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 B Vaccine (HBV) belonging to the National Vaccination Programme in Finland. The contract period is 2 years (during 2019-2021). The extend of the contract (option period) is 2 option years (during 2021-2022 and 2022-2023). Estimated quantity for the contract period including options is 200 000 doses. The customer will choose the supplier based on a comparison of tenders. Tender that is economically the most advantageous will win the competition. Please note that all times given in the call for tenders are local time in Finland. Tender annexes: Annex 1 Contract Annex 2 JYSE 2014 Supplies (link).

The purpose of STM and the customer is to procure Hepatitis B Vaccine (HBV) required for the National Vaccination Programme in Finland. The procurement consists of vaccines for adults and children. See “Other information/Total amount”. The customer will implement the procurement on STM´s side. The roles of STM and customer are described in more detail in section “Presentation of the contracting authority”. The subject of procurement and the mandatory requirements relating to it are described in detail in this call for tenders and its annexes. The contract will be awarded to one supplier based on a comparison of tenders. Contract period: estimated quantity for the contract period is 80 000 doses for adults and 20 000 doses for children. The customer reserves the right to increase or decrease the ordered numbers of doses by up to 20 %. The estimated duration of the contract is two (2) years. The contract period shall enter into force once the contract has been signed, and expire when all contractual duties have been performed. After the contract period, the customer reserves the right for the option described in section “Description of renewals”. Tenders will be compared in the manner described in section “Grounds for decision” of the call for tenders.