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Office and school supplies 2027 - 2028 (2029 - 2030)
Toimisto- ja koulutarvikkeet 2027 - 2028 (2029 - 2030) — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 30 November at 14:00 — 30 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
For the contract period 01.01.2027 - 31.07.2028 + one (1) + one (1) year option, the Procurement Office of North Karelia asks to submit a tender for office and school supplies in accordance with the invitation to tender. The tender does not apply to the following supplies: Copying papers and boards, computer equipment, audio-visual equipment, disposable containers, toner cartridges, coffee supplies, office cleaning/maintenance supplies for which separate contracts exist. The goods/equipment must comply with the directly binding acts of the European Union, Finnish laws and regulations and regulations and regulations and regulations issued by the authorities as regards, for example, structure, equipment, occupational safety, fire safety and electrical safety. The tender is binding and must be drafted in Finnish. The entire procurement process is in Finnish.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (17 awards, most recently April 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around June 2026. The last award went to Tietokeskus Finland Oy.n = 17
- The median procedure drew 5 bids (1,353 procedures with a bid count); 5% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 1,353
- 46% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (1,922 awards since 2017, spread over 1,021 companies). 54% went to new names.n = 1,922 awards since 2017
- The award came in at a median 75% of the estimated value (37 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 82%.n = 37
- 1% of awards went to companies from abroad (1,922 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 1%.n = 1,922
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 25/10/2026.
Selection criteria — via the ESPD
The buyer states in the notice that eligibility is proven through the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD); the concrete requirements are in the tender documents. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Savonlinja Oy | 18 | 2020–2026 |
| SÄHKÖ-SAARELAINEN OY | 17 | 2020–2026 |
| Caverion Suomi Oy | 17 | 2020–2026 |
| A-Insinöörit Suunnittelu Oy | 16 | 2020–2026 |
| Savonlinja Oy (0165069-7)//Savo-Karjalan Linja Oy (0207523-3)//Savonlinja Oy (0165069-7)//Savonlinja Oy (0165069-7)//Savonlinja Oy (0165069-7)//Savo-Karjalan Linja Oy (0207523-3)//Savonlinja Oy (0165069-7)//Savo-Karjalan Linja Oy | 15 | 2020–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 13 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 32 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 1,452 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
In Finland · Office & computing machinery, 3 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 535 recorded awards).
Submission language: Finnish.
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