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Temporary replacement bus service (243/2026)
Junaa väliaikaisesti korvaava bussiliikenne (243/2026) — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 20 November at 12:00 — 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 procurement concerns bus services replacing trains, which will be operated in 2027 during interruptions in train services caused by the construction of the Espoo urban railway. The traffic to be procured is divided into eight destinations A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H The exact details of the competition destinations can be found in target annex 5. · See Annex 5 · See Annex 5. · See Annex 5.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (62 awards, most recently August 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2026. The last award went to Nobina Oy (0505988-8)//Nurmijärven Linja Oy (0129518-9)//Oy Pohjolan Liikenne Ab.n = 62
- 45% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (211 awards since 2017, spread over 91 companies). That is well below the sector norm (62%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 211 awards since 2017
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (135 procedures with a bid count); 11% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 135
- 6% of awards went to companies from abroad (211 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 1%.n = 211
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 28/10/2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nobina Oy (0505988-8)//Nobina Oy | 16 | 2018–2026 |
| Koiviston Auto Helsinki Oy | 9 | 2024–2026 |
| Nobina Oy | 8 | 2024–2026 |
| Oy Pohjolan Liikenne Ab (FI06781258)//Taksikuljetus Oy | 7 | 2018–2022 |
| Oy Pohjolan Liikenne Ab | 6 | 2024–2026 |
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 39 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 30 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 1,452 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In Finland · Transport services, 4 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 7,544 recorded awards).
Submission language: Finnish.
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