MARKET DIALOGUE Sequencing services

The Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) is a research organisation whose task is to promote competitive business based on the sustainable use of renewable natural resources, as well as wellbeing and the vitality of the countryside. Luke is conducting sequencing on animals, plants, bacterial and fungal isolates and environmental samples. …

CPV: 73111000 Laboratoryjne usługi badawcze, 73110000 Usługi badawcze
Miejsce wykonania:
MARKET DIALOGUE Sequencing services
Miejsce udzielenia zamówienia:
Luonnonvarakeskus (Natural Resources Institute Finland)
Numer nagrody:
1716/02 10 01 00 05/2025

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Luonnonvarakeskus (Natural Resources Institute Finland)
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law, controlled by a regional authority
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : MARKET DIALOGUE Sequencing services
Description : The Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) is a research organisation whose task is to promote competitive business based on the sustainable use of renewable natural resources, as well as wellbeing and the vitality of the countryside. Luke is conducting sequencing on animals, plants, bacterial and fungal isolates and environmental samples. Luke is using both short and long read sequencing for shotgun sequencing, targeted sequencing and sequencing of bacterial and eukaryotic genomes. The subject of the procurement is sequencing services. Luke is looking for providers for 1) Metagenomic sequences 2) Transcriptomic 3) Amplicon and metabarcoding 4) Sanger sequencing 5) Whole genome sequencing 6) Sequencing of self-made pooled libraries 7) ddRAD and ATAC Interested suppliers can take part in either one or all of the service packages.
Internal identifier : 1716/02 10 01 00 05/2025

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73110000 Research services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73111000 Research laboratory services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere in the European Economic Area

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : Please note that this is a prior information notice ("hereafter notice") and does not call for tenders. The information provided in this notice is preliminary and is subject to change during preparation. Answering or not answering to this request for information shall not preclude participation in a possible tendering that is planned to be run during 2025. Interested suppliers in this upcoming procurement are requested to provide their contact details no later than May 30th, 2025 by filling in the contact information on the attached form: https://forms.office.com/e/UZj6XP7fFz The intention of the Natural Resources Institute Finland is to send questions and draft versions of call for tenders and its appendices to interested tenderers. Interested tenderers are given the opportunity to comment on the draft material in writing. If announced separately, company-specific remote meetings may be arranged. This request for information does not oblige Natural Resources Institute Finland to carry out the actual tendering. Hansel Ltd, a central purchasing body, has a consultative role in the tendering process.
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

3. Part

3.1 Part technical ID : PAR-0001

Title : Metagenomic sequencing
Description : Provider for sequencing services for metagenomic sequences. (DNA from e.g. soil, water, ice, snow, plant air traps/root/stem, gut of the organism.) Target is metagenomic sequencing and sequencing library preparation. Both Long reads (PacBio and/or Nanopore) and short reads (Illumina/AVITI or similar) are part of this market dialogue.
Internal identifier : 1

3.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73110000 Research services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73111000 Research laboratory services

3.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere in the European Economic Area

3.1.5 General information

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

3.1.6 Procurement documents

3.1.9 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Markkinaoikeus -

3.1 Part technical ID : PAR-0002

Title : Transcriptomic
Description : Provider for sequencing services for transcriptomic. (RNA from e.g. soil, water, ice, snow, air, plant surface/root/stem/blood/tissue/isolates/animal gut.) Transcriptomic library preparation using mRNA (Gene expression profilling, rRNA depletion or mRNA fishing part of this process) and total RNA as starting material and also lncRNA, miRNA or small RNAs. Sequencing of libraries using Illumina/AVITI or similar. Iso-seq. using e.g. Pac-Bio.
Internal identifier : 2

3.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73110000 Research services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73111000 Research laboratory services

3.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere in the European Economic Area

3.1.5 General information

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

3.1.6 Procurement documents

3.1.9 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Markkinaoikeus -

3.1 Part technical ID : PAR-0003

Title : Amplicons and metabarcoding
Description : Provider for sequencing services for amplicons and metabarcoding. (The matrix is DNA.) a. Fungi b. Bacteria c. Animals, protozoa, microscopic animals d. Animal droppings (mammalian identification) e. Air samples, water, fungi, insects f. Insects g. Plants Amplicons and metabarcoding. PCR of gene of interest, including but not limited to 16S rRNA, 18S rRNA, COI, ITS from bacteria, archaea, fungi, protist, fish, mammals, insects.
Internal identifier : 3

3.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73110000 Research services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73111000 Research laboratory services

3.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere in the European Economic Area

3.1.5 General information

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

3.1.6 Procurement documents

3.1.9 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Markkinaoikeus -

3.1 Part technical ID : PAR-0004

Title : Sanger sequencing
Description : Provider for sequencing services for sanger sequencing of PCR-fragments.
Internal identifier : 4

3.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73110000 Research services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73111000 Research laboratory services

3.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere in the European Economic Area

3.1.5 General information

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

3.1.6 Procurement documents

3.1.9 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Markkinaoikeus -

3.1 Part technical ID : PAR-0005

Title : Whole genome sequencing
Description : Provider for sequencing services for whole genome sequencing. a. Viruses (DNA, RNA) b. Viruses with host (DNA and RNA) c. Plants and trees d. Bacteria e. Fungi (including nematodes) f. Vertebrate species (whole genomes) g. epigenetics h. Hi-C or Omni-C Hi-C is a powerful genomic technique used to study the three-dimensional (3D) structure of genomes by analyzing chromatin interactions within the nucleus. Omni-C is cutting-edge genomic technology build on Hi-C, overcoming limitations of the later. Both would be used to study genomes of animals, plants etc..
Internal identifier : 5

3.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73110000 Research services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73111000 Research laboratory services

3.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere in the European Economic Area

3.1.5 General information

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

3.1.6 Procurement documents

3.1.9 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Markkinaoikeus -

3.1 Part technical ID : PAR-0006

Title : Sequencing of self-made pooled libraries
Description : Provider for sequencing services for sequencing of self-made pooled libraries. Sequencing of libraries which customer has prepared (e.g. metagenomes, genomes, amplicons, metatranscriptomes) using short read (Illumina, AVITI or similar) or long read (PacBio and/or Nanopore).
Internal identifier : 6

3.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73110000 Research services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73111000 Research laboratory services

3.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere in the European Economic Area

3.1.5 General information

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

3.1.6 Procurement documents

3.1.9 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Markkinaoikeus -

3.1 Part technical ID : PAR-0007

Title : ddRAD and ATAC
Description : Provider for sequencing services for ddRAD and ATAC. GBS (Genotyping By Sequencing) to identify variations between individuals using ddRAD (double digest Restriction-site Associated DNA) to discover thousands of genetic makers (SNPs -single nucleotide polymorphism), particular for non-model organisms, e.g. fish, other animals, fungi and plants. Depending on the species different enzyme combination are necessary. ATAC-seq (Assay for Transposase-Accessible Chromatin sequencing). It is a genomic technique to map open chromatin regions within or across a genome. Those loci containing gene regulatory elements such as promotors, enhancers and transcription factor binding sites. This technique would be applied to various animals, plants and others but also to cell culture samples.
Internal identifier : 7

3.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73110000 Research services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73111000 Research laboratory services

3.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere in the European Economic Area

3.1.5 General information

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

3.1.6 Procurement documents

3.1.9 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Markkinaoikeus -

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Luonnonvarakeskus (Natural Resources Institute Finland)
Registration number : 0244629-2
Postal address : PL 2 (Latokartanonkaari 9)
Town : Helsinki
Postcode : 00791
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Helsinki-Uusimaa ( FI1B1 )
Country : Finland
Contact point : Hansel Oy, Satu Salminen
Telephone : +358 294444227
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
Notice information
Notice identifier/version : 23d3e0d0-837e-4619-b801-a14f7cafb05a - 01
Form type : Planning
Notice type : Prior information notice or a periodic indicative notice used only for information
Notice dispatch date : 15/05/2025 08:02 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 15/05/2025 08:24 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00316881-2025
OJ S issue number : 94/2025
Publication date : 16/05/2025
Estimated date of publication of a contract notice within this procedure : 04/09/2025