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Request to participate, Liminka-Oulu double track, construction design Kempele - Oulu

Osallistumispyyntö, Liminka-Oulu kaksoisraide, rakentamissuunnittelu Kempele - Oulu — original title

FIFinland · Helsinki

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What the buyer is looking for

The assignment includes the construction planning of the Liminka-Oulu double track between Kempele and Oulu based on the track plan. The design includes: - Geometry and structural design of the new double track track between Kempele-Oulu - Geotechnical design of structures - Structural drainage design - Construction design of bridges (7 pcs). - Construction design of drums (25 pieces) incl. temporary solution for preloading benches - Environmental design of the area (e.g. noise and vibration protection, groundwater, acid sulphate soils) - Strong current design, which includes lighting and switch heating construction design. - Design of the second pier at the Kempele traffic site. - Coordination with regard to the design of safety devices, plans for the modification of field pits and commuter train stations. A more detailed description of the content and limits of the assignment is…

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… provided in the annexes to the invitation to tender. Optiona working time planning for 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031 and 2032. The assignment also includes, as an option, the design of the Ketolanperäntie underpass and the whole area in kmv. 739+750-740+700.

Machine translation (EU eTranslation) — official wording via the PDF link.

Contract

TypeServices
Estimated valuevalue not published
Published15 Oct 2026
ProcedureRestricted procedure
Contract period18 Dec 2026 → 31 Dec 2032
Reserved for SMEs

Type of service

71 · Architecture & engineering
CPV 71000000

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (612 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Welado Oy (2168039-1)//Ramboll Finland Oy (0101197-5)//WSP Finland Oy (0875416-5)//FINNMAP Infra Oy (0921976-2)//AFRY Finland Oy (FI06259056)//Boost Brothers Oy.n = 612
  • 73% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (1,981 awards since 2018, spread over 367 companies). That is well above the sector norm (39%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 1,981 awards since 2018
  • The median procedure drew 4 bids (1,348 procedures with a bid count); 12% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 8 bids.n = 1,348
  • 20% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (9 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 56%.n = 9
  • The award came in at a median 83% of the estimated value (48 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 79%.n = 48

From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 30/10/2026.

Clement
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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

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Administrative conditions
The full notice, official wording

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.

CompanyAwardsPeriod
Welado Oy · OULU732019–2026
Proxion Plan Oy (FI22615698)//NRC Group Finland Oy732018–2026
GRK Rail Oy612020–2026
Kreate Oy542019–2026
Ramboll CM Oy · ESBO542019–2026
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this kind of work

125
2020
146
2021
111
2022
149
2023
194
2024
257
2025
238
2026
1,220 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.

Contracting authority contact

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Deadline — Friday 6 November at 13:00
Deadline for requests to participate

Tactics

When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 419 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)

This procedure allows 23 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 1,452 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.

Foreign bidders

In Finland · Architecture & engineering, 33 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 5,205 recorded awards) — mostly from Sweden, Poland, Italy.

Submission language: Finnish.

Measured from linked award data; foreign winners bidding through a local subsidiary count as domestic — the true share is higher.

How to bid

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