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Acquisition of printing and distribution of Vantaa resident magazine
Vantaan asukaslehden painotyön ja jakelun hankinta — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 20 November at 14:00 — 20 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 Vantaa is organising a call for tenders for the purchase of printing and distribution of a Vantaa resident magazine. Option as a service provider can offer racks where the magazine can be taken out on its own at customer service points. The resident magazine is an official newsletter published by the City of Vantaa, which should reach all households. The content of the magazine has been produced in the city’s communications. The call for tenders includes printing and distribution, but new production models are also considered before the start of the call for tenders. The current paper size is a cut tabloid, but the alternative is also the paper size of the magazine. The aim is to distinguish the resident magazine from Vantaan Sanoma, which is distributed free of charge, and other local newspapers. The procurement consists of rotary printing and unaddressed distribution of a…
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… four-coloured printed newspaper of the City of Vantaa. The magazine is printed on an annual basis of 2-4 different sizes (20-48 pages) and the requirements of the contract are fulfilled in advance. The contract for the printing and distribution of an unaddressed contract is carried out in advance.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 4 months (63 awards, most recently August 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Bondata Research Oy.n = 63
- The award came in at a median 63% of the estimated value (28 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 90%.n = 28
- 24% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (778 awards since 2017, spread over 470 companies). 76% went to new names.n = 778 awards since 2017
- The median procedure drew 5 bids (630 procedures with a bid count); 14% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 630
- Across 3 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Environmental management (2 of 3), Share of subcontractors (2 of 3), Quality management (1 of 3).n = 3
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 29/10/2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lännen Tractors Oy | 6 | 2020–2026 |
| Oy J-Trading Ab | 5 | 2021–2025 |
| Kreate Oy | 5 | 2024–2025 |
| Saurus Oy · SÄYNÄTSALO | 5 | 2018–2022 |
| Logi Point Oy · VANDA | 5 | 2018–2022 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 11 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 49 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 37 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 · Business services, 39 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 4,367 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, United Kingdom, Spain.
Submission language: Finnish.
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