The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (hereinafter ‘STM’) and National Institute for Health and Welfare (hereinafter ‘THL’ or ‘Customer’) request your tender for Hepatitis A Vaccine (HAV) belonging to the National Vaccination Programme in Finland for risk groups. The number of doses and amounts to be delivered as well as the delivery timetable, are set out in Annex 1 of this Invitation to tender. This procurement is detailed in the Contract Notice published on TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) online version http://ted.europa.eu/TED/main/HomePage.do and on the Hilma advertisement website www.hankintailmoitukset.fi as well as this Invitation to tender and its Annexes as follows.

The purpose of STM and the customer is to procure Hepatitis A Vaccine (HAV) required for the National Vaccination Programme in Finland for for adults and children. The number of doses and amounts to be delivered as well as the delivery timetable, are set out in Annex 1 Description of the Procurement. The customer will implement the procurement on STM's side. The roles of STM and customer are described in more detail in Annex 1: Description of the Procurement. The subject of procurement and the mandatory requirements relating to it are described in detail in this invitation to tender and its annexes. Partial tenders will not be considered. Alternative tenders will not be considered. The contract period is 4 years.