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Procurement of milk and dairy products, City of Virrat and Municipality of Ruovesi
Maito- ja maitotaloustuotteiden hankinta, Virtain kaupunki ja Ruoveden kunta — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 6 November at 14:00 — 5 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 City of Virtai and the Municipality of Ruovesi will invite tenders for the procurement of dairy and dairy products for the period 2027-2028 in accordance with this invitation to tender and its annexes. In addition, the subscriber reserves the possibility of two separate option years in 2029 and 2030. Options refer to the possibility to extend the contract on the original terms. The use and duration of options are decided separately. Procurement is a joint procurement where each city/municipality makes its own procurement decision.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 21% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (34 awards since 2018, spread over 20 companies). 79% went to new names.n = 34 awards since 2018
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (31 procedures with a bid count); 3% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 31
- Not one of the 34 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 1%.n = 34
- 0% of the bids received came from other countries (5 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners.n = 5
- 100% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (5 procedures with a bid mix).n = 5
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 — 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Virtain Energia Oy | 4 | 2020–2024 |
| Elisa Oyj · HELSINGFORS | 2 | 2020 |
| Majamäen taksi (2470931-3)//Ylitalo Yhtiöt Oy (2801553-8)//Ylitalo Yhtiöt Oy (2801553-8)//Ylitalo Yhtiöt Oy (2801553-8)//Taksikoskela Oy (2699465-6)//Ylitalo Yhtiöt Oy (2801553-8)//Ylitalo Yhtiöt Oy (2801553-8)//Ylitalo Yhtiöt Oy (2801553-8)//Ylitalo Yhtiöt Oy (2801553-8)//Ylitalo Yhtiöt Oy (2801553 | 2 | 2022–2023 |
| Taksi Jussi Mäkynen Ky | 2 | 2025–2026 |
| ICT Elmo Oy | 2 | 2021 |
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 481 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 30 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 1,471 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In Finland · Food & beverages, 5 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 585 recorded awards).
Submission language: Finnish.
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