Finland – Food, beverages, tobacco and related products – Rice cakes, lentil crisp bread and protein cookies

Leijona Catering Oy uses rice cakes, lentil crisp bread and protein cookies as part of ambient product solutions. Rice cakes, lentil crisp bread and protein cookies are part of multiple different meals, which are usually served in operational field conditions. We are seeking a delivery contact supplier for a 3-year contract period (Leijona Catering has an option to continue the contract beyond the 3-year period). The delivery contract does not grant exclusive rights to supply the products in question. The supplier supplies the goods in large batches for Leijona Catering. must be Rice cakes and protein cookies must be single packed, and lens crisp bread must be portion packed. All the products must fulfil the presented technical requirements. This procurement is divided into three (3) parts; rice cakes, lentil crisp bread and protein cookie. Estimated volume for each procurement part is 135 000 products per year. However, Leijona Catering is not obligated to buy any products from selected supplier. Leijona is allowed to purchase similar products from the selected supplier under this delivery contract. Supplier is allowed to offer to all three (3) parts. Maximum of two (2) parts can be awarded to one supplier. Required features of the product: Non-permitted ingredients: Milk and lactose ("milk sugar”) Nuts and almonds Gluten Product must be shelf-stable at room temperature. The product needs to receive minimum of 6 points from flavour assessment (in scale of 1-9 points), to be eligible. Flavour, appearance and texture will be evaluated in the flavour assessment by a group of end users. Rice cake shelf-life (from point of delivery): 26 months Protein cookie shelf-life (from point of delivery): 20 months Lentil crisp bread shelf-life (from point of delivery): 26 months Product weights: Rice cake 12-20g Protein cookie 25g-80g Lentil crisp bread 45-55g Minimum energy contents: Rice cake 50 kcal Protein cookie 380 kcal per 100g Lentil crisp bread 150 kcal Rice cakes must be single packed. Lentil crisp bread must be portion packed. Protein cookies must either be single or portion packed. The product packaging must include standard consumer information in Finnish, Swedish, and English (optional). The product packaging must not contain any direct or indirect messaging unrelated to the product. Weight of the transportation box cannot exceed 400 kg. Transportation box needs to withstand storage handling and transportation by food delivery fleet. If the transportation box is over 20 kg, it needs to be delivered on a top of a pallet.