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Purchase of potato products for the City of Kouvola 1.1.2027-31.12.2028
Perunatuotteiden hankinta Kouvolan kaupungille 1.1.2027-31.12.2028 — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 30 November at 12:00 — 29 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
Purchase of potato products for the City of Kouvola's food service production and service kitchen. The contract period is fixed-term from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2028. The agreement may be extended for an option period of up to one (1) year from 1 January 2029 to 31 December 2029, if the subscriber so decides. The contract may also be extended for a period shorter than one year.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 30% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (146 awards since 2017, spread over 73 companies). 70% went to new names.n = 146 awards since 2017
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (130 procedures with a bid count); 8% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 130
- 3% of awards went to companies from abroad (146 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 0%.n = 146
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ramboll CM Oy · ESBO | 5 | 2017–2022 |
| Meira Nova Oy (0697627-4)//Meira Nova Oy (0697627-4)//Meira Nova Oy (0697627-4)//Meira Nova Oy (0697627-4)//Meira Nova Oy | 5 | 2018–2021 |
| Grano Oy · VANDA | 4 | 2021–2026 |
| Erkkiheikkilä Oy | 4 | 2020–2025 |
| Frantsin Peruna | 4 | 2021–2024 |
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 138 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 33 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 1,471 procedures). A normal window for this market.
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 212 recorded awards in Finland · Agriculture & farming over 3 years, no foreign winner yet — bidding here means being a pioneer.
Submission language: Finnish.
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