KJ47/26 Hose maintenance equipment

The Southwest Finland Welfare Region in Finland from Europe region has released this tender for The subject of the procurement is hose maintenance equipment intended for fire hose maintenance for the rescue services of the Southwest Finland welfare region. The equipment is used for washing, test-stressing, drying, marking the fault point of fire hoses that are returned for use, as well as for reeling and winding the hoses. The equipment must enable a maintenance process carried out by a single operator in a closed system to the greatest extent possible in order to reduce personnel exposure to contaminants. The same equipment must be able to handle fire hoses with a diameter of 25-110 mm and a length of 3-40 meters. Based on the EU-wide market survey conducted by the procurement unit, the Hosemaster hose maintenance equipment is the only solution on the market that meets the requirements for handling 110 mm fire hoses up to 40 meters in length, while also including washing, test-stressing, drying, marking the fault point, reeling and winding the fire hoses. According to Section 40, Subsection 2, Paragraph 2 of the Act on Public Procurement and Concession Agreements (1397/2016), the contracting entity may choose direct procurement if, for technical reasons or reasons related to the protection of exclusive rights, only a specific supplier can carry out the procurement; An additional condition is that there are no reasonable alternative or substitute solutions and that the lack of competition is not due to an artificial narrowing of the procurement conditions. with tender notice no. 655501-2026 published on 24 Sep 2026. The tender is due to expire on 23 Dec 2026. This tender is sourced from TED Europa and is eligible for suppliers interested in Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery, Hoses. Interested bidders can obtain further information including complete bid documents or ways to participate by registering on Tender Impulse and referencing via Tender Impulse ID 14956395.