Hansel Ltd

Hansel is a state-owned, non-profit limited liability company, the purpose of which is to generate savings to the state through efficient procurement operations. Hansel puts out to tender and maintains framework agreements and dynamic purchasing systems related to service and product procurement. In addition to joint procurement, Hansel offers its customers procurement expert services: tendering expertise and procurement development services.

Through responsibly run operations, the joint procurement unit promotes high-quality procurement and equal, non-discriminatory treatment of suppliers in the tendering process. Hansel’s objective is to organise tendering processes in a manner that fosters efficient market operations and promotes competition.

Hansel’s role and duty as a joint procurement unit are specified in the Act on Public Contracts, the Act on a Limited Liability Company Called Hansel Oy and in the State Procurement Strategy. Hansel’s customers include ministries, their subordinate departments and other government agencies. An amendment of the Act on a Limited Liability Company Called Hansel Oy that also allows municipalities and parishes to become customers of Hansel was approved in December 2018. This is part of the preparation of the merger of Hansel and KL-Kuntahankinnat, which will be completed in 2019.

The company’s operations are funded by service fees for framework agreements and sales of expert services. The maximum service fee that may be charged is based on purchases made, and it is 1.50% of the contract value. The average service fee in 2018 was 0.99% (1.04% in 2017). Hansel operates under the ownership steering of the Ministry of Finance.

In 2018, Hansel’s own acquisitions totalled €4.1 million. We make use of joint procurement in our procurement activities whenever possible. If a suitable framework agreement or DPS is not available, we perform the procurement in accordance with processes determined by the company. Hansel operates under the ownership steering of the Ministry of Finance.

Hansel’s memberships in organisations:

• FiBS ry
• Finnish Association for Human Resource Management (HENRY)
• Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce
• The Finnish Public Procurement Association
• Oy Nooan Arkki Ab (Green Office)
• Service Sector Employers (PALTA)
• The Institute of Internal Auditors Finland
• Finnish Association of Communications Professionals (ProCom)
• Finnish Business Travel Association
• Finnish Association of Purchasing and Logistics (LOGY)
• Suomen Tilaajavastuu Oy
• Information Society Development Centre (TIEKE)

Tax footprint

	2018	2017	2016	2015
Net sales, thousand euros	10,922	10,435	9,598	9,072
Profit, thousand euros	-686	203	451	388
Balance sheet total, thousand euros	18,711	19,252	19,150	19,981
Taxes to be paid, thousand euros	3,589	3,691	3,501	3,323
Investments, thousand euros	175	114	74	0