Hansel Ltd. is a publicly owned non-profit company which operates as the central

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. The objective of the operations of the company is to produce savings for the Finnish Government by putting

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for goods and services out to tender. Hansel's tasks and roles are defined in the Public Procurement Act and the State Procurement Strategy.Hansel - Framework Agreements
/ref> In 2015, Hansel Ltd. made government procurement agreements to a value of EUR 697 million (EUR 715 million in 2014). Hansel Ltd's customers consist of the ministries, their subordinate bureaus and other government agencies in Finland. The public

that Hansel Ltd is involved in refers to the purchase of goods, services and construction work required from external suppliers by the state, municipalities, joint municipal authorities, state-owned enterprises and other procurement units defined under public procurement legislation. The company is an expert organisation that employs 74 professionals from various fields and that emphasises responsibility in its operations. Hansel Ltd. operates under the auspices of the Finnish

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. Similar organisations can be found in most western European countries, for instance the Crown Commercial Service in the United Kingdom, SKI - National Procurement Ltd. in

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References

External links

Hansel.fi Official website

Hansel's Annual Report and Sustainability Report 2015

Hansel's Annual Report and Sustainability Report 2014

Hansel's Annual Report and Sustainability Report 2013

Ministry of Finance: Procurement procedures in central governmentMinistry of Finance: Reforming the legislation of Hansel Ltd
Government-owned companies of Finland Companies established in 2003 Companies based in Helsinki 2003 establishments in Finland {{Finland-gov-stub