How to bid in this country: portals, deadlines, thresholds →
Meal transport (DPS)
Ateriakuljetukset (DPS) — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 14 October 2030 — 1444 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. The source says 00:00 on the following day, i.e. midnight at the end of this day. That is why we show this day — as in the search and the morning edition.
- 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
A dynamic procurement system for the procurement of catering transport is established within the wellbeing services county to complement its own activities for a period of four (4) years. Requests to participate in the DPS may be submitted throughout the duration of the DPS. The DPS shall include all candidates who meet the eligibility requirements. The actual procurement shall be carried out by means of internal tendering procedures within the DPS describing and specifying the subject of the procurement. The DPS may be applied for if it meets the suitability requirements. The subject of the procurement and its requirements are described in the following annexes: - DPS Description (Annex 1) - Description of services (Annex 2) - Draft contract (Annex 3) - General terms and conditions of public procurement JYSE 2025 Services (Annex 4) · Meal transport, normal temperature for transport. For…
Show full description
… a more detailed description, see Annex 02a_ORJORED. · Meal transport – Cold meals. For a more detailed description, see Annex 02b_ORJORED.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 27% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (134 awards since 2022, spread over 95 companies). That is well below the sector norm (62%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 134 awards since 2022
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (39 procedures with a bid count); 10% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 39
- The award came in at a median 87% of the estimated value (22 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 91%.n = 22
- 3% of awards went to companies from abroad (134 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 1%.n = 134
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GE Healthcare Finland Oy · HELSINGFORS | 8 | 2024–2025 |
| Metos Oy Ab | 5 | 2025–2026 |
| Olympus Finland Oy | 4 | 2023–2026 |
| Porin Tuoretuote Oy | 2 | 2025–2026 |
| Schindler Oy | 2 | 2024 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 7 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 8 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 1446 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 1,471 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
Foreign bidders
In Finland · Transport services, 4 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 7,544 recorded awards).
Submission language: Finnish.
How to bid
Don't miss the next one
Friedrich finds tenders like this for you — every morning at 7:30, each one checked by Claude (Anthropic) for fit, and he learns from your feedback what your company really does.
Register now