EU contract award notice / International Standards (ISO); European and Other International Engineering Standards, US Engineering Standards; Standards of Aviation Safety Regulations; RTCA Standards; and SFS Finnish Standards

Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command requested Quotations for the following Standard services for three-year long contracts: International Standards (ISO) 01.01.2026 - 31.12.2028; European and Other International Engineering Standards, US Engineering Standards 10.10.2025 - 09.10.2028; Standards of Aviation Safety Regulations 10.10.2025 - 09.10.2028; RTCA Standards 10.10.2025 - 09.10.2028; and SFS Finnish Standards 01.01.2026 - 31.12.2028. In addition, contracts include option periods for two years starting from the expiration date of the original contract period. Delivery of the above mentioned Standards shall provide employees of the Finnish Defence Forces with access to the online database to view, download, save and print Standards. Procurement had been divided into five (5) positions: Position 1. International Standards (ISO) Position 2. European and Other International Engineering Standards, US Engineering Standards Position 3. Standards of Aviation Safety Regulations Position 4. RTCA Standards Position 5. SFS Finnish StandardsMain features of the procedureThe competitive bidding had been conducted as an open EU procurement procedure in accordance with the Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts (1397/2016, later referred to as the Procurement Act). The procurement had been divided into five (5) position, which allowed a Tenderer to give a Quotation for all of the positions or only for some. To ensure the maintenance and availability of the Standards via internet-based Service, it was not possible, furthermore, to divide the procurement into parts inside one position. The Tenderers were checked for the suitability requirements set forth by the Contracting Entity before the processing of the Tenders. Any Tenderer which did not meet the suitability requirements or which was subject to any of the exclusion criteria provided in Section 80 of the Act shall had been excluded from the competitive bidding. Any Tenderer which was subject to any of the exclusion criteria mentioned in Section 81 of the Act may also had been excluded from the competitive bidding. The phases of the procurement are as follows: 1. Contract notice on HILMA and in the Official Journal of the European Union 2. Tenderer inquiries 3. Contracting entity’s answers to the inquiries 4. Submitting Tenders 5. Processing Tenders a. Opening Tenders b. Verifying the suitability of Tenderers c. Verifying the conformity of the Tender with the Request for Quotation d. Comparison of Tenders 6. Procurement decision and notification of the decision 7. Signing a procurement contract. Comparison of Tenders is conducted as stated under ”Award Criteria”