Prefilled Formalin Safety Containers for biopsy, tissue and stool specimen

HUS Group (thereinafter also "HUS" or "Procuring Entity") calls for tenders for Prefilled Formalin Containers for biopsy, tissue and stool specimen for HUS and HUSLAB. The safety for operators using Prefilled Formalin Safety Containers must be guaranteed and exposuring to formalin vapor must be prevented by structural properties of Containers. Exposuring must be prevented, for example, with a closed system or a pressure-based solution. Parallel tenders are accepted. Procuring Entity encourages tenderer to submit parallel tenders should they have more than one safety container product available. As a result of this procurement HUS selects two (2) suppliers in order of priority with whom it shall sign a contract. Procuring Entity will order and use selected products according to the order of priority described in the future procurement decision. However, Procuring Entity may deviate from order of priority if the selection of Supplier does not contain the product required by Procuring Entity, Suppier has delivery difficulties, Supplier is unable to perform in accordance with the contract, the contract with Supplier has been terminated prematurely and/or if the need of Procuring Entity otherwise requires it. The subject-matter of the procurement and the mandatory requirements of it are described in detail in the call for tenders and its attachments. Procuring Entity have already submitted a procurement notice about this procurement before on June 22, 2023. However, Procuring Entity suspended the previous procurement process. According to the Section 125 of Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts (1397/2016) a procurement procedure may only be suspended for a real and legitimate reason. Procuring Entity has suspended this procurement because Procurement Entity has received only one tender that meets the requirements of the call for tenders and has therefore not been able to perform an adequate comparison between prices or other characteristics. Therefore, there is a real and legitimate reason for suspending the procurement as intended by the legislation. The solution does not have a discriminatory effect on tenderers.