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Towed electric power units 12,5 kVa
Hinattavat sähkövoimakoneet 12,5 kVa — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 16 November at 14:00 — 15 days left. Two-stage procedure: by this deadline you submit a request to participate (proof of eligibility). Only shortlisted firms are then invited to submit a tender.
- 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 Defence Forces Logistics Command (hereinafter the Contracting Entity) requests your request to participate to the Finnish Defence Forces in accordance with this request to participate. The object of the procurement is 6 towable electric power units with a power of at least 12.5 kVA. The procurement includes the manufacture of machinery, the necessary documents and a final inspection in accordance with the requirements set out in the invitation to tender and its annexes. A more detailed requirement specification of the electric power plant is described in the call for tenders. The acquisition includes options in accordance with the following breakdown: *20pcs in 2028 *20pcs in 2029 *20pcs in 2030 In addition, the acquisition includes an option for spare parts and exchange units for 2028. A prototype (1pc) is first produced from the electric power plant and it is subjected to…
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… an inspection to verify compliance with the requirements. The production of the series shall begin once the prototype has been approved.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 6 months (18 awards, most recently August 2026) — the next award is due around January 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to Bren-Tronics (FR 90 752 602 268).n = 18
- 42% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (1,246 awards since 2017, spread over 463 companies). 58% went to new names.n = 1,246 awards since 2017
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (751 procedures with a bid count); 30% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 751
- The award came in at a median 98% of the estimated value (76 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually about right here. Sector: 87%.n = 76
- 7% of awards went to companies from abroad (1,246 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 1%.n = 1,246
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bittium Wireless Oy · OULU | 17 | 2018–2025 |
| Nokian Metallirakenne Oy | 16 | 2021–2026 |
| Telia Cygate Oy | 16 | 2019–2025 |
| Minlix Oy · ESBO | 14 | 2020–2026 |
| KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES FINLAND OY | 14 | 2019–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 9 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 35 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.
The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.
Foreign bidders
In Finland · Electrical machinery, 5 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 486 recorded awards).
Submission language: Finnish.
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