JAHARP2022-3 Chainsaws: Information notice on the opening of a competive procurement process on laboaratory testing

In the context of the EU co-funded joint market surveillance action JAHARP2022-3 on Chainsaws, PROSAFE sought to identify, through two consecutive open tendering procedures in February and March 2024, competent test laboratories, having accreditation in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 765/2008. These two procurement rounds did not deliver the expected outcomes and thus have not led to a contract award.

In response to that, in April 2024, PROSAFE (re-)engaged with the market by means of a contract notice, inviting all identified test bodies to submit, through a survey, their interest to participate in a competitive dialogue procurement process for the purchase of services for testing two types of equipment:

• Electric corded chain-saws; and
• Electric battery-powered (cordless) chain-saws.

The competitive dialogue will be organised as individual 1-to-1 virtual meetings between the project and the test bodies that expressed their interest to take part in the dialogue by responding to a prior contract notice and an expression of interest survey.

The dialogue sessions are scheduled to begin on 14 May 2024.

Useful documents

• Terms of Reference 
• Briefing document
• Product Testing Requirements and Price List template
• PROSAFE General Conditions for Tenders

Background

The JAHARP2022-03 Chainsaws involves 5 Market Surveillance Authorities from the following 5 Countries: Belgium, Croatia, Finland, Czech Republic and Spain. The objective of this transnational activity is to identify non-compliant products traded on the Single Market. The activity falls within the scope of the Machinery Directive and LVD.

RECAST - Call for Consultancy Services - JAHARP2022-3 Work Package 3 on Chainsaws

PROSAFE is relaunching the public procurement procedure for the purchase of consultancy services in relation to Work Package (WP) 3 of JAHARP2022-03 on Chainsaws.

The first procurement round and Call for Tender, which was launched on 16 August 2023 with a submission deadline on 06 September 2023, was unsuccessful as it did not lead to contract award.

Experts interested in submitting an application are invited to send the required documentation via email to Mrs This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Executive Director, and Dr This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Programme Manager, with subject “JAHARP2022-3 – RECAST - Call for Consultancy Services – Your name and surname”. 

The deadline for submission of applications is 18 October 2023, 6 pm CET.

Requests for clarification or other queries related to the tender specifications must be submitted in writing no later than 13 October 2023, 6 pm CET, to Mrs Ioana Sandu, Executive Director, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., and Dr Kyriakos Papazoglou, Programme Manager, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Only questions submitted in this way will be answered, in fairness to all bidders.

Reference documents

Official Call and Signed Version
Annex 1 - Declarations on Honour
Annex 2 - General Conditions of Tenders for PROSAFE Contracts
Annex 3 - Tender Checklist
Annex 4 - Project Bulletin

RECAST - Call for Tenders for Test Laboratories - JAHARP2022-03 on Chainsaws

PROSAFE is relaunching a Call for Tender with updated Terms of References for the testing of Electric Chainsaws (battery-powered and mains-powered) in the context of the Joint Action JAHARP2022-03, co-funded by the EU. More details can be found in the Official Call and Appendices below.

EEPLIANT3: Procurement of service for the development of a WebCrawler prototype/MVP under the EEPLIANT3 Concerted Action

PROSAFE is launching a Call for Offers for the developement of a WebCrawler prototype/Minimum Viable Product (MVP) in the context of the EU-funded EEPLIANT3 Concerted Action and Work Package 2 on IT tools. More details can be found in the Tender Specifications/Terms of Referce and Appendices below.

Timeline for submission

Tenders must be sent via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the subject header "EEPLIANT3 WebCrawler Tender" by 03 July 2023.

Questions can be submitted in writing to the same email addresses by 28 June 2023. 

Useful documents

• Tender specifications/Terms of reference
• Appendix 1 - Declaration on Honour
• Appendix 2 - PROSAFE General Conditions for Tenders
• Q&A - List of questions and answers (version 2, 29/6/2023)