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Supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in ports in the Gulf of Finland
Nesteytetyn maakaasun (LNG) toimitus Suomenlahden satamissa — 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
The Finnish Border Guard's outer patrol vessel Turva uses natural gas (LNG) as fuel. The technical quality requirements for LNG are based on the quality requirements required by the Finnish Border Guard's engine supplier. The quality of the product shall be such that the gas supplied to the engine meets the limits given in Annex 1.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 62% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (559 awards since 2018, spread over 151 companies). That is well above the sector norm (35%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 559 awards since 2018
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (472 procedures with a bid count); 24% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 472
- The award came in at a median 99% of the estimated value (13 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually about right here.n = 13
- 3% of awards went to companies from abroad (559 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 0%.n = 559
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 |
|---|---|---|
| J.M. Eskelisen Lapin Linjat Oy | 86 | 2023–2025 |
| Suomen Muuttofirma Oy | 66 | 2021–2026 |
| Martela Oyj (0114891-2)//Muuttopalvelu Grundell Oy (1087288-1)//Secon Service Oy (2196253-2)//Muuttohaukat Oy | 18 | 2021–2026 |
| Muuttopalvelu Forsman Oy (2653015-7)//Muuttohaukat Oy (0887272-7)//Kiinteistösiivous Metsänen Oy (1640934-5)//Martela Oyj | 16 | 2023–2026 |
| Martela Oyj | 15 | 2023–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 662 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 37 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 · Petroleum & fuels, 1 contract went to a foreign company over the last 3 years (of 1,008 recorded awards).
Submission language: Finnish.
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