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Purchase and maintenance of self-service equipment for Tallinn Central Library
Tallinna Keskraamatukogule iseteenindusseadmete ostmine ja hooldusteenus — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 24 November at 13:00 — 23 days left.
- You submit on Riigihangete register — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- Offer and evidence in: Estonian, 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 subject-matter of the contract is the provision of rental lockers, return shelves and self-service machines with maintenance services under a framework contract. / Grounds for exclusion and selection criteria: See the tender specifications
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 100% of the bids received came from other countries (14 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 18%.n = 14
- 7% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (16 awards since 2021, spread over 13 companies). That is well below the sector norm (51%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 16 awards since 2021
- The median procedure drew 9 bids (15 procedures with a bid count); 20% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 15
- 13% of awards went to companies from abroad (16 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 7%.n = 16
- 100% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (14 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 97%.n = 14
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 25/10/2026.
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 Estonian, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| KE AJAKIRJANDUSE OSAÜHING | 2 | 2024–2026 |
| Ühinenud Ajakirjad OÜ | 1 | 2026 |
| Apollo Kauplused OÜ | 1 | 2026 |
| Kiitokori Oy · Kausala | 1 | 2024 |
| Aktsiaselts ALLECTO | 1 | 2026 |
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 439 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 50 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 672 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
Foreign bidders
In Estonia · Office & computing machinery, 2 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 438 recorded awards).
Submission language: Estonian, English.
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