Sweden awards for a SEK 21.9 Billion Preschool and School Construction

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Swedish municipalities need new preschools and schools faster than they can design them one by one. Adda Inköpscentral AB has concluded framework agreements with six contractors for standardised preschool buildings and school buildings with sports halls. The notice puts the combined estimated value at SEK 21,900,000,000 but several figures in it need careful reading.

Introduction

Every growing town faces the same question. How do you build classrooms quickly without reinventing the building each time? The answer in this procedure is concept buildings. The buyer defined repeatable preschool and school types and invited contractors to compete to build them anywhere in Sweden.

The procedure is titled Förskole och skolbyggnader 2025 2 or preschool and school buildings 2025 2. It follows an earlier notice referenced in the file. Seven lots were awarded between 29/05/2026 and the contract signatures in June 2026.

Why This Contract Matters

Public construction is slow when every project starts from a blank page. A framework with pre priced concepts lets a municipality order a building without running its own tender. That saves time and shifts risk to a structure the buyer has already tested.

The environmental aim is also explicit. The notice says the procedure seeks to cut climate and environmental impact from new preschools and schools and sports halls. It names climate performance and energy efficiency and sustainable materials and resource efficient building production as the tools.

Contract Timeline

• 29/05/2026: winners chosen for all lots.
• 11/06/2026: contracts concluded with Brixly and Peab Sverige AB and SjötorpsHus AB.
• 12/06/2026: contracts concluded with Moelven ByggModul AB.
• 18/06/2026: contracts concluded with Skanska Sverige AB.
• 26/06/2026: contracts concluded with Rune Adielsson Byggnads Aktiebolag.
• 15/08/2026: estimated start date for every lot.
• 15/10/2026 and 16/10/2026: notice dispatched and published.

Signatures came 13 to 28 days after winner selection and the notice reached publication 111 to 126 days after signature (editorial calculation). The notice gives a standstill period of 10 days from the electronic award notification. The contracting authority has not disclosed the framework duration or renewal terms.

Contract Overview

The notice covers seven lots. Four are preschool lots labelled A to D. Two combine a school building type with a sports hall. One lot called the general part has an estimated value of SEK 0 and carries the common framework terms for permanent preschools and schools and a sports hall.

• Lot 1 Preschool A: Brixly and Peab Sverige AB and Rune Adielsson Byggnads Aktiebolag and Skanska Sverige AB and Moelven ByggModul AB.
• Lot 2 Preschool B: the same five plus SjötorpsHus AB.
• Lot 3 Preschool C: the same six companies.
• Lot 4 Preschool D: Moelven ByggModul AB and Peab Sverige AB and Rune Adielsson Byggnads Aktiebolag and Skanska Sverige AB.
• Lot 5 General part: all six companies.
• Lot 6 School A and sports hall: Moelven ByggModul AB and SjötorpsHus AB and Skanska Sverige AB.
• Lot 7 School B and sports hall: the same three companies.

Key Contract Details

Project Scope

The framework covers new construction of permanent preschool buildings and school buildings and a sports hall. Buildings follow concept types A to D for preschools and A and B for schools. The notice does not describe the physical specification of each concept.

The contracting authority has not disclosed this information. Work can take place anywhere in the country.

About the Contracting Authority

Adda Inköpscentral AB is the buyer and also signs the contracts. The notice classes it as a regional authority with general public services as its activity. It lists its department as Samhällsbyggnad and a Stockholm postal address. As far as known it is a central purchasing body serving Swedish public bodies. The notice does not name the end users who will call off buildings.

About the Organisations Involved

Six companies hold framework places and no organisation outside them is named except the review court. Every named company is a Swedish operator.

Skanska Sverige AB

A large operator based in Stockholm. It wins all seven lots. Skanska is a well known Swedish construction contractor.

Moelven ByggModul AB

A large operator based in Säffle. It wins all seven lots. The company is known for modular building.

Peab Sverige AB

A large operator based in Solna. It wins lots 1 to 5 and is a named non winner in lots 6 and 7. Peab is a well known Swedish construction contractor.

Rune Adielsson Byggnads Aktiebolag

A medium sized operator based in Mölndal. It wins lots 1 to 5 and is a named non winner in lots 6 and 7.

SjötorpsHus AB

A medium sized operator based in Katrineholm. It wins lots 2 3 5 6 and 7 and is a named non winner in lot 1 and lot 4.

Brixly

A large operator based in Göteborg. It wins lots 1 2 3 and 5 and is a named non winner in lots 4 6 and 7. The notice gives no further description.

Förvaltningsrätten i Stockholm

The Stockholm administrative court is the review body. The notice does not name any funding body or subcontractor.

Procurement Analysis

Adda used a competitive procedure with negotiation. This lets the buyer discuss offers with bidders before final tenders. It suits complex needs where the buyer wants to refine requirements. The framework works partly without reopening of competition and partly with reopening. Some orders follow set rules and others trigger a mini competition among the suppliers. The notice does not say which orders fall where.

Evaluation combined price and quality. Quality was assessed on 10 parameters and price was the sum of the weighted tender price. The weighting between the two is not disclosed.

The tender values need care. Lot 1 values run from SEK 26,829,650 to SEK 34,042,913 against an estimate of SEK 1,350,000,000. Lot 6 values run from SEK 145,902,588 to SEK 170,595,073 against SEK 8,250,000,000. The values are far below the estimates. They appear to be evaluation prices for a standard building and not the value of the framework (editorial interpretation). The notice does not confirm this.

Skanska has the lowest tender value in lots 1 2 4 6 and 7 and SjötorpsHus has it in lot 3 (editorial observation). Lowest value does not equal best score because quality also counted.

Several winners carry a tender value of SEK 0. Moelven ByggModul AB shows SEK 0 on lots 1 to 5 and every winner shows SEK 0 on lot 5. Non winners also show SEK 0 on several lots.

Additional Procurement Facts

• The lot estimates sum to SEK 21,900,000,000 which matches the notice total (editorial calculation).
• Six lots show a framework maximum of SEK 30,000,000,000 against re estimated values of SEK 1,350,000,000 and SEK 8,250,000,000. This looks like a shared ceiling repeated on each lot. It is not guaranteed spend.
• Tenders received do not match named tenderers. Lot 1 has 4 against 6 named. Lot 2 has 5 against 6. Lot 3 has 5 against 6. Lot 4 has 3 against 6. Lot 6 and lot 7 have 3 against 6. Only lot 5 matches.
• The procedure description field holds a requirements statement and not a description of the procurement.
• Lot 5 has an estimated and re estimated value of SEK 0 yet six winners.
• All 33 lot awards (editorial calculation) went to six companies.

Market and Industry Perspective

Skanska and Moelven ByggModul AB hold a place in every lot. Peab holds five and the two medium sized companies hold five each. That shows a framework open enough for regional builders. The mix of conventional and modular suppliers suggests a market where repeat building types favour factory methods (editorial analysis).

Economic Significance

A ceiling of SEK 21.9 billion signals a very large pipeline of education buildings. It is an upper bound and no annual figure can be calculated because the duration is undisclosed. The real economic effect depends on how many public bodies call off buildings.

Future Procurement Opportunities

The 2025 2 label suggests earlier and later rounds of the same programme (editorial analysis). Municipal call offs and mini competitions among the six suppliers are the nearest opportunities. Subcontractors in groundwork and installations are the most obvious next tier.

Opportunities for Suppliers

Trades and material suppliers can approach the six holders. Sustainable material makers have a natural opening given the environmental aim. Contractors outside the framework must wait for a later round.

What Businesses Should Watch

Watch for the first call offs and how mini competitions are run. Watch the standstill and any review before the Stockholm court. Watch also whether the buyer clarifies the SEK 0 values and the ceiling.

SwedenTenders.com Procurement Intelligence

This award represents the move from one off school projects to standardised building programmes bought through central purchasing bodies. The strategic point is volume. Six suppliers can price a repeatable product and municipalities can order without a new tender.

Suppliers should note that winning a place is cheap compared with winning orders. Competition shifts to the call off stage. Companies should prepare ready quotations for each concept type.

Future rounds could tighten quality parameters or lower the number of suppliers. Bidders with modular capacity and clear carbon data will gain (editorial analysis).

Supplier Takeaways

• A framework place is not guaranteed work.
• Prepare for mini competitions at call off.
• Environmental data is part of the award story.
• Subcontracting values are not yet known.

Key Takeaways

• Seven lots and six winners.
• Estimated total SEK 21,900,000,000.
• Skanska and Moelven won every lot.
• Several notice figures are inconsistent and flagged above.

Conclusion

This procedure shows how Sweden is buying school capacity at scale. Six companies now compete for orders inside a structure that favours repeatable design. The headline values should be read as ceilings and the many inconsistencies as a reminder that the notice is only part of the picture.

Source: Tenders Electronic Daily (TED), Contract Award Notice 718263 2026, Official Journal of the European Union, OJ S issue 201/2026, published on 16/10/2026.