport system planning Component D: Expert services in road safety Sub-topic E: Expert services in traffic management The duration of the tendered contract in sub-areas A and B is two (2) years (years 2027-2028), and the contract can be extended for an option period of two (2) years (years 2029-2030). The duration of the contract to be put out to tender in sub-sectors C, D and E is one (1) year (year 2028) and the contract can be extended for an option period of two (2)…
Show full description
… years (years 2029-2030). The content of the framework contract and the tasks it contains are described in more detail in the tender documents. The tenderer may offer one or more lots. The invitation to tender may be submitted by an individual undertaking or by a group of undertakings. In addition, companies may appoint subcontractors that they use in the procurement. An undertaking or undertakings controlled by the same group (holding > 50 %) may only participate in one tender or tendering group/sub-region. You can nominate the same person as a key person for only one offer/sub-area. Subcontractor may only participate in one tender/sub-area. In the event of a breach of the above-mentioned restrictions, only the first tender received shall be submitted in respect of the lot in question. The remaining inconsistencies in the tenders will be rejected for the area in question. · The tasks in Part A are described in the tender documentation. A total of six (6) framework contractors will be selected under Part A of the framework contract, unless there are fewer tenderers or admissible tenders that meet the requirements for the suitability of tenderers. · The tasks in Part B are described in the tender documentation. A total of six (6) framework contractors will be selected for Part B of the framework contract, unless there are fewer tenderers or admissible tenders that meet the requirements for the suitability of tenderers. · The tasks included in Part C are described in the tender documentation. A total of four (4) framework contractors will be selected for Part C of the framework contract, unless there are fewer tenderers or admissible tenders that meet the requirements for the suitability of tenderers. · The tasks in Part D are described in the tender documentation. A total of four (4) framework contractors will be selected for Part D of the framework contract, unless there are fewer tenderers or admissible tenders that meet the requirements for the suitability of tenderers. · The tasks included in Part E are described in the tender documentation. A total of four (4) framework contractors will be selected for Part E of the framework contract, unless there are fewer tenderers or admissible tenders that meet the requirements for the suitability of tenderers.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The median procedure drew just one bid (6 procedures with a bid count); 67% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 8 bids.n = 6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Taratest Oy | 2 | 2025–2026 |
| Suomen Saaristovarustamo Oy | 2 | 2026 |
| Kymijoen vesi ja ympäristö ry | 2 | 2026 |
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually 8 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 3,938 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 38 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 1,471 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
Foreign bidders
In Finland · Architecture & engineering, 33 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 5,206 recorded awards) — mostly from Sweden, Poland, Italy.
Submission language: Finnish.
How to bid
Don't miss the next one
Friedrich finds tenders like this for you — every morning at 7:30, each one checked by Claude (Anthropic) for fit, and he learns from your feedback what your company really does.
Register now