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    TSE (Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies) Test Kits, Equipment and Maintenance

    Ruokavirasto

    TSE (Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies) Test Kits, Equipment and Maintenance

    1. Competition notice published

      Jun 17, 6:39 AMJune 17, 2026 6:39 AM

    2. Questions deadline

      Jun 30, 9:00 AMJune 30, 2026 9:00 AM

    3. Tender submission deadline

      Aug 13, 9:00 AMAugust 13, 2026 9:00 AM

    4. Opening date

      Aug 13, 9:05 AMAugust 13, 2026 9:05 AM

    5. Tender validity period

      Feb 13, 10:00 AMFebruary 13, 2027 10:00 AM

    Brief

    Finland: Tenders/Ruokavirasto/TSE (Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies) Test Kits, Equipment and Maintenance

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    Brief

    Laboratorie-kits og reagenser

    Ruokavirasto needs TSE rapid test kits, equipment, and maintenance services for a framework agreement. The procurement includes approximately 12,000 TSE rapid test kits annually for national TSE testing of cattle, sheep, goats, and cervids, to be delivered to the Finnish Food Authority’s TSE laboratory in Helsinki. The buyer also has options to procure new or used equipment suitable for TSE testing, and maintenance contracts for both the offered equipment and existing equipment. Idexx Laboratories Oy likely has a similar contract today. Tenders will be evaluated based on price and quality. Prior to contract award, the winning tenderer must provide up-to-date criminal record excerpts for administrative, management, and supervisory bodies, and persons with powers of representation, decision, and control.

    About the bid

      Subject of Procurement The subject of the procurement is to provide TSE rapid test kits required by the Finnish Food Authority’s TSE laboratory (Helsinki), as well as the equipment used in testing, the software required for the equipment, and maintenance services for the equipment. The procurement consists of the following elements: TSE rapid test kits The subject of the procurement is TSE rapid test kits used in national TSE testing of cattle, sheep, goats, and cervids. The estimated number of tests is approximately 12,000 per year (about 1,000 tests per month). The quantity is an estimate and does not constitute a purchase obligation for the contracting entity or an exclusive right for the supplier. Equipment (option) The tenderer shall offer new or used equipment suitable for TSE testing. The contracting entity is not committed to purchasing the equipment but reserves the right to procure it during the contract period. Maintenance Contract 1 (option) The tenderer shall offer Maintenance Contract 1, covering the maintenance of the offered equipment. The contracting entity is not committed to purchasing the maintenance service but has the right to procure it for the duration of the contract period. If it is technically possible, the contracting entity may use the contract for the equipment mentioned in Maintenance Contract 2. Maintenance Contract 2 (option, voluntary) The tenderer may, at its discretion, offer a separate voluntary Maintenance Contract 2 for equipment currently in use by the contracting entity. The contracting entity is not committed to purchasing the maintenance service but reserves the right to procure it for the contract period. The current equipment base is described in the draft maintenance agreement. The tenderer shall note that Maintenance Contract 1 may also apply to equipment already in use. The contracting entity will decide on the implementation of the options in the procurement decision. The contracting entity exercise only one (1) of the options relating to the maintenance contracts under this procurement. The subject of the procurement and requirements of the procurement are described in more detail in this invitation to tender and its appendices.Main features of the procedureThe procurement is subject to public procurement legislation. Tendering is carried out using the open procedure referred to in the Act on Public Contracts and Concessions (1397/2016, Public Contracts Act). This is a purchase above the EU threshold in accordance with section 26. If none of the tenders received correspond to the invitation to tender as required by the Contracting Entity or the circumstances during the invitation to tender become such that the Contracting Entity cannot take advantage of the results of the invitation to tender, the Contracting Entity may suspend the procurement procedure in part or in full. No compensation shall be paid to the Tenderers for making, presenting or otherwise participating in the procedure. The tender documents are available in English. If the tenderer so desires, the tender documents in another language, the translation and the resulting costs shall be borne by the tenderer itself. The offer with attachments must be submitted in Finnish or in English. The decision and the instructions for appeal will be given in Finnish or in English. Criminal record excerpts Prior to the award of the contract, the winning tenderer is requested to provide up-to-date records of the members of the administrative, management and supervisory bodies of the company, as well as persons exercising the powers of representation, decision and control, in order to examine the mandatory grounds for exclusion referred to in Section 80 of the Act on Public Contracts. Criminal record extracts may not be older than 12 months. A Finnish provider may submit an application to the Legal Register Centre for obtaining extracts from criminal records electronically. If no such extract or certificate is issued in the country in which the tenderer is established, the successful tenderer shall submit a declaration under oath or affirmed under the legislation of the country in which the tenderer is established. As it takes time to obtain a criminal record extract, bidders are asked to prepare, if possible, for the clearance and acquisition of a criminal record extract already during the invitation to tender.

      Contact name
      The Finnish Food Authority/ Public procurements
      Contact phone
      +358 295300400
      Contact email
      kilpailutus@ruokavirasto.fi
      Address
      Alvar Aallon katu 5, 60100 Seinäjoki

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    Contracting authority
    Ruokavirasto
    Title
    TSE (Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies) Test Kits, Equipment and Maintenance
    Type
    CompetitionPrequalification
    Main code
    33000000Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
    Supplemental codes
    38000000Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

    Supplemental codes added by Cobrief

    38900000Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
    38910000Hygiene monitoring and testing equipment
    50412000Repair and maintenance services of testing apparatus
    Location
    Helsinki-Uusimaa

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