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    FTIR Microscope

    Tulli

    FTIR Microscope

    1. Competition notice published

      Dec 12, 2025 8:22 AMDecember 12, 2025 8:22 AM
    2. Contract signed

      Apr 23, 12:00 AMApril 23, 2026 12:00 AM
    3. Result notice published

      May 21, 8:02 AMMay 21, 2026 8:02 AM

    Brief

    Finland: Tenders/Tulli/FTIR Microscope

    Awarded

    The competition has ended and a winner has been selected.

    Deadline
    May 20,Expired
    Award
    Annual price for maintenance for two (2) robots 25% and 1 more
    Procedure
    OpenSingle stage
    Agreement
    Buying goods

    Brief

    Tulli has entered into an agreement with Bruker Nordic AB for the delivery of an FTIR microscope system to Helsinki-Uusimaa, Finland. The system is intended for material identification and morphology analyses with approximately 10 micrometer accuracy, enabling both infrared analytical measurements and microscopic imaging of the same sample area. The contract has a duration of 1+2+2+2+2 years for maintenance, with an estimated value of 140,000 €. Two bids were received for this procurement.

    Laboratorie- og analyseutstyr

    Result

    TED
    • Bruker Nordic AB
      Winner
    • Number of bids
      2
    • Contract value
      €140,000

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    From the notice

    • Finnish Customs requests tenders for the supply of an FTIR microscope system. This call for tenders concerns the procurement of an FTIR microscope system capable of performing material identification and morphology analyses with an accuracy of approximately 10 micrometers. The system shall enable both infrared (IR) analytical measurements and microscopic imaging of the same sample area. The new system will replace the organization’s current 20-year-old microscopes, thereby enhancing the accuracy and reliability of FTIR studies conducted within our laboratory. One (1) supplier will be selected for the procurement in accordance with the terms and conditions set in this call for tenders and its appendices. The lengths of the maintenance agreement periods are 1+2+2+2+2 years. If the agreement is still in force after the nine (9) year period, the agreement shall remain in force until further notice, if neither party terminates the agreement before the end of the last agreement period. The supplier will be selected based on determining the most economically advantageous tender. The criteria for determining the most economically advantageous tender are price (60 %) and qualitative criteria (40 %). The estimated value of the procurement has been calculated, by way of exception, on the assumption that the device will remain in use for a period of 10 years following its purchase.Main features of the procedureThe procurement will be carried out as a contract in exceeding the EU threshold value in accordance with the Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts (1397/2016). The procurement procedure is an open procedure in accordance with section 32 of the Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts. The procurement procedure can be suspended for a justified reason, for example, if none of the tenders received correspond to the call for tenders as required by Finnish Customs, or if the conditions change during the procurement procedure so that Finnish Customs cannot use the results of the process. The content of the tender must meet the requirements set out in this call for tenders. The tender cannot be conditional. No alternative tenders will be accepted.

    • Contact

      Procurement and contractskilpailutukset@tulli.fi
    • Type
      Result
    • Location
      Helsinki-Uusimaa
    • Main code
      Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
      38000000
    • 38510000Microscopes38634000Optical microscopes50430000Repair and maintenance services of precision equipment

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