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NordLab emergency transport services, sample and passenger transport
NordLab kiireelliset kuljetuspalvelut, näyte- ja henkilökuljetukset — 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
Request an offer for urgent transport services, transport of samples for further processing at agreed locations. The transport service includes ordering transport by application/other electronic point of contact or by telephone from a single telephone number, which is locally priced and there is no charge in addition to the local network charge or other similar operator charge. No additional costs shall be incurred by the subscriber for ordering or using the application/other electronic point of contact. The service includes forwarding transport orders to drivers and arranging the ordered transport service according to the agreed quality. The service also includes transport invoicing and reporting. In the case of sample transports, some of the most commonly used connection intervals are highlighted. The most commonly used intervals for passenger transport by component are specified in…
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… the invitation to tender. The reported contact intervals are estimates based on historical data and are in no way binding. As a rule, sample boxes (at room temperature, in refrigerator heat and frozen, possibly in carbonated ice or with other cold elements, and possibly a transport box with heat elements) or/and reagents are to be transported. Regardless of the weather conditions, the temperature of cars in the transport space must be between +15 and +25 degrees during sample transports. · Urgent deliveries from the laboratory of NordLab Lappi Rovaniemi Central Hospital, as well as irregular and urgent deliveries to the laboratory of the Central Hospital from the Rinteenkulma sampling point and the Pulkamontie laboratory. · Urgent and irregular sample transports from the laboratory of NordLab Kemi West Ostrobothnia Central Hospital. NordLab Oulu, the laboratory staff of Oulu University Hospital (OYS) also takes care of sampling in other units of the hospital. These visits are irregular, but often. · Urgent and irregular sample transports from laboratories in Oulu (Centre, Haukipudas, Kiiminki, OYS, Tuira) and nearby areas (Ii, Kempele, Liminka, Tyrnävä, Muhos). · NordLab Kainuu, Kainuu Central Hospital sends emergency samples to Oulu on an irregular basis, NordLab Kainuu Central Hospital also sends urgent samples to Oulu. · NordLab Central Ostrobothnia Central Hospital's laboratory provides urgent sample transports to the Helsinki metropolitan area and Oulu. · Urgent samples from NordLab Oulaska and Raahe laboratories are sent to Oulu irregularly. There may also be transportation to other laboratories in nearby municipalities.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 4 months (5 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around January 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to L.P-Kuriiri Oy.n = 5
- 38% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (49 awards since 2023, spread over 27 companies). That is well below the sector norm (62%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 49 awards since 2023
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (20 procedures with a bid count); 45% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 20
- Not one of the 49 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 1%.n = 49
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 — 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Siemens Healthcare Oy | 4 | 2024–2026 |
| Whitelake Software Point Oy | 3 | 2025 |
| Roche diagnostics Oy | 3 | 2023–2025 |
| Biomerieux Suomi Oy | 3 | 2024–2026 |
| Jetpak Finland Oy | 3 | 2024–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually 5 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 6,891 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 27 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 1,452 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 · Transport services, 4 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 7,544 recorded awards).
Submission language: Finnish.
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