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National Library of Finland Scanner Procurement
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 5 November at 12:00 — 4 days left.
- You submit on Hilma — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- Offer and evidence in: 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
One V-Cradle scanner and one fully automatic or robotic scanner will be procured for the National Library's Mikkeli unit. Additional procurement options: - Maintenance contract as an option. - Possibility to purchase a third device, which can be either a V-Cradle scanner or an automatic / robotic scanner, purchase option within 1–2 years. · One V-Cradle scanner will be procured for the National Library's Mikkeli unit. · One fully automatic or robotic scanner will be procured for the National Library's Mikkeli unit.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (68 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to SRS Technology (CHE-499.968.562).n = 68
- 31% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (91 awards since 2017, spread over 39 companies). 69% went to new names.n = 91 awards since 2017
- 21% of awards went to companies from abroad (91 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 8%.n = 91
- The award came in at a median 101% of the estimated value (5 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually about right here. Sector: 89%.n = 5
- The median procedure drew just one bid (50 procedures with a bid count); 58% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 1 bid.n = 50
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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Zeiss Oy | 9 | 2021–2025 |
| Bruker BioSpin Scandinavia AB | 4 | 2023–2024 |
| FEI Europe B.V. - Branch Denmark | 4 | 2023–2025 |
| AH Diagnostics AB Oy | 3 | 2021–2025 |
| Illumina Finland Oy | 3 | 2024–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, there was usually a single bid in the end. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 34 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 29 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 · Laboratory & optical equipment, 98 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,250 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Poland, France.
Submission language: English.
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