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Acquisition of event technology services

Tapahtumatekniikan palveluiden hankinta — original title

FIFinland · Tampere

Your path to submission

  1. Deadline: 23 November at 12:00 — 22 days left.
  2. You submit on Hilma — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
  3. Offer and evidence in: Finnish.
  4. Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
Compiled automatically from notice and documents — no guarantee; the procedure's wording is binding.

What the buyer is looking for

The subject of the procurement is event technology services and equipment rental at events organised by the City of Tampere or in premises and areas managed by the City of Tampere. The City of Tampere orders event technology for the events it produces or for the premises and areas it manages from the service providers selected for the framework agreement, with the exceptions mentioned in the materials. The City of Tampere is the responsible organiser of events or the official administrator of premises and areas. The event technology services to be procured include comprehensive event technology implementations or individual equipment and equipment rentals. The scope of the event technology to be acquired varies depending on the nature of the event and the target group. The Event Technology Provider may use appropriate subcontractors in the implementation, but is responsible for the…

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… implementation of subcontractors as if it were its own. The tenderer must be able to communicate in Finnish both in writing and orally. If necessary, the tenderer is expected to be able to implement the service also in English. The procurement of event technology shall take the form of a framework agreement comprising the following elements: • Component 1: Large events (more than 1000 participants). A maximum of 4 Tenderers will be selected. • Component 2: Small events (less than 1000 participants). A maximum of 4 Tenderers will be selected. • Component 3: Rental of equipment for events. A maximum of 4 Tenderers will be selected. • Component 4: Experiential lighting in the urban space. A maximum of 4 Tenderers will be selected. The service providers selected for components 1, 2 and 4 must have proven experience in organising events in the past. · The City of Tampere organises annual public events open to all and free of charge, where the number of participants typically varies between 4,000 and 10,000 people. The events are mainly held in Tampere, outdoors. The duration of events can vary from events of a few hours to implementations of several days. Approximately 3-5 major events are estimated to be covered by the procurement on an annual basis. Such events include the opening of the Light Weeks, the Independence Day celebration and the Philharmonic Park Concert. The need for major events in the procurement site covers comprehensive event technology services. The tenderer is expected to have the expertise to design and implement the technical implementation solutions required for the event, such as stage, lighting, IMAG, screen and other audio-visual technology. In addition, the order may include lighting needs related to the revitalisation of the event. The service provider is expected to be responsible for the design, assembly, demolition and transportation of the service. If the technical solutions so require, the Provider is required to be prepared to arrange the aggregates and internet connections that the service may need. · The City of Tampere organises several smaller public and invited guest events each year, where the number of participants typically varies from a few tens of people to several hundred people. The events are mainly held in Tampere, indoors and outdoors. The duration of events can vary from events of a few hours to implementations of several days. Approximately 10 small events are estimated to be covered by the procurement on an annual basis. Such events include, for example, the events of Tampere Town Hall. The need for small events in the procurement site covers comprehensive event technology services. The tenderer is expected to have the expertise to design and implement the technical implementation solutions required for the event, such as stage, lighting, IMAG, screen and other audio-visual technology. In addition, the order may include lighting needs related to the revitalisation of the event. The tenderer is expected to be responsible for the design, assembly, demolition and transport of the service. If the technical solutions so require, the Provider is required to be prepared to arrange the aggregates and internet connections that the service may need. · The City of Tampere organises different kinds of taps in its own premises and areas

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

Contract

TypeServices
Estimated valuevalue not published
Published21 Oct 2026
ProcedureOpen procedure
Contract period1 Jan 2027 → 31 Dec 2030
Framework agreement4 lotsReserved for SMEs

Type of service

79 · Business services
CPV 79952000

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (48 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around January 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to Skating Finland Oy.n = 48
  • 30% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (522 awards since 2017, spread over 280 companies). 70% went to new names.n = 522 awards since 2017
  • 0% of the bids received came from other countries (8 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 16%.n = 8
  • The median procedure drew 5 bids (450 procedures with a bid count); 15% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 450
  • The award came in at a median 95% of the estimated value (18 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 90%.n = 18

From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 25/10/2026.

Clement
References and certificates from your home country count fully across the EU — that is what European procurement law is for.

Selection criteria — via the ESPD

The buyer states in the notice that eligibility is proven through the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD); the concrete requirements are in the tender documents. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in Finnish.

Tender documents — direct download

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Annex 1
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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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
Tammenlehväkeskus Oy82019–2022
Ramboll Finland Oy72025–2026
rkk Bear Group Oy72023–2026
SITOWISE OY62024–2026
Triplan Oy · HÄMEENLINNA62023–2026
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this kind of work

11
2020
11
2021
22
2022
7
2023
15
2024
36
2025
29
2026
131 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 — Monday 23 November at 12:00

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 44 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)

This procedure allows 34 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 1,452 procedures). A normal window for this market.

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 · 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.

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

How to bid

Read the full notice — Original + documents
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Put together the evidence — in Finnish
Certificates, references and your price — as set out in the notice.
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