Monitoring Collars for Wild Animals

Natural Resources Institute Finland (hereinafter referred to as "Luke") requests your tender for a framework agreement of Monitoring Collars for Wild Animals with this Call for Tenders and its appendices. Over the next four years, Luke plans to acquire monitoring collars intended for wild animals for research purposes. The number …

CPV: 32000000 Sprzęt radiowy, telewizyjny, komunikacyjny, telekomunikacyjny i podobny
Termin:
20 lutego 2025 10:00
Rodzaj terminu:
Złożenie oferty
Miejsce wykonania:
Monitoring Collars for Wild Animals
Miejsce udzielenia zamówienia:
Luonnonvarakeskus
Numer nagrody:
3724/02 10 01 00 06 02/2024

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Luonnonvarakeskus
Legal type of the buyer : Central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Monitoring Collars for Wild Animals
Description : Natural Resources Institute Finland (hereinafter referred to as "Luke") requests your tender for a framework agreement of Monitoring Collars for Wild Animals with this Call for Tenders and its appendices. Over the next four years, Luke plans to acquire monitoring collars intended for wild animals for research purposes. The number of collars estimated to be purchased per animal species within the next four years is as follows: - Wolf: total 45 pcs (year 2026: 15 pcs; year 2027: 15 pcs; year 2028: 15 pcs) - Lynx: total 60 pcs (year 2025: 15 pcs; year 2026: 15 pcs; year 2027: 15 pcs, year 2028: 15 pcs) - Roe deer: total 120 pcs (2025: 40 pcs; year 2026: 40 pcs; year 2027: 40 pcs) - White-tailed deer: total 120 pcs (year 2025: 40 pcs; year 2026: 40 pcs; year 2027: 40 pcs) - Forest reindeer: total 100 pcs (year 2025: 10 pcs; year 2026: 30 pcs; year 2027: 30 pcs; year 2028: 30 pcs) - Wild boar: total 50 pcs (year 2026: 20 pcs; year 2027: 30 pcs) Please note that the above mentioned numbers of collars are only rough estimates and not binding on Luke. The actual number of collars to be purchased will be based on Luke's prevailing needs. Additional monitoring collars for species not mentioned in this Call for Tenders may also be purchased, provided that the applicable mandatory minimum requirements set out herein are met by such collars. The amount of such additional monitoring collars shall not exceed 20 per cent of the total estimated amount of collars listed in this Call for Tenders. The procurement also includes the use of the iridium communications service and other services related to the procurement, such as customer support. The subject of the procurement, such as technical specifications and minimum requirements are described in more detail in the section "Procurement Object Criteria" and other procurement documents. This competitive tendering aims at establishing a single-supplier framework agreement. The chosen supplier shall supply all the collars and related services defined in this Call for Tenders and its appendices.
Procedure identifier : 66283455-d2a1-433d-ac11-73a3e75e4530
Internal identifier : 3724/02 10 01 00 06 02/2024
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure : 1. CONTRACT NOTICE AND PROCUREMENT PROCEDURE This procurement will be implemented as an open procedure as per the Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts 1397/2016, (hereinafter “Public Procurement Act”). This procurement exceeds the EU threshold level. Contract notice is published at www.hankintailmoitukset.fi and at Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu). Contract award notice will be published after the procurement. 2. PROCESSING OF TENDERS After the tenders are opened, and the sample collars have been received, the tenders are assessed and evaluated according to the criteria of the Call for Tenders. The opening of tenders is not public. 2.1 Requirements concerning the tenderer In the processing of tenders it is assessed whether the tenderers meet the suitability requirements set for registration, economic and financial standing and technical and professional ability. Tenderer who does not fulfill the suitability requirements is excluded from the tender competition. The tenderer will be excluded from the tender competition on the grounds of mandatory exclusion criteria referred to in section 80 of the Public Procurement Act. The tenderer may be excluded from the tender competition on the grounds discretionary exclusion criteria referred to in section 81 of the Public Procurement Act. 2.2 Tenders compliance with the Call for Tenders The tendered products and services shall be in accordance with the content of the Call for Tenders and its appendices. The tenderer shall answer all the required sections and attach all the required appendices in its tender. The entire tender is used in evaluation of the tender's compliance with the the Call for Tenders. Tenders that are not in compliance with the Call for Tenders or do not comply with the terms of the tender procedure are excluded from the tender competition. Tenderers are also required to send four (4) sample collars to the contracting entity for physical evaluation: one for each of the following animal species: lynx, wolf, forest reindeer and either white-tailed deer or roe deer. The delivery address and the deadline for delivering the sample collars is stated in the "Procurement Object Criteria" of the Call for Tenders. Sample collars need to correspond with the actual collars that are offered under the procurement, but the sample collars do not need to include an active iridium connection. Contracting entity shall evaluate the sample collars and assess whether they comply with the relevant requirements set out in the Call for Tenders and its appendices. Sample collars are returned to the tenderer after the award decision. Please note that the contracting entity shall pay for the shipping expenses (including customs duties and fees) only in relation to the return of the sample collars, and that the contracting entity shall not take out insurance coverage for the sample collars. 2.3 Comparison of tenders The comparison of tenders, including the evaluation of the sample collars, is made according to section "Grounds for decision" of the Call for Tenders and Appendix 3 of the Call for Tenders. 4. Award decision and its notification The award decision will be sent to all tenderers who have submitted a tender. Contract does not come into force as a result of the notification of the award decision, but requires a separate written contract. Concluding the contract requires that the award decision has become legally valid or that the Market Court has authorized the execution of the award decision.

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 32000000 Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Finland
Anywhere in the given country

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 1 700 000 Euro
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 1 700 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : This competitive tendering aims at establishing a single-supplier framework agreement. According to the contracting entity's view this framework agreement cannot be divided into separate lots because it would make the implementation of the agreement technically too difficult and excessively expensive. The division of this procurement into lots would also involve a risk of incompatibility between the lots.
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Analogous situation like bankruptcy under national law : The economic operator is in any analogous situation like bankruptcy arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations.
Bankruptcy : The economic operator is bankrupt.
Corruption : The economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for corruption, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable.
Arrangement with creditors : The economic operator is in arrangement with creditors.
Participation in a criminal organisation : The economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for participation in a criminal organisation, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable.
Agreements with other economic operators aimed at distorting competition : The economic operator has entered into agreements with other economic operators aimed at distorting competition.
Breaching of obligations in the fields of environmental law : The economic operator has breached its obligations in the field of environmental law.
Money laundering or terrorist financing : The economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for money laundering or terrorist financing, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable.
Fraud : The economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for fraud, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable.
Child labour and other forms of trafficking in human beings : The economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for child labour and other forms of trafficking in human beings, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable.
Insolvency : The economic operator is the subject of insolvency or winding-up.
Breaching of obligations in the fields of labour law : The economic operator has breached its obligations in the field of labour law.
Assets being administered by liquidator : The assets of the economic operator are being administered by a liquidator or by the court.
Guilty of misrepresentation, withheld information, unable to provide required documents and obtained confidential information of this procedure : The economic operator can confirm that: a) It has been guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required for the verification of the absence of grounds for exclusion or the fulfilment of the selection criteria, b) It has withheld such information, c) It has not been able, without delay, to submit the supporting documents required by a contracting authority or contracting entity, and d) It has undertaken to unduly influence the decision making process of the contracting authority or contracting entity, to obtain confidential information that may confer upon it undue advantages in the procurement procedure or to negligently provide misleading information that may have a material influence on decisions concerning exclusion, selection or award.
Purely national exclusion grounds : Any person who is a member of the economic operator’s administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for work safety offence, working hours offence, work discrimination, extortionate work discrimination, violation of the right to organise or unauthorised use of foreign labour.
Conflict of interest due to its participation in the procurement procedure : The economic operator is aware of any conflict of interest, as indicated in national law, the relevant notice or the procurement documents due to its participation in the procurement procedure.
Direct or indirect involvement in the preparation of this procurement procedure : The economic operator or an undertaking related to it has advised the contracting authority or contracting entity or otherwise been involved in the preparation of the procurement procedure.
Guilty of grave professional misconduct : The economic operator is guilty of grave professional misconduct.
Early termination, damages or other comparable sanctions : The economic operator has experienced that a prior public contract, a prior contract with a contracting entity or a prior concession contract was terminated early, or that damages or other comparable sanctions were imposed in connection with that prior contract.
Breaching of obligations in the fields of social law : The economic operator has breached its obligations in the field of social law.
Payment of social security contributions : The economic operator has breached its obligations relating to the payment social security contributions, both in the country in which it is established and in Member State of the contracting authority or contracting entity if other than the country of establishment.
Business activities are suspended : The business activities of the economic operator are suspended.
Payment of taxes : The economic operator has breached its obligations relating to the payment of taxes, both in the country in which it is established and in Member State of the contracting authority or contracting entity if other than the country of establishment.
Terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities : The economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable.

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : Monitoring Collars for Wild Animals
Description : Natural Resources Institute Finland (hereinafter referred to as "Luke") requests your tender for a framework agreement of Monitoring Collars for Wild Animals with this Call for Tenders and its appendices. Over the next four years, Luke plans to acquire monitoring collars intended for wild animals for research purposes. The number of collars estimated to be purchased per animal species within the next four years is as follows: - Wolf: total 45 pcs (year 2026: 15 pcs; year 2027: 15 pcs; year 2028: 15 pcs) - Lynx: total 60 pcs (year 2025: 15 pcs; year 2026: 15 pcs; year 2027: 15 pcs, year 2028: 15 pcs) - Roe deer: total 120 pcs (2025: 40 pcs; year 2026: 40 pcs; year 2027: 40 pcs) - White-tailed deer: total 120 pcs (year 2025: 40 pcs; year 2026: 40 pcs; year 2027: 40 pcs) - Forest reindeer: total 100 pcs (year 2025: 10 pcs; year 2026: 30 pcs; year 2027: 30 pcs; year 2028: 30 pcs) - Wild boar: total 50 pcs (year 2026: 20 pcs; year 2027: 30 pcs) Please note that the above mentioned numbers of collars are only rough estimates and not binding on Luke. The actual number of collars to be purchased will be based on Luke's prevailing needs. Additional monitoring collars for species not mentioned in this Call for Tenders may also be purchased, provided that the applicable mandatory minimum requirements set out herein are met by such collars. The amount of such additional monitoring collars shall not exceed 20 per cent of the total estimated amount of collars listed in this Call for Tenders. The procurement also includes the use of the iridium communications service and other services related to the procurement, such as customer support. The subject of the procurement, such as technical specifications and minimum requirements are described in more detail in the section "Procurement Object Criteria" and other procurement documents. This competitive tendering aims at establishing a single-supplier framework agreement. The chosen supplier shall supply all the collars and related services defined in this Call for Tenders and its appendices.
Internal identifier : 3724/02 10 01 00 06 02/2024

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 32000000 Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Finland
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 48 Month

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 1 700 000 Euro
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 1 700 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes
Additional information : This competitive tendering aims at establishing a single-supplier framework agreement. According to the contracting entity's view this framework agreement cannot be divided into separate lots because it would make the implementation of the agreement technically too difficult and excessively expensive. The division of this procurement into lots would also involve a risk of incompatibility between the lots.

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Approach to reducing environmental impacts : The protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Enrolment in a trade register
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Total comparison price
Description : The comparison of tenders, including the evaluation of the sample collars, is made according to section "Grounds for decision" of the Call for Tenders and Appendix 3 of the Call for Tenders.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 40
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Quality
Description : The comparison of tenders, including the evaluation of the sample collars, is made according to section "Grounds for decision" of the Call for Tenders and Appendix 3 of the Call for Tenders.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 60
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Deadline for requesting additional information : 31/01/2025 10:00 +00:00

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : English
Electronic catalogue : Not allowed
Variants : Not allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tender : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders : 20/02/2025 10:00 +00:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 6 Month
Information about public opening :
Opening date : 20/02/2025 11:00 +00:00
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
Electronic invoicing : Required
Electronic ordering will be used : yes
Electronic payment will be used : yes

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
Framework agreement, without reopening of competition
Maximum number of participants : 1
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system
Electronic auction : no

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Markkinaoikeus
TED eSender : Hansel Oy (Hilma)

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Luonnonvarakeskus
Registration number : 0244629-2
Postal address : PL 2 (Latokartanonkaari 9)
Town : Helsinki
Postcode : 00791
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Helsinki-Uusimaa ( FI1B1 )
Country : Finland
Contact point : Registry
Telephone : +358 295325300
Internet address : https://www.luke.fi
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Markkinaoikeus
Registration number : 3006157-6
Postal address : Radanrakentajantie 5
Town : Helsinki
Postcode : 00520
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Helsinki-Uusimaa ( FI1B1 )
Country : Finland
Telephone : +358 295643300
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Hansel Oy (Hilma)
Registration number : FI09880841
Postal address : Mannerheiminaukio 1a
Town : Helsinki
Postcode : 00100
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Helsinki-Uusimaa ( FI1B1 )
Country : Finland
Contact point : eSender
Telephone : 029 55 636 30
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 4a4189ff-48ba-424c-8396-888e03f49a15 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 17/01/2025 21:49 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 17/01/2025 21:51 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00043020-2025
OJ S issue number : 14/2025
Publication date : 21/01/2025