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Cleaning machines and maintenance and repair services of cleaning machines
Siivouskoneet ja siivouskoneiden huolto- ja korjauspalvelut — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 11 November at 12:00 — 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 cleaning machines and maintenance and repair services of cleaning machines. The procurement is divided into five (5) lots as follows: Sub-area 1) Vacuum cleaners and pressure rinsing equipment Sub-area 2) Washing machines and tumble dryers for cleaning textiles Sub-area 3) Combination machines Sub-area 4) Robot vacuum cleaners Sub-area 5) Maintenance and repair services of cleaning machines The procurement of sub-areas 1-4 covers cleaning machines suitable for professional cleaning in the cleaning sector, delivered in accordance with the TOP Finnterms 2001 condition to customers' delivery destinations in the South Karelia region. The aim of the procurement of cleaning machines is to obtain high-quality machines suitable for professional use and delivered with high reliability and service. Cleaning machines must comply with the directly binding regulations…
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… of the European Union, the laws and regulations of Finland and the regulations issued by the authorities concerning, for example, construction, equipment, occupational safety, fire safety and electrical safety. The procurement of sub-area 5 concerns the provision of maintenance and repair services for plant cleaning machines (vacuum cleaners, pressure rinsing equipment, combination machines and floor maintenance machines) to customers in the South Karelia region. Maintenance and repair services are usually carried out on weekdays between 7 am and 4 pm. Repair service refers to repairs ordered separately by the customer related to the functionality or working condition of the machines. Maintenance service refers to the maintenance of machines, such as annual maintenance or periodic maintenance recommended by the manufacturer and carried out in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. The maintenance and repair service to be procured under component 5 does not include the guaranteed maintenance and repair services of cleaning machines. For components 1, 2 and 4, one (1) contractor will be selected for the framework agreement. For components 3 and 5, two (2) contract suppliers will be selected for the framework agreement unless there are fewer acceptable suppliers. Tenderers may submit tenders in one or more lots. Sub-offers within lots will not be accepted. The aim of the actual contract period is to begin as soon as possible after the procurement decision has become final. The actual duration of the contract is 24 months. In addition, the contracting entity reserves the option, if it so wishes, to extend the contracts for two option periods of one year (12 months) (1+1). The quantities to be procured indicated in the invitation to tender are the subscribers' estimate of the year's need. Subscribers do not commit to the quantities to be procured as estimated in the invitation to tender, but goods and/or services will be procured as necessary. · The object of the procurement is vacuum cleaners and pressure rinsing equipment suitable for professional use in the purity sector, delivered in accordance with the TOP Finnterms 2001 condition to the customers' destinations in the South Karelia region. The aim is to have high-quality machines suitable for professional use and delivered with high reliability and service. Cleaning machines must comply with the directly binding regulations of the European Union, the laws and regulations of Finland and the regulations issued by the authorities concerning, for example, construction, equipment, occupational safety, fire safety and electrical safety. The cleaning machines offered must be suitable for different customer sites, such as schools, kindergartens, hospitals, nursing homes, sports facilities and office sites. The requirements for the vacuum cleaners and pressure rinsing equipment to be procured are set out in more detail below in the invitation to tender and its annexes. · The object of the procurement is washing machines and tumble dryers for professional cleaning, cleaning textiles, delivered in accordance with the TOP Finnterms 2001 condition to the customers' destinations in the South Karelia region. The aim is to have high-quality machines suitable for professional use and delivered with high reliability and service. Cleaning machines must comply with the directly binding regulations of the European Union, the laws and regulations of Finland and the regulations issued by the authorities concerning, for example, construction, equipment, occupational safety, fire safety and electrical safety. The cleaning machines offered must:
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Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 24% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (234 awards since 2018, spread over 154 companies). That is well below the sector norm (42%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 234 awards since 2018
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (198 procedures with a bid count); 4% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 198
- 1% of awards went to companies from abroad (234 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 2%.n = 234
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Martela-Keskus Offimar OY | 6 | 2021–2025 |
| Savonlinja Oy | 6 | 2019–2026 |
| Lekolar-Printel Oy | 5 | 2020–2025 |
| Toimi Vento Ky | 5 | 2018–2026 |
| Veljekset Ovaska Oy | 4 | 2023–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 374 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 15 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 · Industrial machinery, 13 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 620 recorded awards).
Submission language: Finnish.
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