Tenders Are Invited For 2025 Collection And Determination Of Benthic Samples From The Pebble Bottoms Of Rivers And Lakes

The Licensing And Control Agency Requests Your Offer For Collecting Benthic Samples From Rocky Bottoms In Accordance With The Monitoring Program For Inland Waters (Lakes And Rivers), Taxonomic Determination Of The Species, And Submitting The Data To The Benthic Information System Of The Environmental Administration. The Task Is Described In More Detail In The Draft Contract Attached To The Request For Tenders And In The Linked Method Instructions That Must Be Followed In The Work. The Samples To Be Determined Within The Framework Of This Contract Are Listed In The Appendix To The Request For Tenders And The Sample Quantities Are Given In The Criteria For The Procurement Object. This Procurement Mainly Concerns Samples Taken In Summer And Autumn 2025 (Some Of The Samples Were Taken In 2024). The Samples Have Been Taken By The Contract Partners Of The Ely Centers, With Whom The Contracts Signed Will Be Transferred To The Licensing And Control Agency From The Beginning Of 2026. The Procurement Is Divided Into Parts, Which Appear In The Following Sections Of The Tender Request. In The Spring Of 2026, A New Version Of The Benthic Information System Of The Finnish Environment Institute Will Be Published, In Which The Method Of Recording The Results Will Change. According To Available Information, After Adopting The New Recording Method, The Recording Will Be Smoother Than At Present, I.E. The Workload Will Not Substantially Increase. However, The Tenderer Must Prepare For The Use Of The New System In This Work.