# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?countries=FI&categories=software-services 1 matching notices. Page 1. Filter semantics: OR within a filter, AND across filters and text search. Omitted statuses use active defaults; [] includes all statuses. --- title: "Chip reader software" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/8b9fd3c0-9c31-4979-a6bb-dec03d4da893/maahanmuuttovirasto-chip-reader-software-667968-2026" last-updated: 2026-10-13T21:25:15.562217+00:00 --- # Chip reader software The Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) seeks a system solution for reading microchips in passports, other travel documents and residence permits. The single service lot is titled “Chip reader software”; performance may take place anywhere. The estimated value is EUR 1,200,000 excluding VAT, with a stated start date of 1 December 2026 and unlimited duration. The contract is awarded on lowest price alone (100%). Electronic tenders in English are due 3 November 2026 at 10:00 UTC; the opening is scheduled for 10:01 UTC. The procurement documents contain the detailed solution description, which was not reviewed. - Status: open - Country: FI - Buyer: Maahanmuuttovirasto - Submission deadline: 2026-11-03T10:00:00+00:00 (instant) - Original notice: https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/667968-2026 - Source checked: 2026-10-13T21:23:44.245515Z ## Source-backed public facts ```json { "id": "8b9fd3c0-9c31-4979-a6bb-dec03d4da893", "revision": 1, "modifiedAt": "2026-10-13T21:25:15.562217+00:00", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-13T21:23:44.245515Z", "stale": false, "url": "https://zephior.com/tenders/8b9fd3c0-9c31-4979-a6bb-dec03d4da893/maahanmuuttovirasto-chip-reader-software-667968-2026", "locale": "en", "title": "Chip reader software", "summary": "The Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) seeks a system solution for reading microchips in passports, other travel documents and residence permits. The single service lot is titled “Chip reader software”; performance may take place anywhere. 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Buyer\n\n 1.1. Buyer\n Official name: Maahanmuuttovirasto\n Email: vp.hankintatiimi@migri.fi\n Legal type of the buyer: Central government authority\n Activity of the contracting authority: General public services\n\n 2. Procedure\n\n 2.1. Procedure\n Title: Chip reader software\n Description: The object of the procurement is a system solution that will be referred to as chip\n reader software below and that can be used to read microchips in passports and other travel\n documents and residence permits. A more detailed description of the procurement is provided\n in Annex 1 \"Description of the Object of Procurement\"\n Procedure identifier: c7f304fe-23a8-44de-903a-fe3053e6d3db\n Internal identifier: 622229\n Type of procedure: Open\n The procedure is accelerated: no\n Main features of the procedure: The products and services offered must comply with the\n content of the invitation to tender and its annexes. The tenderer must answer all all the\n questions asked and attach all requested documents to the tender.When reviewing the\n compliance of tenders with the invitation for tender, the tenders are reviewed as a whole.\n Tenders that fail to comply with the invitation to tender or the conditions laid down for the\n tendering procedure will be excluded from the tendering procedure. The comparison of\n tenders is made as described under \"Other information\" - \"Criteria for decision making\". The\n decisions on the contract are sent to all tenderers who have submitted a tender. A contract\n does not arise from a notification of procurement decision and always requires a separate,\n written contract.\n\n 2.1.1. Purpose\n Main nature of the contract: Services\n Main classification (cpv): 72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet\n and support\n\n 2.1.2. Place of performance\n Anywhere\n\n 2.1.3. Value\n Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 200 000,00 EUR\n\n\n667968-2026 Page 1/4\n\f 2.1.4. General information\n Legal basis:\n Directive 2014/24/EU\n\n 2.1.6. Grounds for exclusion\n Sources of grounds for exclusion: European Single Procurement Document (ESPD)\n\n 5. Lot\n\n 5.1. Lot: LOT-0000\n Title: Chip reader software\n Description: The object of the procurement is a system solution that will be referred to as chip\n reader software below and that can be used to read microchips in passports and other travel\n documents and residence permits. A more detailed description of the procurement is provided\n in Annex 1 \"Description of the Object of Procurement\"\n Internal identifier: 622229\n\n 5.1.1. Purpose\n Main nature of the contract: Services\n Main classification (cpv): 72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet\n and support\n\n 5.1.2. Place of performance\n Anywhere\n\n 5.1.3. Estimated duration\n Start date: 01/12/2026\n Other duration: Unlimited\n\n 5.1.5. Value\n Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 200 000,00 EUR\n\n 5.1.6. General information\n Reserved participation:\n Participation is not reserved.\n Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.\n The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes\n This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs): yes\n\n 5.1.9. Selection criteria\n Sources of selection criteria: European Single Procurement Document (ESPD)\n\n 5.1.10. Award criteria\n Criterion:\n Type: Price\n Name: Price\n Description: Lowest price\n Category of award fixed criterion: Fixed value (total)\n Award criterion number: 100\n\n 5.1.11. Procurement documents\n Deadline for requesting additional information: 12/10/2026 09:00:00 (UTC+00:00) Western\n European Time, GMT\n\n667968-2026 Page 2/4\n\f Address of the procurement documents: https://tarjouspalvelu.fi/migri?\n id=622229&tpk=c880c6be-71c0-4109-921c-4c25857dc0e0\n\n 5.1.12. Terms of procurement\n Terms of submission:\n Electronic submission: Required\n Address for submission: https://tarjouspalvelu.fi/migri?id=622229&tpk=c880c6be-71c0-4109-\n 921c-4c25857dc0e0\n Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English\n Electronic catalogue: Not allowed\n Variants: Not allowed\n Tenderers may submit more than one tender: Not allowed\n Deadline for receipt of tenders: 03/11/2026 10:00:00 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time,\n GMT\n Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 6 Months\n Information about public opening:\n Opening date: 03/11/2026 10:01:00 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT\n Terms of contract:\n The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered\n employment programmes: No\n A non-disclosure agreement is required: yes\n Electronic invoicing: Required\n Electronic ordering will be used: yes\n Electronic payment will be used: yes\n\n 5.1.15. Techniques\n Framework agreement:\n No framework agreement\n Information about the dynamic purchasing system:\n No dynamic purchase system\n\n 5.1.16. Further information, mediation and review\n Review organisation: Markkinaoikeus\n Information about review deadlines: 14 days\n Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: Markkinaoikeus\n\n 8. Organisations\n\n 8.1. ORG-0001\n Official name: Maahanmuuttovirasto\n Registration number: 1019953-5\n Postal address: PL 10\n Town: MAAHANMUUTTOVIRASTO\n Postcode: 00086\n Country subdivision (NUTS): Helsinki-Uusimaa (FI1B1)\n Country: Finland\n Contact point: Maahanmuuttovirasto\n Email: vp.hankintatiimi@migri.fi\n Telephone: +358 295430431\n Internet address: http://www.migri.fi\n Roles of this organisation:\n\n667968-2026 Page 3/4\n\f Buyer\n\n 8.1. ORG-0002\n Official name: Markkinaoikeus\n Registration number: 3006157-6\n Postal address: Radanrakentajantie 5\n Town: Helsinki\n Postcode: 00520\n Country subdivision (NUTS): Helsinki-Uusimaa (FI1B1)\n Country: Finland\n Email: markkinaoikeus@oikeus.fi\n Telephone: +358 295643300\n Internet address: https://www.markkinaoikeus.fi\n Roles of this organisation:\n Review organisation\n Organisation providing more information on the review procedures\n\n 8.1. ORG-0003\n Official name: Hansel Oy (Hilma)\n Registration number: FI09880841\n Postal address: Mannerheiminaukio 1a\n Town: Helsinki\n Postcode: 00100\n Country subdivision (NUTS): Helsinki-Uusimaa (FI1B1)\n Country: Finland\n Contact point: eSender\n Email: tekninen@hankintailmoitukset.fi\n Telephone: 029 55 636 30\n Internet address: http://hankintailmoitukset.fi\n Roles of this organisation:\n TED eSender\n\n Notice information\n\n Notice identifier/version: 1c72e832-c884-49d1-be9c-20a12cb749dc - 01\n Form type: Competition\n Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime\n Notice subtype: 16\n Notice dispatch date: 28/09/2026 11:47:59 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT\n Notice dispatch date (eSender): 28/09/2026 11:48:00 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time,\n GMT\n Languages in which this notice is officially available: English\n Notice publication number: 667968-2026\n OJ S issue number: 188/2026\n Publication date: 29/09/2026\n\n\n\n\n667968-2026 Page 4/4\n\f", "language": "en", "source_ref": "official_pdf#full-public-notice" }, "updates": [ "The available notice information deadline differs from the exact TED notice and matching API result. 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