hankintalait

Hankintalait refers to the Finnish set of laws and regulations governing public procurement and concession contracts. The term covers the core framework that regulates how public authorities and bodies performing public tasks acquire goods, services, and works, as well as certain procurements conducted by private entities using public funding. The aim is to ensure transparent, competitive, and non-discriminatory processes that maximize value for public money.

The central piece of the hankintalait is the Public Procurement Act and related legislation that implements European Union procurement directives. Together, these laws set out the procedures for planning, advertising, supplier qualification, tender evaluation, contract award, and post-award management. They also define thresholds that determine when EU-wide procedures are required and set out exemptions for specific types of procurements, such as defense, confidential projects, or certain research and development activities.

Scope and participants include state authorities, municipalities and municipal federations, government-owned companies, and other entities covered by public procurement rules. The framework applies to cross-border procurements within the internal market when applicable and to procurements funded by public money, with the intention of ensuring fair competition and equal treatment of suppliers.

Procedural steps typically involve market dialogue, publication of notices (for example in the public notices portal HILMA), preparation and submission of tenders, objective evaluation against published criteria, and contract award followed by contract management. Remedies and review mechanisms provide avenues for challenging procurement decisions.

Overall, hankintalait create a coherent, harmonized regime for public procurement in Finland, aligning national practice with EU requirements while supporting efficiency and accountability in public spending.