A 66-month services contract for construction project management support at Sweden’s national fortifications authority signals a long-term infrastructure commitment backed by a procurement history of €919 million in total contract awards.

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Fortifikationsverket is Sweden’s national authority responsible for providing premises, facilities, and construction services to the Swedish Armed Forces and other defence-related organizations. The authority is now seeking an assistant project manager based in Stockholm to support its own project managers across pre-studies, design phases, and construction. The contract is valued at €437,349.66 and runs for 66 months, making it one of the longer-term construction management engagements in the current Swedish public tender market.

Published on 17 February 2026 with a deadline of 16 March 2026, this is a competitive negotiation procedure. For Swedish engineering and construction consultancy firms with project management capability in the Stockholm region, the window is short, and the procedure requires active engagement from first contact.

Opportunity Overview

Contracting Authority: Fortifikationsverket Reference Number: 807/2026 Document ID: 00111800-2026 Tender Title: Assistant Project Manager Stockholm (Biträdande projektledare Stockholm)

Scope of Work: The assignment covers the role of assistant project manager supporting Fortifikationsverket’s project managers, with involvement across pre-studies, design, and construction phases of infrastructure projects in the Stockholm region.

Lot Structure:

• Lot 0: Assistant Project Manager Stockholm – lot value €437,349.66

Location / Place of Performance: Stockholms lan, Sweden Estimated Total Value: €437,349.66 Contract Duration:66 months Procedure Type: Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiationAward Criteria: Unknown (not stated in the PDF) Publication Date: 17/02/2026 Deadline: 16/03/2026 Language Requirements: Swedish only EU Funding: No Contact: Victoria Jonsson, victoria.jonsson@fortifikationsverket.se / +46 010-44 44 000 Submission Portal: https://tendsign.com/doc.aspx?MeFormsNoticeId=83702&GoTo=Tender

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Authority and History

Fortifikationsverket is classified as a ministry or national federal authority with general public services as its main activity. It operates as Sweden’s dedicated defence infrastructure agency, procuring construction management, engineering, and inspection services on an ongoing basis to support its facilities obligations to the Swedish Armed Forces.

The authority’s procurement footprint is substantial. The Hermix platform shows 688 all contract awards totaling €919 million, of which 393 similar contract awards account for €58 million. The renewal pipeline is equally active: 341 all renewals valued at €1.9 billion, with 120 similar renewals totaling €57 million. There is currently 1 similar open tender valued at €3.9 million and 5 all open tenders at €29 million. Four similar prior notices are recorded at €986K, with 8 all prior notices totaling €6 million.

The scale of the renewal pipeline is the most telling data point. With €1.9 billion in all renewals across 341 contracts, Fortifikationsverket is a buyer that continuously re-procures construction and engineering services. A supplier establishing a relationship here is entering a long-duration commercial engagement, not a standalone project. The 66-month contract term reinforces this: Fortifikationsverket structures its procurement for extended delivery, not short cycles. Beyond this authority, 3,300 other buyers across Europe hold similar projects totaling €6.9 billion, confirming the depth of demand for construction project management services in the public sector.

Competitive Landscape

The Winners of Similar Contracts table (data limited to 10 results) reveals a field dominated by large Swedish engineering consultancies with high contract frequency. The full breakdown is as follows:

• Ramboll: €6.3M across 61 contracts, averaging €109K per contract
• WSP Sverige: €4.7M across 38 contracts, averaging €139K per contract
• AF Infrastructure: €3.3M across 38 contracts, averaging €89K per contract
• Tyrens Sverige: €571K across 17 contracts, averaging €34K per contract
• Sweco Structures: €4.7M across 14 contracts, averaging €362K per contract
• Airfield Group Sweden: €941K across 11 contracts, averaging €86K per contract
• Sweco Sverige: €11M across 10 contracts, averaging €2.3M per contract
• Bengt Dahlgren Skovde: €1.8M across 8 contracts, averaging €231K per contract
• PE Teknik Arkitektur: €2.5M across 7 contracts, averaging €358K per contract
• Pontarius: €941K across 6 contracts, averaging €157K per contract

Sweco Sverige stands out with the highest total value at €11M across 10 contracts, averaging €2.3M per contract. This suggests Sweco Sverige wins large, consolidated assignments rather than frequent smaller ones. Ramboll leads on contract frequency at 61 contracts, reflecting a sustained pattern of winning smaller-scale project management and consultancy assignments. WSP Sverige and AF Infrastructure both hold 38 contracts each, confirming their position as systematic repeat winners in this category.

The Contractors’ Countries table shows Sweden as the sole listed country: 374 contracts totaling €58M, with an average value of €172K. This is an entirely domestic market. Language requirements, security considerations given Fortifikationsverket’s defence mandate, and established procurement relationships effectively make this a Sweden-only competitive environment.

Commercial and Procedural Signals

Award Criteria: The PDF lists evaluation criteria as unknown. No weighting or scoring methodology is available. Given the defence infrastructure context and the negotiated procedure, bidders should expect evaluation to cover technical competence, relevant project management experience, and team qualifications, alongside commercial terms.

Procedure Type: The negotiated procedure with prior publication is significant. This is not a straightforward open tender where bids are submitted and evaluated in one round. The competitive negotiation format means the authority will engage with shortlisted candidates before final award. Bidders must be prepared for dialogue, clarification, and potential revision of their proposals across multiple stages. This favors firms with structured bid teams and prior experience navigating negotiated procedures in Swedish public procurement.

Language: Swedish is the only permitted language for submissions. All proposals, CVs, technical documentation, and correspondence must be in Swedish. This is a firm compliance requirement, not a preference, and effectively excludes non-Swedish-speaking firms without established local operations.

Contract Duration: 66 months is an unusually long contract term for a services assignment. It signals that Fortifikationsverket is looking for a stable, embedded resource rather than a consultant brought in for a discrete project phase. The implication for bidders is that the authority will prioritize reliability, continuity, and the ability to support evolving project scopes over a multi-year horizon.

Submission Timeline: From publication on 17 February 2026 to the deadline on 16 March 2026 is 27 days. For a negotiated procedure requiring structured capability statements and potentially CVs for proposed personnel, this is a tight window. Firms not already tracking Fortifikationsverket procurement will struggle to prepare a competitive first-stage submission in time.

EU Funding: Not applicable. Standard Swedish public procurement rules govern this procedure.

Narrative Insight

The combination of a 66-month duration, a negotiated procedure, and a defence infrastructure authority creates a distinct procurement profile. Fortifikationsverket is not buying a standardized consultancy service. It is procuring a person or a small team to sit alongside its own project managers for over five years, navigating pre-studies through to construction completion on what are likely sensitive and operationally critical facilities.

The competitive data tells a clear story about who wins in this space. Ramboll, WSP Sverige, and AF Infrastructure together account for 137 contracts in the similar awards dataset. These are firms with deep, systematic relationships across Swedish public construction clients, proven delivery track records, and the infrastructure to support long-term assignments without disruption. New entrants or smaller consultancies will face a high bar.

Sweco Sverige’s average contract value of €2.3M per contract, significantly above the current tender value of €437K, suggests that Sweco tends to win larger consolidated scopes. The current tender’s relatively modest value means the competitive dynamic may favor mid-tier specialists who can offer dedicated senior resources at a competitive day rate rather than large firms deploying generalist teams.

Hermix users analyzing this tender can access the full competitive picture instantly, including Fortifikationsverket’s complete contract award history, contractor profiles for all key players in the Swedish construction management market, and the 120-contract renewal pipeline, in minutes rather than hours.

The 120 similar renewals valued at €57 million in the pipeline make this category a sustained revenue opportunity for firms positioned correctly with Swedish defence and public infrastructure clients. A win at Fortifikationsverket opens the door to a buyer that procures continuously and at significant scale.

Practical Takeaways for Bidders

Who this tender suits:

• Swedish engineering and construction consultancy firms with dedicated project management capability in the Stockholm region and prior experience on public sector infrastructure assignments
• Firms with demonstrable experience supporting defence or government facility projects, given Fortifikationsverket’s operational mandate
• Mid-size consultancies able to commit a senior project management resource for 66 months, including continuity planning for a multi-year assignment
• Companies already active in the Swedish public construction management market with Swedish-speaking staff and familiarity with Swedish procurement procedures

Critical attention points:

• The 27-day submission window from 17 February to 16 March 2026 demands immediate action. A negotiated procedure requires a structured first-stage response, not just a standard bid form
• Swedish is the only permitted language. All documentation, including CVs, methodology descriptions, and company references, must be in Swedish
• Award criteria are not disclosed in the PDF. Prepare a comprehensive capability statement covering project management methodology, relevant reference projects, proposed personnel qualifications, and commercial terms
• The negotiated procedure format means shortlisting will occur before final award. Prepare for a multi-stage process requiring availability for dialogue and clarification rounds with the authority
• A 66-month commitment requires demonstrating organizational stability and the ability to maintain resource continuity. The authority will expect evidence that the proposed individual or team can sustain delivery across the full contract term
• Submissions are managed through the Tendsign platform. Registration and submission must be completed via tendsign.com before the 16 March 2026 deadline

Fortifikationsverket sits at the top of Sweden’s public construction procurement hierarchy, with €919 million in total contract awards and a renewal pipeline of €1.9 billion confirming it as one of the most active infrastructure buyers in the Nordic region. This assistant project manager assignment is modest in value but significant in duration and strategic positioning. For a Swedish engineering consultancy looking to establish a long-term relationship with a high-value, consistently procuring defence infrastructure client, the 66-month term makes this far more than a routine contract.

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