CARBONIZATION AND ACTIVATION UNIT

DISCONTINUATION OF PROCEDURE REGARDING THE TENDER PROCESS FOR CARBONIZATION AND ACTIVATION UNIT, Reg. no. 16/206/2025. Grounds for discontinuation: According to the Act on Public Contracts (1397/2016) and its section 125 §, the tender process can be discontinued for a real and well-grounded reason. The contracting entity has discontinued the tender …

CPV: 38300000 Measuring instruments
Place of execution:
CARBONIZATION AND ACTIVATION UNIT
Awarding body:
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
Award number:
Reg.no. 16/206/2025

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
Legal type of the buyer : Public undertaking
Activity of the contracting authority : Economic affairs

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : CARBONIZATION AND ACTIVATION UNIT
Description : DISCONTINUATION OF PROCEDURE REGARDING THE TENDER PROCESS FOR CARBONIZATION AND ACTIVATION UNIT, Reg. no. 16/206/2025. Grounds for discontinuation: According to the Act on Public Contracts (1397/2016) and its section 125 §, the tender process can be discontinued for a real and well-grounded reason. The contracting entity has discontinued the tender process on 9.5.2025 by the discontinuation decision, which has 9.5.2025 notified via tendering portal to the interested parties. After the award decision, the contracting authority found that the request for tenders contained material errors and lacked clarity concerning the reference criteria. The comparison of tenders was therefore not fair to all tenderers, because the comparison criteria were not described in sufficient detail in the invitation to tender. The terms of the request for tenders did not, for example, indicate how and which references were considered minimum requirements, nor what was taken into account in the quality criteria. As a result, the tenders have not been comparable. After careful consideration, the contracting authority has assessed that, due to the significant errors identified in the request for tenders, it has no option but to cancel the procurement procedure and initiate an entirely new tender process according to the Public Procurement act, section 125. For the sake of clarity, it is stated that the errors could not be corrected in any other way than by publishing a new, revised request for tenders. Based on the reasons mentioned above, VTT has had real and justified reasons to suspend the tender competition. This decision does not have a discriminatory effect on candidates or tenderers, but under these circumstances, ensures the equal and non-discriminatory treatment of all tenderers. VTT is going to publish new tendering procedure soon. THE OBJECT OF THE TENDER The object of the tender process is a carbonization and activation unit. Continuously fed carbonization and activation unit built into a sea container. The preferred pyrolysis technology is a rotating kiln. The unit is suitable for both carbonization and activation with maximum temperature at least 900 degrees Celsius. Activation should be possible with both steam and CO2. Full system including continuous feeding and cooled product removal. The preliminary budget for the whole system is 285 000 euros (VAT 0 %). Automation and emergency shutdown systems are outside the scope of this tender and will be acquired separately. The object of the tender process is described in more detail in the invitation to tender documents.
Procedure identifier : 625037a5-a231-4440-9048-d91e22c84da1
Previous notice : 8f0b1624-a67e-459f-b8ad-aae9ef82225b-01
Internal identifier : Reg.no. 16/206/2025
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure : The tender process is based on the open procedure applicable to contracts that exceed the EU procurement threshold. According to the Act on Public Contracts (1397/2016) and its section 125 §, the tender process can be discontinued for a real and well-grounded reason. The contracting entity has discontinued the tender process on 9.5.2025 by the discontinuation decision, which has 9.5.2025 notified via tendering portal to the interested parties.

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 38300000 Measuring instruments

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Finland
Anywhere in the given country

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 285 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : Objectives The objective is to find one professional supplier that can guarantee a high standard of quality and who is capable of providing the Carbonization and activation unit and user training in its entirety. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd will choose one supplier from among the tenderers. The object of the tender process is described in more detail in the invitation to tender documents.
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : CARBONIZATION AND ACTIVATION UNIT
Description : DISCONTINUATION OF PROCEDURE REGARDING THE TENDER PROCESS FOR CARBONIZATION AND ACTIVATION UNIT, Reg. no. 16/206/2025. Grounds for discontinuation: According to the Act on Public Contracts (1397/2016) and its section 125 §, the tender process can be discontinued for a real and well-grounded reason. The contracting entity has discontinued the tender process on 9.5.2025 by the discontinuation decision, which has 9.5.2025 notified via tendering portal to the interested parties. After the award decision, the contracting authority found that the request for tenders contained material errors and lacked clarity concerning the reference criteria. The comparison of tenders was therefore not fair to all tenderers, because the comparison criteria were not described in sufficient detail in the invitation to tender. The terms of the request for tenders did not, for example, indicate how and which references were considered minimum requirements, nor what was taken into account in the quality criteria. As a result, the tenders have not been comparable. After careful consideration, the contracting authority has assessed that, due to the significant errors identified in the request for tenders, it has no option but to cancel the procurement procedure and initiate an entirely new tender process according to the Public Procurement act, section 125. For the sake of clarity, it is stated that the errors could not be corrected in any other way than by publishing a new, revised request for tenders. Based on the reasons mentioned above, VTT has had real and justified reasons to suspend the tender competition. This decision does not have a discriminatory effect on candidates or tenderers, but under these circumstances, ensures the equal and non-discriminatory treatment of all tenderers. VTT is going to publish new tendering procedure soon. THE OBJECT OF THE TENDER The object of the tender process is a carbonization and activation unit. Continuously fed carbonization and activation unit built into a sea container. The preferred pyrolysis technology is a rotating kiln. The unit is suitable for both carbonization and activation with maximum temperature at least 900 degrees Celsius. Activation should be possible with both steam and CO2. Full system including continuous feeding and cooled product removal. The preliminary budget for the whole system is 285 000 euros (VAT 0 %). Automation and emergency shutdown systems are outside the scope of this tender and will be acquired separately. The object of the tender process is described in more detail in the invitation to tender documents.
Internal identifier : Reg.no. 16/206/2025

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 38300000 Measuring instruments

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Finland
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Other duration : Unknown

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 285 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : no
Additional information : Objectives The objective is to find one professional supplier that can guarantee a high standard of quality and who is capable of providing the Carbonization and activation unit and user training in its entirety. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd will choose one supplier from among the tenderers. The object of the tender process is described in more detail in the invitation to tender documents.

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Price comparison
Description : Please see invitation to tender.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (points, exact)
Award criterion number : 30
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Quality comparison
Description : Please see invitation to tender.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (points, exact)
Award criterion number : 70
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.15 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 : Markkinaoikeus -

6. Results

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0000

No winner was chosen and the competition is closed.
The reason why a winner was not chosen : Other

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 4

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

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-0002

Official name : VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
Registration number : 2647375-4
Postal address : P.O. Box 1000, VTT
Town : Espoo
Postcode : 02044
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Helsinki-Uusimaa ( FI1B1 )
Country : Finland
Contact point : VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
Telephone : +358 20722111
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

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 : aa620f7e-c687-4f43-a26d-6fb5a879bb9e - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 12/06/2025 08:13 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 12/06/2025 08:14 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00381308-2025
OJ S issue number : 112/2025
Publication date : 13/06/2025