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Summary
Machine-generated summaryThe National Library of Finland is procuring digitisation equipment for its Mikkeli unit. The purchase includes one V-Cradle scanner and one fully automatic or robotic scanner, both destined for the Mikkeli unit. In addition, the procurement contains two options: a maintenance contract may be concluded as an optional service, and the purchaser may exercise an option to buy a third device within one to two years. That optional third device can be either a V-Cradle scanner or an automatic or robotic scanner, depending on the library's future needs. Suppliers of professional book and document scanners and related maintenance services can take part in the procedure.
Description
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Source: TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU)
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Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €115,000
- €82,800 to €115,000
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 99% of their published estimate, half of them between 72% and 100%, based on 23 awards of the last 3 years.
Each award is compared with the estimate of the same lots, framework agreements excluded. A published estimate may include options and renewals, so an award under it is not always a discount.
What this buyer has paid before
Based on 11 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €115,000
- Median award
- €427,000
- Middle half of past awards
- €287,356 to €446,650
The estimate is smaller than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - High-speed High-resolution Spinning-disk Confocal Microscope for live cell and fixed samples €427,000
- Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - Walk-in growth chambers for a range of different plant species €427,067
- Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - Molecubes Gamma-cube SPECT imaging module €454,299
- Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - High-throughput microelectrode array (MEA) and impedance equipment €287,974
- Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - High-throughput microelectrode array (MEA) and impedance equipment €287,974
Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.
The buyer
Full buyer profileUniversity of Helsinki
- notices in the register
- 53
- awards
- 18
- awarded in total
- €10.8M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 11
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 27%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 15%
Based on 11 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.
Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| FEI Europe B.V. - Branch Denmark | 1 | €6.7M | Nov 2025 |
| Spectral AB | 1 | €698,538 | Aug 2025 |
| Bruker Nordic AB | 1 | €454,299 | May 2026 |
| Becton Dickinson Finland Oy | 1 | €439,000 | Feb 2026 |
| Conviron Europe Limited | 1 | €427,067 | Jun 2026 |
Based on 10 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
Larger than 30% of the open notices in Laboratory & precision equipment across Europe.
- open now in Laboratory & precision equipment
- 2,392
- median open notice
- €240,398
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersFinland · Laboratory & precision equipment
- different companies won awards here
- 124
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 7%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 55
Based on 150 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
Competition
- tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
- 2.3
- of those lots received a single tender
- 36%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 45%
As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.
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