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Protective vests and covers for protective vests
Suojaliivit ja suojaliivien päälliset — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 10 November at 12:00 — 9 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 target of the procurement is the protective vests of the Emergency Care Unit and Rescue Department of the South Ostrobothnia Welfare Region, as well as the replacement covers of the protective vests. The products offered must be suitable for the purpose of use of the emergency care unit and the rescue department and be suitable for continuous use on a daily basis. The procurement is divided into two areas: 1. Protective vests and covers (black) 2. Protective vests and protective vest covers (other colours) The products offered must meet the requirements of the standards and directives prescribed for the product and be CE marked. The tenderer is responsible for ensuring that the product offered meets all the quality and application requirements set out in the invitation to tender and is suitable for the intended use indicated by the customer. More detailed information on the…
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… procurement and the requirements for the items to be procured are defined in the criteria for the subject of the procurement. · The sub-area targets black protective vests and black replacement covers for protective vests. More detailed requirements are specified in the criteria of the subject of the procurement. · Component 2 of the procurement concerns protective vests and replacement covers for protective vests in the following colours: 1. White 2. Dark green. The shade of colour must be compatible with the current workwear of emergency care. 3. Dark blue. The shade of colour must be compatible with the current workwear of the rescue department. More detailed requirements are specified in the criteria of the subject of the procurement.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (13 awards, most recently April 2025) — by that rhythm the next award was due around June 2025. The last award went to Saurus Oy.n = 13
- 31% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (249 awards since 2022, spread over 149 companies). 69% went to new names.n = 249 awards since 2022
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (108 procedures with a bid count); 25% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 108
- 2% of awards went to companies from abroad (249 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 11%.n = 249
- The award came in at a median 83% of the estimated value (13 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here.n = 13
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tieto Finland Oy | 6 | 2024–2026 |
| Kustannus Oy Duodecim · HELSINGFORS | 5 | 2024–2026 |
| Olympus Finland Oy | 5 | 2024–2025 |
| Saurus Oy · SÄYNÄTSALO | 4 | 2025–2026 |
| Berner Oy · HELSINGFORS | 4 | 2025–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 9 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 10 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 · Security & defence, 67 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 578 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Germany, United States.
Submission language: Finnish.
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