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Tampere hobby model
Tampereen harrastamisen malli — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 1 May 2027 at 10:29 — 181 days left. Two-stage procedure: by this deadline you submit a request to participate (proof of eligibility). Only shortlisted firms are then invited to submit a tender.
- 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 Tampere's Permit to Move and Licence to Hobby activities are part of the national Finnish Hobbies model, the aim of which is to offer comprehensive school pupils (1 CET - 9 CET) high-quality, pleasant and free hobbies near their own school and home, in consultation with children's wishes. Hobbies can be organised by sports clubs, individual artists and art educators, professional arts, cultural and sports operators and other professional actors. Hobbies are activities that last throughout the academic year, starting in September and ending in May. The City of Tampere will tender for the organisation of recreational activities for children and young people for the period September 2023 - June 2028 as part of the Finnish Model of Hobbies project. During this period, several calls for tenders will be published. Competitive tendering will be carried out within the framework of…
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… the dynamic purchasing system to be established. The DPS is a two-stage system. In the first stage, the DPS enrols in the DPS and checks the suitability of the candidate, and in the second stage, candidates can submit tenders for tenders organised within the DPS system. All suppliers that meet the eligibility and minimum requirements are selected to participate in the DPS. The procurement system has three distinct components: 1) sporting hobby activities, 2) cultural, digital and other hobby activities, 3) hobby activities for special children. · The procurements under component 1 target sport activities for children and young people. The supervision of hobby activities in a sub-area may concern, for example, the following hobbies: Ball and racket games, dance, gymnastics and cheerleading, martial arts and power sports, climbing, skateboarding, bowling, swimming, disc golf, snowboarding, ice sports, yoga. In this sub-area, the contracting entity may also put out to tender other guidance hours for comparable recreational activities. · The procurements under component 2 target cultural, digital and other recreational services for children and young people. The supervision of hobby activities in a sub-area may concern, for example, the following hobbies: Visual and media arts, film, music, literature and reading, design, architecture, craftsmanship, theatre, games and coding, cooking, animal and nature hobby, science and history. In this sub-area, the contracting entity may also tender for other guidance hours on comparable cultural, digital and other hobby activities. · The procurement of component 3 targets recreational services for children with special needs. The supervision of hobby activities in a sub-area may concern, for example, the following hobbies: sport, culture, art and other recreational activities for children and young people that are suitable for special children.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (11 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Laajasalon opiston säätiö sr.n = 11
- The median procedure drew 5 bids (450 procedures with a bid count); 15% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 7 bids.n = 450
- 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
- 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: 78%.n = 18
- 67% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (8 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 93%.n = 8
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tammenlehväkeskus Oy | 8 | 2019–2022 |
| Ramboll Finland Oy | 7 | 2025–2026 |
| rkk Bear Group Oy | 7 | 2023–2026 |
| SITOWISE OY | 6 | 2024–2026 |
| Triplan Oy · HÄMEENLINNA | 6 | 2023–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 12 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 11 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 186 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 · Education & training, 7 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,668 recorded awards).
Submission language: Finnish.
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