Public procurements
The City of Kuopio procures goods and services from the private sector to organise the services it is responsible for. In 2022, the value of procured goods and services was EUR 529 million. The city’s procurements are carried out in a decentralised manner by its units. The City of Kuopio uses the services provided by Sansia Oy, a procurement company owned by the city and other public bodies, when making procurements that fall under the Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts.
Sansia Oy procurements involving the City of Kuopio (Excel)
Procurements made by the City of Kuopio’s Facility Services
Procurement principles
The City of Kuopio complies with public procurement legislation and the city’s own principles, rules, and guidelines.
All procurements are conducted in a high-quality and cost-effective manner. The city’s procurement policies are included in the procurement programme. The most significant procurements are subject to an impact assessment before a procurement decision is made. This involves examining various factors, such as the strategic impacts of the procurement as well as its impacts on people, the environment and climate, businesses, and the city’s finances.
The procurement programme is currently being updated, and the new programme will be completed in 2023.
Procurement guidelines for the City of Kuopio (pdf)
Invitations to tender
All contract notices that exceed national thresholds are published in the HILMA service, either nationally or on an EU-wide basis, depending on the value of the procurement. Each contract notice contains instructions on where the invitations to tender can be found.
The invitations to tender for Sansia procurements can be found in the Tarjouspalvelu.fi service.
Small procurements
The Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts does not apply to procurements that fall below national thresholds, i.e. small procurements. Small procurements are carried out in accordance with the City of Kuopio’s current guidelines on small procurements. Small procurements are also subject to transparency and non-discrimination requirements, in relation to the size and scope of the procurement. Any small procurements are typically arranged via the HankintaSampo small procurement system, to encourage the participation of the region’s business sector in procurements. Businesses can sign up for the online service free of charge. The pricing of the service is based on a service fee charged to the winning company, which the company can take into account in its tender price.
Link to HankintaSampo: https://www.hankintasampo.fi/
Employment through procurements
The City of Kuopio promotes the employment of local residents who require assistance in entering the labour market with its public procurements.
Have you won an invitation to tender published by the City of Kuopio/Sansia which included an employment-related stipulation? Read more about employment stipulations.
The City of Kuopio’s Employment Service: outsourced services
The City of Kuopio’s Employment Service works in close collaboration with regional employers, for example by purchasing job coaching services for its clients from registered partner companies/service providers.
Service area procurement plans for 2023
Economic Development and Group Services (Excel) (Elinvoima- ja konsernipalvelut)
Service Area for Urban Environment (Excel) (Kaupunkiympäristön palvelualue)
Service Area for the Promotion of Well-being and Education and Learning (Excel) (Hyvinvoinnin edistämisen ja kasvun ja oppimisen palvelualue)
Facility Services (Excel) (Tilapalvelut)
Service voucher
The service voucher for early childhood education and care is a support for private education and care that is granted to children living in Kuopio who are entitled to early childhood education and care and have been granted a place from a private day care centre or family day care provider. The service voucher is paid directly to the service provider.
Purchases made by the city
The City of Kuopio’s unprocessed and machine-readable materials are available free of charge as open data. The city’s purchase invoice materials have also been published as open data: avoindata.fi.
Report: Purchases of services and goods by the City of Kuopio in 2022
Report: City of Kuopio purchase invoice analysis 2021
Contact information
Tiina Tiihonen
Procurement Planner
Financial and ownership steering
City-level procurement steering
Sansia Oy
The City of Kuopio’s Employment Service: outsourced services
Anssi Kuikka
Business Cooperation Coordinator
Contact information for entrepreneurs
For guidance, training and assistance with public procurements in the North Savo region, contact the procurement service provided by Savon Yrittäjät.
Mia Simpanen, tel. +358 44 368 0505, mia.simpanen@yrittajat.fi