Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2024-02-16
Buyer: Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command
Country: FI
Region: FI197
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 35340000: Parts for firearms and ammunition
Estimated value: 7000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2024-04-03
Award criteria: price

Technical requirements: The competitive bidding shall be 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).

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. 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.


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
The Defence Forces Logistics Command (later referred to as Contracting Entity) requests a participation application for Primers for 155mm Howitzer in accordance with this participation application request and its appendices.

Contracting Entity´s planned procurement includes following:
Total of 400 000pcs of Primers for 155mm Howitzer. 
- out of which 200 000pcs are procured on signing the contract
- out of which 200 000pcs are as Option. Option shall be valid until 31.12.2026

Primers will be used in following Finnish Defence Forces weapon systems:
- 155 K9
- 155 K 98
- 155 K 83-97
Suitability requirements are stated at Supplier Portal, in suitability requirements section.
A Contract is concluded only upon signing a written agreement.
Tender Award criteria will be given with Request for Quota.
Tender Award criteria can be economically most advantageous tender or tender with the lowest price.