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Hazardous waste service
Vaarajätepalvelu — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 16 November at 10:00 — 15 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 target of the procurement is the hazardous waste service of the University of Helsinki and the offices of Kiinteistö Oy Biomedicum Helsinki. The University of Helsinki operates in Helsinki on four campuses and in nine other locations in Finland. KOy Biomedicum Helsinki's largest shareholders are the University of Helsinki, HUS and the City of Helsinki. The company is responsible for the maintenance and property maintenance of the Biomedicum Helsinki buildings (Haartmaninkatu 8 and Stockholmnkatu 8). The tendering process is divided into two parts: 1) other hazardous waste from chemicals and laboratories and 2) biological and clinical waste. The tenderer may offer only one or both parts. If the same tenderer wins to manage both lots, both lots will be combined for the same contract. Most hazardous waste is generated on the Kumpula, Meilahti and Viikki campuses. Tenants operating on…
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… the premises of the University and Kiinteistö Oy Biomedicum Helsinki can acquire hazardous waste management services under the terms of the future agreement. Tenants make their own agreements with the service provider. · Competitive service includes hazardous waste management services as the following entity: • receipt of the transport order • preparation of the transport document • delivery of the containers and marking labels needed for the transport • marking and packaging of hazardous waste at the collection point specified in the order • transport • recovery at the sorting plant / treatment at the disposal site • disaggregated by cost centre of invoicing • reporting, quantity and quality monitoring • development of the service within the framework of the contract, taking into account what is stated in the waste and road transport regulations. The quantities of hazardous waste for 2025 are listed in Annex 1 to the invitation to tender ("Hazardous waste HY 2025"). Procurement volumes vary from year to year, the contract does not constitute an obligation for the customer to make a final purchase. · Competitive tendering includes hazardous waste management services as the next entity • receipt of the transport order • preparation of the transfer document needed for the transport • delivery of the containers and marking labels needed for the transport • marking and packaging of hazardous waste at the collection point specified in the order • transport • recovery at the sorting plant / treatment at the disposal site • disaggregated by cost centre of invoicing • reporting, quantity and quality monitoring • development of the service within the framework of the contract, taking into account what is stated in the waste and road transport regulations. The quantities of hazardous waste for 2025 are listed in Annex 1 to the invitation to tender ("Hazardous waste HY 2025"). Procurement volumes vary from year to year, the contract does not constitute an obligation for the customer to make a final purchase.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 4 months (9 awards, most recently March 2025) — by that rhythm the next award was due around July 2025. The last award went to Elis Textile Service Oy (1956117-4)//Lindström Oy.n = 9
- 31% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (71 awards since 2018, spread over 38 companies). 69% went to new names.n = 71 awards since 2018
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (45 procedures with a bid count); 4% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 45
- 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: 79%.n = 8
- 7% of awards went to companies from abroad (71 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 1%.n = 71
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 — 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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vaihtolavacom Oy | 4 | 2021–2025 |
| Allium Oy | 4 | 2021–2025 |
| Camfil Oy | 4 | 2021–2026 |
| Saipu Oy (06783958)//Paretec Oy (1994864-3)//Oy Sähkö-Vendelin Ab (1449013-5)//Tatec Huolto Oy | 3 | 2021 |
| KONE Hissit Oy | 3 | 2022–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 6 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 20 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 1,471 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.
Foreign bidders
Among 3,029 recorded awards in Finland · Cleaning, environment & waste over 3 years, no foreign winner yet — bidding here means being a pioneer.
Submission language: Finnish.
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