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Request for offer: Library car chassis
Tarjouspyyntö: Kirjastoauton alusta — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 13 November at 12:00 — 12 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 Hämeenlinna (in the future also the contracting entity/subscriber) will request your tender for a new library car platform in accordance with the tender specifications. The new library car bodywork will be put out to tender with a separate invitation to tender once the supplier of the library car chassis has been selected. In other words, the contract is divided into two lots, but each lot is put out to tender by means of its own call for tenders. The duration of the contract is an estimate based on a preliminary estimate that the start of the library car would be ordered by the end of 2026 and the delivery time of the platform would be approximately four months. The actual delivery time is stated elsewhere in the tender documents. The contract is both an order and an order confirmation. However, if necessary, in addition to the contract, there may be a separate written order…
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… and/or a separate written order confirmation, which are subordinate to the contract. The possible maintenance and repair agreement is described elsewhere in the tender documents. If the process of the successful tenderer requires other documents, they will be negotiated separately. The customer reserves the right to negotiate the details of the platform of the library car with the selected provider. In that case, the total price of the platform may also be negotiated, if necessary, subject to a maximum downward or upward adjustment of 10 %. If the customer does not exercise their right, the platform of the library car must be exactly as required.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (8 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Veho Oy Ab.n = 8
- The median procedure drew 6 bids (195 procedures with a bid count); 7% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 195
- 28% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (291 awards since 2017, spread over 174 companies). That is well below the sector norm (51%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 291 awards since 2017
- The award came in at a median 87% of the estimated value (15 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 98%.n = 15
- 5% of awards went to companies from abroad (291 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 3%.n = 291
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vekka Group Oy | 11 | 2020–2021 |
| Pekolan Liikenne oy | 11 | 2019–2025 |
| Vekka Liikenne Oy · LAHTI | 9 | 2018–2023 |
| Ventoniemi Oy | 4 | 2023–2024 |
| Palmia Oy | 4 | 2023–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 5 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 3 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 36 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 1,452 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
Foreign bidders
In Finland · Transport equipment, 44 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,978 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, Denmark.
Submission language: Finnish.
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