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Summary
Machine-generated summaryHUS, the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, invites tenders for a UV-Vis spectrophotometer for the HUS Diagnostics Centre's special chemistry laboratory. The device will be used for qualitative and quantitative determinations in metabolism and porphyrin analytics, for checking the concentration of standard solutions in in-house methods, and for analysing patient samples. It will also be used in the Automation Laboratory to examine cerebrospinal fluid samples by scanning spectroscopy, including plasma haemoglobin determination, bilirubin and oxyhaemoglobin measurements, and quantification of pyruvate, thiocyanate and porphyrins. The procurement includes maintenance contracts, a workstation with all necessary software installed, and an option for two similar spectrophotometers during 2027-2030. The procurement has not been divided into lots.
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- Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.
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Source: HILMA - hankintailmoitukset.fi (Hansel Oy)
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What this buyer has paid before
Based on 4 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- Median award
- €298,834
- Middle half of past awards
- €262,201 to €383,250
HILMA - hankintailmoitukset.fi (Hansel Oy) publishes no value for this notice, so it has no mark on the scale. The official documents may state one.
Most recent awards
- Laboratory, optical and precision instruments (excluding eyeglasses) - Automated pipettor for the flow cytometry laboratory €600,000
- Suomi - Laboratoriolaitteet, optiset ja tarkkuuslaitteet (lukuun ottamatta silmälaseja) - LC-MS/MS -analysaattori €286,667
- Suomi - Lämpömittarit - Lämpötilanseurantajärjestelmä kuljetuksiin €311,000
- Suomi - Tosiaikainen polymeraasiketjureaktiolaitteisto (PCR) - Reaaliaikainen PCR-laite, 2 kappaletta €188,800
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 profileHUS-yhtymä
- notices in the register
- 491
- awards
- 171
- awarded in total
- €214.8M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 104
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 13%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 9%
Based on 127 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)
- 2.5
- of those lots received a single tender
- 20%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 3%
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Becton Dickinson Finland Oy | 1 | €600,000 | Aug 2026 |
| Sensire Oy | 1 | €311,000 | Feb 2026 |
| A/B Sciex Oy | 1 | €286,667 | Apr 2026 |
| Roche Diagnostics Oy; Bio-Rad Finland Oy | 1 | €188,800 | Dec 2025 |
Based on 4 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
27 open tenders right now
Market context
HILMA - hankintailmoitukset.fi (Hansel Oy) publishes no value for this notice, so it cannot be placed among the open notices of its sector. The official documents may state one.
- open now in Laboratory & precision equipment
- 2,391
- median open notice
- €240,796
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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