Procurement of six 4WD vehicles for a project in Nepal

Six 4-wheel-drive vehicles (as described in Section V and its 2. Technical specifications in the detailed bid document, available at www.laccp.org.np/vehicle-bid) Transportation cost to the final destination (Kathmandu) including insurance cost Cost of training for the drivers Six 4-wheel-drive vehicles (as described in Section V and its 2. Technical specifications …

CPV: 34000000 Транспортно оборудване и помощни продукти за транспортиране, 34113300 Превозни средства с 4 задвижващи колела за движение по терени без път (тип off-road)
Краен срок:
Авг. 20, 2025, 2:15 след обяд
Вид на крайния срок:
Подаване на оферта
Място на изпълнение:
Procurement of six 4WD vehicles for a project in Nepal
Издаващ орган:
Cowater International Finland Oy
Номер на наградата:
LACCP/01/2025

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Cowater International Finland Oy
Legal type of the buyer : Organisation awarding a contract subsidised by a central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : Environmental protection

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Local Adaptation to Climate Change Project
Legal type of the buyer : Organisation awarding a contract subsidised by a contracting authority
Activity of the contracting authority : Environmental protection

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Procurement of six 4WD vehicles for a project in Nepal
Description : Six 4-wheel-drive vehicles (as described in Section V and its 2. Technical specifications in the detailed bid document, available at www.laccp.org.np/vehicle-bid) Transportation cost to the final destination (Kathmandu) including insurance cost Cost of training for the drivers
Procedure identifier : c97c86b2-091a-48a1-8466-d3c3d6c7d595
Internal identifier : LACCP/01/2025
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no
Main features of the procedure : The bidding document can be obtained at the following address: Local Adaption to Climate Change (LACC) Project, c/o Development Management Institute (DMI) Pvt., Kathmandu Metropolitan City -31 Shantinagar, Kathmandu Nepal Email: prameshp.dmi@gmail.com (all clarification requests in writing) Documents can be downloaded from: https://www.laccp.org.np/vehicle-bid All sealed bids/offers must be submitted before 17:00 hours on 20 August 2025. Documents received after this deadline shall not be accepted. Bid will be opened in the presence of Bidders' representatives who choose to attend at 14:00 on 22 August 2025 at the office as stated above in clause Bids must be valid for 45 days from the date of closing of bid submission. LACC Project reserves the right to accept or reject wholly or partly any or all bids without assigning any reasons whatsoever.

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 34000000 Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Additional classification ( cpv ): 34113300 Off-road vehicles

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Nepal
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Vehicles are delivered to Kathmandu, Nepal

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 300 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : Recommended to familiarize with the details in the documents available at https://www.laccp.org.np/vehicle-bid
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU
Applicable cross-border law : Finland

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Sources of grounds for exclusion : Notice
Participation in a criminal organisation : The tenderer itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein 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.
Corruption : The tenderer 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, 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 tenderer itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein 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.
Terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities : The tenderer 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.
Money laundering or terrorist financing : The tenderer 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.
Child labour and including other forms of trafficking in human beings : The tenderer 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
Breaching obligation relating to payment of taxes : The tenderer has breached its obligations to pay taxes in the country of its establishment or in the country of the buyer.
Breaching obligation relating to payment of social security contributions : The tenderer has breached its obligations to pay social security contributions in the country of its establishment or in the country of the buyer.
Purely national exclusion grounds : The tenderer has breached the following obligations defined in the Finnish criminal code: violation of the right to organise, work hour offence, extortionate work discrimination, work discrimination, work safety offence or the use of unauthorised foreign labour.
Breaching of obligations in the fields of environmental law : The tenderer has breached its obligations in the field of environmental law.
Breaching of obligations in the fields of social law : The tenderer has breached its obligations in the field of social law.
Breaching of obligations in the fields of labour law : The tenderer has breached its obligations in the field of labour law.
Conflict of interest due to its participation in the procurement procedure : The participation of the tenderer in the procurement procedure gives rise to conflicts of interest.
Direct or indirect involvement in the preparation of this procurement procedure : The tenderer, or any undertaking related to it, has advised the buyer or otherwise been involved in the preparation of the procurement procedure.
Early termination, damages, or other comparable sanctions : The tenderer's previous contracts or concessions have been terminated prematurely or damages or other similar penalties have been claimed in connection with the contracts in question.
Misrepresentation, withheld information, unable to provide required documents and obtained confidential information of this procedure : The tenderer is in one of the following situations. a) It has misrepresented information in relation to the exclusion or selection criteria, b) It has withheld such information, c) It has delayed to submit the supporting information required by a buyer, or d) It has tried to influence the decision making process of the buyer, 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.
Bankruptcy : The tenderer is bankrupt.
Insolvency : The tenderer is subject of insolvency or winding-up.
Arrangement with creditors : The tenderer is in arrangement with creditors.
Analogous situation like bankruptcy, insolvency or arrangement with creditors under national law : The tenderer is in any analogous situation like bankruptcy arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations.
Assets being administered by liquidator : The assets of the tenderer are being administered by a liquidator or by the court.
Business activities are suspended : The business activities of the tenderer are suspended.
Grave professional misconduct : The tenderer is guilty of grave professional misconduct.
Agreements with other economic operators aimed at distorting competition : The tenderer has entered into agreements aimed at distorting competition.

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : Procurement of six 4WD vehicles for a project in Nepal
Description : Six 4-wheel-drive vehicles (as described in Section V and its 2. Technical specifications in the detailed bid document, available at www.laccp.org.np/vehicle-bid) Transportation cost to the final destination (Kathmandu) including insurance cost Cost of training for the drivers
Internal identifier : 2025-027241-LOT-0001

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 34000000 Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Additional classification ( cpv ): 34113300 Off-road vehicles

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Nepal
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Vehicles are delivered to Kathmandu, Nepal

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Other duration : Unknown

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) : no

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Social objective promoted : Fair working conditions

5.1.8 Accessibility criteria

Accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities are not included with the following justification
Justification : Hankinnan kohde on nelivetoauto vaikeisiin maasto-olosuhteisiin. Emme löytäneet näiden autojen teknisistä kuvauksista esteettömyyteen liittyviä kriteerejä, joita voisi hankintavaiheessa soveltaa.

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Quality Cost Based Selection (QCBS)
Description : In this type of selection criteria, both quality and cost of the proposal are deciding factors for selection of the vehicles. The quality aspect consists of the technical specifications, after sales services & warranty, proposal for the drivers' training and time schedule for delivering the vehicles in Kathmandu. Such as meeting the technical specifications is among the non-negotiable aspects.

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : English
Deadline for requesting additional information : 08/08/2025 12:00 +03:00

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Allowed
Description : The bidding document can be obtained at the following address:Local Adaption to Climate Change (LACC) Projectc/o Development Management Institute (DMI) Pvt.Kathmandu Metropolitan City -31 Shantinagar, Kathmandu Nepal Tel +977 9868590117 (Kamal Raj Joshi, for location enquiries only) Email: prameshp.dmi@gmail.com (all clarification requests in writing) Documents can be downloaded from: https://www.laccp.org.np/vehicle-bid
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : English
Electronic catalogue : Allowed
Variants : Not allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tender : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders : 20/08/2025 14:15 +03:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 45 Day
Information about public opening :
Opening date : 22/08/2025 11:15 +03:00
Place : Local Adaption to Climate Change (LACC) Project c/o Development Management Institute (DMI) Pvt Kathmandu Metropolitan City -31 Shantinagar, Kathmandu Nepal Tel +977 9868590117 (for location enquiries only)
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 : no
Electronic payment will be used : yes

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : The Market Court
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : Local Adaptation to Climate Change Project
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : Cowater International Finland Oy
Organisation receiving requests to participate : Local Adaptation to Climate Change Project
Organisation processing tenders : Cowater International Finland Oy

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Cowater International Finland Oy
Registration number : 3368700-5
Postal address : Eteläesplanadi 2
Town : Helsinki
Postcode : 00130
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ( FIZZZ )
Country : Finland
Contact point : Sanna-Leena Rautanen
Telephone : +358414996203
Internet address : https://www.cowater.com
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Group leader
Organisation processing tenders
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Hansel Oy (Hilma)
Registration number : FI09880841
Postal address : Mannerheiminaukio 1 A
Town : Helsinki
Postcode : 00100
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Helsinki-Uusimaa ( FI1B1 )
Country : Finland
Telephone : +358 295563630
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : Local Adaptation to Climate Change Project
Registration number : 622103600
Department : Development Management Institute (DMI) Pvt.
Postal address : Simtali Chowk, Khajura-8
Town : Surkhet, Nepal
Postcode : 21700
Country : Nepal
Contact point : Pramesh Poudel
Telephone : +9779851074294
Internet address : https://www.laccp.org.np
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation receiving requests to participate

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : The Market Court
Registration number : FI30061576
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

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : f3915cdd-0a89-4824-b9ab-5f203d549142 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 08/07/2025 11:45 +03:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00445985-2025
OJ S issue number : 129/2025
Publication date : 09/07/2025