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Framework agreement for vans
Pakettiautojen puitejärjestely — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 7 December at 08:30 — 36 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
Tampereen Infra Oy puts out to tender a framework agreement under which it is possible to purchase approximately 50 vans suitable for Nordic conditions all year round. The procurement includes internal combustion engine and full electric vans. The procurement procedure includes internal combustion engine-powered vans. The procurement is divided into two sub-areas: 1. Internal combustion engine vans (incl. hybrids) 2. Full electric vans This is a procurement of goods above the EU threshold. The total estimated value of the procurement is approximately EUR 2 500 000 (VAT 0%). The procurement procedure is an open procedure under Section 32 of the Procurement Act. Sub-tenders are allowed, i.e. the tenderer may offer and be selected in one or more sub-areas. Alternative and parallel tenders are prohibited. As a rule, the vehicles to be purchased are always new, but the subscriber may…
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… separately allow the vehicles used in lighter tenders as well. All tenderers who fulfil the requirements for suitability and whose tender fulfil the minimum requirements for procurement are selected in the framework agreement. During the contract period, internal procurement is carried out in lighter competitions. · The sub-areaction also includes hybrid vans The minimum requirements and the minimum requirements described in the tender specifications in the tender notice and the tender specifications are described below.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (32 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Volvo Finland Ab.n = 32
- 36% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (233 awards since 2020, spread over 130 companies). That is well below the sector norm (51%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 233 awards since 2020
- The median procedure drew 5 bids (222 procedures with a bid count); 8% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 222
- The award came in at a median 66% of the estimated value (26 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 98%.n = 26
- 2% of awards went to companies from abroad (233 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 3%.n = 233
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ympäristöpalvelut Knuutila Oy | 11 | 2022–2026 |
| Asfalttikallio Oy | 7 | 2023–2026 |
| Destaclean oy | 5 | 2024–2026 |
| Maanrakennus Mikko Sallinen Oy | 4 | 2024–2026 |
| Pimara Oy | 4 | 2021–2023 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 6 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 31 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 38 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.
The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.
Foreign bidders
In Finland · Transport equipment, 44 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,978 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, Denmark.
Submission language: Finnish.
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