1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: European Union, represented by the European Commission on behalf of and for the account of Armenia
Legal type of the buyer: EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Supply of Passive Autocatalytic Hydrogen Recombiners and Hydrogen Monitoring System for Armenian Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2
Description: Supply of Passive Autocatalytic Hydrogen Recombiners (Lot 1) and a Hydrogen Monitoring System (Lot 2) for the confinement of Armenian Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2. The national action plan of Armenia to improve the nuclear safety of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) based on lessons learned from the Fukushima-Daiichi accident, peer reviewed by the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG), includes an action point on implementation of measures to reduce hydrogen hazard probability and the measurement of hydrogen concentration in the containment of ANPP Unit 2. This supply tender aims to contract supplier(s) of equipment and associated services for hydrogen management in the containment of ANPP Unit 2. Lot 1: Design, manufacture and supply of a set of Passive Autocatalytic Hydrogen Recombiners and auxiliary tools. The tentative total rated depletion rate of the set shall be no less than 105 kg/h. Lot 2: Design, manufacture and supply of a Hydrogen Monitoring System and auxiliaries. For both lots, the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant will, amongst others, be responsible for the installation and commissioning of the equipment under supervision of the selected supplier(s).
Procedure identifier: 9ca296e7-066a-4f3a-9a8a-c6efdf67d898
Internal identifier: EC-INTPA/2026/EA-OP/0061
Type of procedure: Open
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Supplies
Main classification (cpv): 35113210 Nuclear safety equipment
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Armenia
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information: Please consult the procurement documents.
2.1.4.
General information
Additional information: The Lot 1 and Lot 2 equipment would need to be delivered to Armenia.For any additional information, please refer to the document A5f "Additional information about the Contract Notice". In case of unavailability or disruptions in the functioning of the electronic means of communication provided in Section 5.1.11 in the last 5 calendar days before the time limit for receipt indicated in Section 5.1.12, the contracting authority reserves the right to extend this time limit and publish the extension at the Internet address provided in Section 5.1.11, without a preceding publication of a corrigendum to this notice. Economic operators interested in this procurement are invited to subscribe to the call for tenders at the address in Section 5.1.11 in order to get notified when new information or documents are published.
Legal basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509
LocalLaw - Procurement award procedure applying to European Union external actions financed from the general budget of the European Union and the European Development Fund (EDF)
2.1.5.
Terms of procurement
Terms of submission:
Maximum number of lots for which one tenderer can submit tenders: 2
Terms of contract:
Maximum number of lots for which contracts can be awarded to one tenderer: 2
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusion: Procurement Document
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: Lot 1 - Supply of passive autocatalytic hydrogen recombiners for the confinement of Armenian NPP Unit 2
Description: Lot 1: Design, manufacture and supply of a set of Passive Autocatalytic Hydrogen Recombiners and auxiliary tools. The tentative total rated depletion rate of the set shall be no less than 105 kg/h.
Internal identifier: EC-INTPA/2026/EA-OP/0061-LOT-1
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Supplies
Main classification (cpv): 35113210 Nuclear safety equipment
Additional classification (cpv): 42150000 Nuclear reactors and parts
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere
Additional information: The contract will be performed in Armenia
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 24 Months
5.1.6.
General information
Reserved participation:
Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
Information about previous notices:
Identifier of the previous notice: 641608-2025
Additional information: The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant will, among others, be responsible for the installation and commissioning of the equipment under supervision of the selected supplier(s).The procurement is funded by the following EU programme: Nuclear Safety.
5.1.9.
Selection criteria
Sources of selection criteria: Procurement Document
5.1.10.
Award criteria
Criterion:
Type: Price
Description: Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 100
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Deadline for requesting additional information: 05/06/2026 23:59:59 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Ad hoc communication channel:
Name: Funding and Tenders Portal
5.1.12.
Terms of procurement
Terms of submission:
Electronic submission: Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English
Electronic catalogue: Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders: 26/06/2026 12:00:59 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 90 Days
Information about public opening:
Opening date: 26/06/2026 15:00:00 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Terms of contract:
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used: yes
Electronic payment will be used: yes
5.1.15.
Techniques
Framework agreement:
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system:
No dynamic purchase system
5.1.16.
Further information, mediation and review
Review organisation: Court of Justice of the European Union
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: European Union, represented by the European Commission on behalf of and for the account of Armenia
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0002
Title: Hydrogen Monitoring System (Lot 2) for the confinement of Armenian Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2
Description: Lot 2: Design, manufacture and supply of a Hydrogen Monitoring System and auxiliaries.
Internal identifier: EC-INTPA/2026/EA-OP/0061-LOT-2
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Supplies
Main classification (cpv): 35113210 Nuclear safety equipment
Additional classification (cpv): 42150000 Nuclear reactors and parts
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere
Additional information: The contract will be performed in Armenia
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 24 Months
5.1.6.
General information
Reserved participation:
Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
Information about previous notices:
Identifier of the previous notice: 641608-2025
Additional information: The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant will, among others, be responsible for the installation and commissioning of the equipment under supervision of the selected supplier(s)The procurement is funded by the following EU programme: Nuclear Safety.
5.1.9.
Selection criteria
Sources of selection criteria: Procurement Document
5.1.10.
Award criteria
Criterion:
Type: Price
Description: Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 100
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Deadline for requesting additional information: 05/06/2026 23:59:59 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Ad hoc communication channel:
Name: Funding and Tenders Portal
5.1.12.
Terms of procurement
Terms of submission:
Electronic submission: Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English
Electronic catalogue: Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders: 26/06/2026 12:00:59 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 90 Days
Information about public opening:
Opening date: 26/06/2026 15:00:00 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Terms of contract:
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used: yes
Electronic payment will be used: yes
5.1.15.
Techniques
Framework agreement:
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system:
No dynamic purchase system
5.1.16.
Further information, mediation and review
Review organisation: Court of Justice of the European Union
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: European Union, represented by the European Commission on behalf of and for the account of Armenia
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: European Union, represented by the European Commission on behalf of and for the account of Armenia
Registration number: COM
Department: INTPA.F - Green Deal, Digital Agenda,INTPA.F.1 - Climate Change and Sustainable Energy; Nuclear Safety
Postal address: Rue de la Loi 41
Town: Brussels
Postcode: B-1049
Country subdivision (NUTS): Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad (BE100)
Country: Belgium
Telephone: +32 2 299 11 11
Roles of this organisation:
Buyer
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official name: Court of Justice of the European Union
Registration number: CURIA
Postal address: Rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postcode: L-2925
Country subdivision (NUTS): Luxembourg (LU000)
Country: Luxembourg
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Roles of this organisation:
Review organisation
8.1.
ORG-0003
Official name: European Commission
Registration number: EUCOM
Postal address: Mondrian (CDMA), Rue du Champ de Mars 21
Town: Brussels
Postcode: B-1050
Country subdivision (NUTS): Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad (BE100)
Country: Belgium
Telephone: +32 2 299 11 11
Roles of this organisation:
TED eSender
Notice identifier/version: 85d98a01-51f5-47b4-9ab6-e1419a84bef0 - 01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 16
Notice dispatch date: 23/04/2026 08:21:58 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 280692-2026
OJ S issue number: 80/2026
Publication date: 24/04/2026