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Architecture invitation competition: Häme University of Applied Sciences city campus
Arkkitehtuurikutsukilpailu: Hämeen ammattikorkeakoulun keskustakampus — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 25 November at 16:00 — 24 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
Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK) is organising an architectural invitation competition for the design of Hämeenlinna's new central campus in cooperation with the City of Hämeenlinna and the Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA). The task of the competition is to design an architecturally high-quality and functional new centre campus that serves HAMK and Hämeenlinna residents. After the completion of the first phase of the project, the amount of new construction is estimated at 12,000 hym2. The competition examines the connection of the campus building and its yard solution to the urban structure, the shore of Lake Vanajavesi, public outdoor spaces, the transport network and the surrounding city centre. The project seeks a boost for starting the development of the area, taking into account the connection to the centre of Hämeenlinna. A service contract may be concluded with…
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… the winner of the design competition for the development of the project's city plan and for subsequent follow-up and implementation planning. The final implementation of the project requires a legally valid city plan and securing financing. The competition is organised in two stages, with requests to participate being requested from all interested participants in the first stage. Requests to participate will be evaluated in accordance with the comparative criteria set out in the request to participate and the five (5) best qualified candidates will be selected for the second stage of the actual design contest. Each of the five selected competitors will be paid EUR 15 000 (+VAT) for the competition work returned within the deadline set in the competition programme. The prizes are paid through the Finnish Association of Architects and SAFA collects 7% of the prizes in accordance with its competition rules. The details and timetable of the competition are set out in the draft competition programme attached to the request to participate.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (50 procedures with a bid count); 18% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 8 bids.n = 50
- 27% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (64 awards since 2017, spread over 42 companies). That is well below the sector norm (39%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 64 awards since 2017
- The award came in at a median 100% of the estimated value (10 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually about right here. Sector: 79%.n = 10
- 2% of awards went to companies from abroad (64 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 1%.n = 64
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 |
|---|---|---|
| LT Biowatti Oy | 3 | 2020–2023 |
| Suomen Terveystalo Oy · HELSINGFORS | 3 | 2018–2026 |
| Sharkmed Oy | 2 | 2021 |
| Family Timber Finland Oy | 2 | 2025–2026 |
| Evermade Oy | 2 | 2023 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually 8 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 3,938 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 28 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 1,471 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In Finland · Architecture & engineering, 33 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 5,206 recorded awards) — mostly from Sweden, Poland, Italy.
Submission language: Finnish.
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