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Entrusted family care for child welfare
Lastensuojelun toimeksiantosuhteinen perhehoito — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 11 November at 16:00 — 10 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 object of the procurement is the commissioned round-the-clock family care service of child welfare. Family care refers to the provision of care, upbringing and other round-the-clock care for a child or adolescent in a foster family in accordance with the Family Care Act (263/2015). The service provides the child with a safe and homelike growth environment in situations where living at home is not possible. The contract period is two (2) years. It may be extended by two (2) option periods of one (1) year. The service is described in more detail in Annex 1. Service description.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (32 awards, most recently July 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2026. The last award went to Coronaria Hammaslääkärit Oy (2908910-9)//Mehiläinen Terveyspalvelut Oy.n = 32
- 21% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (130 awards since 2022, spread over 88 companies). That is well below the sector norm (38%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 130 awards since 2022
- The median procedure drew 8 bids (93 procedures with a bid count); 5% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 11 bids.n = 93
- The award came in at a median 82% of the estimated value (8 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 88%.n = 8
- 2% of awards went to companies from abroad (130 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 3%.n = 130
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 | 5 | 2024–2025 |
| Med Group Oy · VANDA | 4 | 2023 |
| Kustannus Oy Duodecim · HELSINGFORS | 3 | 2024–2026 |
| Posti Oy · HELSINGFORS | 3 | 2023–2025 |
| Stryker AB Finland | 2 | 2024–2025 |
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 30 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 22 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 1,471 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
Foreign bidders
In Finland · Health & social work, 29 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 6,711 recorded awards) — mostly from Sweden, Germany, Poland.
Submission language: Finnish.
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