Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2024-09-16
Buyer: Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command (FDF LOGCOM)
Country: FI
Region: FI197
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 50210000: Repair and maintenance of aircraft
Estimated value: 1200000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2024-10-04
Award criteria: price

Technical requirements: The competitive bidding shall be conducted as a restricted and accelerated EU procurement procedure in accordance with the Act on Public Procurement in the Fields of Defence and Security (1531/2011 later referred to as the Act).

The procurement is conducted under an accelerated procedure because certain unforeseen technical reasons.

A contract notice has been published on the electronic noticeboard HILMA at www.hankintailmoitukset.fi and in the Official Journal of the European Union and the TED database. 

The procurement can be divided into parts. The decision will be made aircraft by aircraft.

Alternative tenders are not allowed. 

Parallel tenders are allowed. 

No remuneration shall be paid to Candidates for making, submitting, or presenting a participation application or subsequent tender, or participating in the procedure in any other way. The Candidate shall cover itself any and all costs incurred by participating in the competitive bidding.

The Contracting Entity verifies whether the Candidates meet the suitability requirements set in this participation application reguest. Any Candidate which does not satisfy the suitability requirements or which is subject to any of the exclusion criteria provided in Section 47 of the Act shall be excluded from the competitive bidding. Any Candidate which is subject to any of the exclusion criteria mentioned in Section 48 of the Act may also be excluded from the competitive bidding. Translation of Sections 47 and 48 is in the appendix 2.


The phases of procurement are as follows: 

1. Contract notice on HILMA and in the Official Journal of the European Union 

2. Candidate inquiries 

3. Contracting entity’s answers to the inquiries  

4. Submitting participation applications 

5. Processing participation applications 

a. Opening participation applications 

b. Verifying the suitability of Candidates 

c. Possible reduction of the number of Candidates 

6. Selection of Tenderers out of the Candidates that have submitted a participation application and notifying participants of the decision.   

7. Sending of the request for quotation.  

8. Tenderer inquiries 

9. Contracting entity’s answers to the inquiries  

10. Submitting tenders  

11. Processing tenders 

a. Opening tenders 

b. Verifying the conformity of the tender with the request for quotation 

c. Comparison of tenders 

12. Procurement decision and notification of the decision 

13. Signing a procurement contract
PARTICIPATION APPLICATION REQUEST

Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command (later on FDFLOGCOM or contracting entity) is requesting your participation in the procurement of the painting including weighing and structural repair services for the Pilatus PC-12/47E fleet which consists of six aircraft. The details of the procurement will be set out in the call for tenders.

For information, a picture of Pilatus: Pilatus PC-12 NG (puolustusvoimat.fi)
https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/equipment#/asset/view/id/206

The aircraft shall be painted to the original painting scheme after removal of the existing paint to a suitable level.

The procurement also includes options: Painting of two spare flaps and replacement of deicer boots.

The object of the procurement is to conclude Agreement(s) with one or more Suppliers. Each Supplier will be selected to perform the painting of one or several individual aircraft.

On the basis of this Request for Participation Application, FDFLOGCOM will select the Tenderers to receive the Request for Quotation (RFQ).
To limit risks and costs related to extended ferry flights, the Tenderer shall perform the requested work in EEA including Switzerland and UK.
The suitability requirements are stated in the Tender Service under the section "Suitability requirements".
The contract is concluded by the signature of a written contract.

Eligibility requirements: other