Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-07-15
Buyer: Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command
Country: FI
Region: FI1B1
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 35120000: Surveillance and security systems | 35712000
Estimated value: 14300000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2025-09-16
Award criteria: price, quality

Technical requirements: This tendering is conducted as a restricted 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 scope of procurement is in the field of defence according to section 5 subsection 1:2 of the Act as the scope of procurement is a part of common military list of European Union (C/2025/1499) section  ML4.b.2b  (Bombs, torpedoes, rockets, missiles, other explosive devices and charges and related equipment and 
accessories, as follows, and specially designed components therefor: Specially designed for 'activities' relating to any of the following: Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)). 

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. 

Alternative  tenders are not allowed but a tenderer is allowed to submit parallel tenders.

No remuneration shall be paid to candidates/tenderers for making, submitting, or presenting a participation application or subsequent tender, or participating in the procedure in any other way. 

The candidate/tenderer shall cover itself any and all costs incurred by participating in this competitive bidding.

The phases of procurement are as follows:
1. Contract notice on HILMA and in the Official Journal of the European Union
2. Potential candidates' inquiries and questions
3. Contracting entity’s answers to received inquiries and questions 
4. Candidates submit participation applications
5. Contracting entity processes received participation applications
         a. Opening participation applications
         b. Verifying the suitability of candidates
         c. Possible reduction of the number of candidates based on the evaluation criteria.
6. Selection of tenderers and notifying all candidates of the decision.
7.     Selected tenderers' provide NDA's and security commitment.
8. Sending of the request for quotation to the selected tenderers. 
9. Tenderers' inquiries and questions
10. Contracting entity’s answers to the inquiries and questions 
11. Tenderers submit tenders 
12. Contracting entity processes received tenders
         a. Opening tenders
         b. Verifying the conformity of the tender with the requirements stated in the request for quotation
         c. Comparison of tenders
13. Contracting entity sends out the notification of the contract award
14. Standstill period, if applicable, 21 days


The participation application including all of its appendices shall be written in the English or Finnish language.

The contracting entity verifies whether the candidates meet the suitability requirements set in this document and in eForms document. Any candidate which does not fulfill the mandatory 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 be excluded from the competitive bidding.
The Finnish Defence Forces asks requests for participation requests related to the procurement of robots.

The purpose of this procurement is to equip a part of Finnish Defence Forces EOD- and IEDD-teams with two different size robots. Robots will be used in various tasks of disposal explosives and in CBRN-missions.  Requirements of the robots are based primarily on the explosive disposal and secondarily for CBRN missions.

Robots will be used in all standard EOD/IEDD operations mainly in Finnish terrain and circumstances, but they shall also be capable operating in international crisis management missions around the world. Robots will be used in all weather conditions and at any time of the day. Operator shall be able to use robot in complex terrain conditions.

Larger EOD/IEDD robots and smaller EOD/IEDD reconnaissance robots dimensions allow them to pass through normal-sized doors and move on corridors in public spaces. EOD/IEDD reconnaissance robot is able to move on more narrow corridors, for example in public transportation vehicles.
NDA shall be requested from the personnel and Security Commitment of selected tenderers before the contracting entity provides the Request for Quotation. See suitability requirements.
After publising of the contract award and stand still period, the contract will be signed by the parties.
The evaluation criteria will be published in the Request for Quotation.

Eligibility requirements: See Suitability requirements.
NDA shall be requested from the personnel and Security Commitment of selected tenderers before the contracting entity provides the Request for Quotation. See suitability requirements.
After publising of the contract award and stand still period, the contract will be signed by the parties.
The evaluation criteria will be published in the Request for Quotation.
Further information regarding possibility to appeal will be given with the decision regarding this procurement.
EOD- and IEDD-robot is a remote-operated and electrically powered manipulator vehicle. 
Its purpose is to replace EOD-/IEDD-operator in various hazardous missions.

Robots are used to search visual and concealed EODs/IEDs by cameras.
They are used in disposal of explosive ordnance and IEDs and they are also used to displace objects into a special armored containers etc.

A robot total weight including chassis, manipulator and batteries should be less than 300 kg.
Robots are moving on tracks and they shall be operated both wirelessly and by wire.

The robot should be possible to equip with minimum two disruptor systems and an operator should be able to target and fire them using the robot’s controller unit.

The framework agreement will include 8 robots, spareparts and training. Initial purchase order will be four (4) robots including sparepart package and training.
During the contract period the procurement entity commit to order 4 pcs i.e. initial purchase order and keeps right to make call off orders max. 8 pcs during the contract period.