Hearing aid fitting and maintenance services in the ÖVPH Northern area

Summary

The procurement concerns hearing aid fitting and maintenance services in the Northern area of the Wellbeing Services County of Ostrobothnia, covering Pietarsaari, Kruunupyy, Luoto, Pedersöre and Uusikaarlepyy. The service includes fitting and maintaining hearing aids granted as medical rehabilitation, as well as individual maintenance work related to earmoulds and hearing aids. The contract period is 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2028, with two separate one-year extension options for 2029 and 2030. The estimated annual volume in the Pietarsaari area is approximately 250 hearing-care customers, but the contracting authority does not commit to any specific purchase volume. Services are provided on the basis of an approved referral or assistive-device decision. The contracting authority may review the service arrangement during the contract period and may change its scope or transfer the service partly or fully to its own operations. The tender deadline is 26 October 2026.