Supply of Equipment for Tunceli Solid WAste Management Project

This is an EU‑financed open public procurement (procedure EC-ENEST/ANK/2026/EA-OP/0123, TED ref 207/2026) for supply, delivery, unloading, siting, installation where applicable, commissioning, testing, warranty services and training of solid waste management equipment for the DER-KAB union in Tunceli, Türkiye. The contract is divided into six lots covering landfill machinery, waste collection trucks, transfer vehicles, special containers, waste containers and mobile transfer stations, each awarded separately on the lowest price of technically compliant offers. Submission is non-electronic to the address specified in the tender dossier and clarifications must be submitted via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal; the controlling tender deadline is 4 January 2027 at 16:00 Istanbul time with public opening on 6 January 2027 at 10:00. Tenderers must meet lot-specific selection and financial guarantee requirements and price all lifecycle obligations including freight, installation, commissioning, training and warranty support.

What it funds

Supply, installation and services

Supply, delivery, unloading, siting and installation, commissioning, testing, warranty services and operator training for solid-waste equipment for the Tunceli region (Turkey). Work is divided into six lots covering landfill machinery, waste collection trucks, waste transfer vehicles, special containers, street/household containers and mobile transfer stations.

Who can apply

Eligible applicants are natural or legal persons established in EU Member States or in countries eligible under the IPA II instrument (includes Türkiye and other listed pre‑accession countries). Consortia are allowed; all members must meet eligibility and selection criteria.

How much (roughly)

No overall estimated contract value is published on the call page; procurements are unit-price lots. Indicative tender guarantee amounts (per lot) are listed in the tender dossier and range from €5,000 (small container lot) up to €27,000 (waste‑collection trucks) — see tender documents for exact lot guarantees 1.

Lots summary (high-level)

Footnotes

1. 1Full tender dossier, technical specifications, templates and submission terms are available on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal and in the contract notice (TED ref 207/2026). See contract documents and Invitation Letter on the portal Tender details.

Identification and procurement basics

Administrative reference and contracting authority

TED reference 207/2026 737255-2026. Procedure identifier EC-ENEST/ANK/2026/EA-OP/0123. Contracting authority: General Directorate of European Union and Foreign Relations, Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, Republic of Türkiye (lead contracting authority for the contract).

What is being procured (scope and lots)

The subject of the contract is the supply, delivery, unloading, siting and installation, commissioning, testing, warranty services and training by the Contractor for the End Recipient (Union of Tunceli, Pülümür, Nazimiye, Ovacık, Mazgirt Municipalities Solid Waste Management Union (DER-KAB)). The procurement is divided into six lots. Bidders may tender for one lot or multiple lots; each lot will form a separate contract (award lot-by-lot).

Eligibility and procurement documents

Participation is open to natural and legal persons established in EU Member States and in countries eligible under the financing instrument (IPA II Pre-Accession). International organisations may participate. Full eligibility and origin rules are in the tender dossier and the Additional Information to the Contract Notice. Tenderers must provide documentary evidence of eligibility, selection and exclusion criteria as requested. VAT and customs/taxes arrangements follow the IPA II Framework Agreement with Türkiye — specific tax and customs exemptions apply and are described in the procurement documents 1.

Structured categorisation and key facts

Templates and mandatory documents (summary)

Where to apply and how to get the documents

Full tender dossier (Invitation Letter, ITT, main & special conditions, technical specifications, tender templates and annexes) is published on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal and on the contracting authority site. Questions must be submitted through the F&T Portal Q&A. Downloadable procurement documents and template forms are provided on the portal EU Funding & Tenders Portal. 1

How to prepare a compliant tender (practical checklist)

Opportunity summary and final remarks

What this opportunity is about and how to explain it

This is an open public procurement (tender) funded under the EU IPA II programme (environment and climate action) for the supply, delivery, installation, commissioning, testing, warranty and training of a comprehensive set of waste management equipment and vehicles to upgrade municipal solid waste management services in Tunceli province, Türkiye. The contract is split into six lots so manufacturers, authorized dealers and specialized suppliers can bid for relevant equipment ranges (landfill machinery, collection trucks, transfer vehicles, special containers, waste containers, and mobile transfer stations). The procedure is non-electronic: tenders must be submitted as paper copies to the address listed in the tender dossier within the deadline. Award is by lowest price for technically compliant offers. Tenderers must satisfy selection criteria, provide tender guarantees where applicable and comply with the IPA II tax and customs arrangements. Full procurement documentation, templates and Q&A are published on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal and on the contracting authority website. Bidders should use the provided technical and financial templates and submit clear manufacturer documentation for all offered models. Delivery and acceptance will take place in Tunceli, Türkiye; contracts include commissioning, training and warranty obligations with one-year contractual warranty and required after-sales arrangements. Direct contact for procedural clarifications is through the F&T Portal Q&A tab and the contracting authority contact details provided in the dossier.

Footnotes

1. 1Tax and customs arrangements and the practical application of VAT and import exemptions follow the IPA II Framework Agreement and national implementing measures in Türkiye. Relevant guidance and the full text of the additional information to the contract notice are published with the procurement documents on the F&T portal and on the contracting authority website (Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change / General Directorate of EU and Foreign Relations).

Executive Summary

This is an EU financed international public procurement procedure, not a grant scheme. The contracting authority seeks suppliers for equipment supporting the integrated solid waste management system of the Tunceli, Pülümür, Nazımiye, Ovacık and Mazgirt municipalities in Türkiye. The project beneficiary is the DER-KAB Solid Waste Management Union. The wider project aims to improve waste services, reduce environmental pollution, protect public health and support alignment with EU waste legislation 1.

The procedure is an open supply tender divided into six lots. The contract includes supply, delivery, unloading, siting, installation where applicable, commissioning, testing, warranty services and, for most lots, training. Awards are made lot by lot using the lowest price criterion. The official notice does not state an overall estimated contract value or individual lot values in the information available for this analysis.

The authoritative tender information identifies the procedure as EC-ENEST/ANK/2026/EA-OP/0123 and the TED reference as 207/2026, 737255-2026. The tender was published on 26 October 2026.

Opportunity Identity

Programme and Financing

The project authority describes the supply contract as the third major contract within the wider Tunceli Integrated Solid Waste Management Project. The project also includes technical assistance and construction components. The supply contract budget has not been published in the available project summary or tender metadata 1.

This opportunity provides payment under a public supply contract rather than non-repayable project funding. Applicants should therefore price a complete commercial offer covering the specified goods and all required logistics, installation, testing, warranty and training obligations.

Scope of Supply by Lot

The six lots are separate procurement packages. A tenderer may submit one tender per lot and may be awarded more than one lot. If one tenderer wins multiple lots, the contracting authority may conclude a single contract covering those lots.

Key Tender Parameters

The main commercial and procedural parameters are as follows.

The portal displays a general maximum duration of eight months, while the additional contract notice specifies 240 calendar days for Lot 1 and 180 calendar days for Lots 2 to 6. These lot-specific periods should be treated as the controlling implementation periods when preparing a programme and delivery plan.

Who Can Apply

Participation is open to eligible natural persons, legal persons and groupings of such persons, including consortia, that are effectively established in an EU Member State or another country or territory eligible under the applicable EU external financing rules. International organisations may also participate.

Supplies must originate in an eligible country. The tender dossier states that UK-established persons and UK-originating goods are included under the applicable EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement provisions.

A consortium may be a permanent legally established grouping or an informal grouping formed specifically for the procedure. All consortium members are jointly and severally liable to the contracting authority. If an ineligible entity participates in a consortium, the consortium may be excluded.

An organisation may submit only one tender per lot, whether it participates individually, as consortium leader or as a consortium member. An organisation that participates in more than one tender for the same lot may cause all affected tenders to be excluded.

The portal data indicates that the lots are not identified as suitable for SMEs. This does not itself prohibit SME participation, but the financial, technical, delivery and guarantee requirements may make consortium formation or reliance on eligible capacity-providing entities commercially relevant.

Use of Other Entities and Subcontractors

A tenderer may rely on the capacity of other entities, regardless of the legal relationship, where it can demonstrate that the necessary resources will be available for contract performance. The supporting entity must satisfy the applicable eligibility and nationality requirements.

For technical and professional capacity, the entity whose capacity is relied upon must perform the tasks for which that capacity is required. For economic and financial capacity, the supporting entities become jointly and severally liable for performance.

Selection Criteria Identified in the Notice

The available additional information notice provides detailed selection criteria for Lot 1 and Lot 2. The full tender dossier must be checked for the corresponding criteria for Lots 3 to 6 before selecting a lot or consortium structure.

For the experience criteria, contracts may have started before the reference period. Completed contracts or parts completed during the relevant period may be used, but the tenderer must provide documentary evidence showing the value and the portion performed. Acceptable evidence may include an approval of a report or deliverable, proof of payment, or a statement or certificate from the contracting entity.

Consortium experience must be clearly attributed to the relevant consortium member. The evidence should identify the member’s actual role, the supplies delivered and the value of the work performed by that member.

The tenderer must not rely on previous experience arising from a contract that was terminated by a contracting authority because of a breach of contract.

Requirements and Deliverables

The successful contractor is responsible for the complete delivery chain, not merely the manufacture or sale of equipment. The expected obligations include delivery to the project location, unloading, siting, installation where required, commissioning, testing and warranty services.

Training is expressly included for Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6. Lot 5 expressly includes supply, delivery, unloading, siting, installation, commissioning, testing and warranty services but does not separately mention training in the published description.

Technical compliance must be demonstrated against the tender specifications and the technical offer template. Offers should address specifications, quantities, performance, compatibility, safety, documentation, commissioning, warranty arrangements, spare parts and after-sales support where required by the dossier.

The tender dossier includes a performance guarantee document, a tender guarantee document, a financial offer form, a tender form, technical specifications and technical offer requirements, special conditions, general conditions, an administrative compliance grid and an evaluation grid. The precise guarantee amounts, validity periods and release conditions must be taken from the final versions of those documents.

Submission and Administrative Process

The portal classifies the submission as non-electronic and the notice states that tenders must be sent exclusively to the address specified in the procurement documents. The tenderer must not assume that uploading documents through the Funding and Tenders Portal is sufficient.

An EU Login account is required to subscribe to the call, submit questions through the portal and access relevant procurement support functions. This account requirement does not change the stated paper submission method for the tender itself.

All written communications and contract documentation must be in English. Financial data must be presented in €. Where historical amounts were originally expressed in another currency, the tender dossier requires conversion using the InforEuro exchange rate for October 2026.

Questions submitted after 14 December 2026 at 23:59 Istanbul time may not receive a response. Tenderers should submit clarification requests early and monitor the official tender page and dossier for amendments or additional information.

The tender guarantee must accompany the tender and be submitted by the tender deadline. The invitation letter specifically states that a tender without the required accompanying guarantee may not satisfy the submission requirements.

Evaluation and Award Strategy

The published award method is lowest price. This means that technical and administrative compliance is a threshold requirement, after which the financially lowest compliant offer is expected to rank first. A low price that fails mandatory specifications, guarantees, eligibility conditions or documentary requirements is not commercially viable.

Tenderers should price all mandatory obligations within the financial offer, including freight, insurance, unloading, installation, commissioning, testing, training, warranty support and any required documentation. Separately priced optional items or exclusions should not be introduced unless the tender forms expressly permit them.

Applicants may tender for one or several lots, but each lot should be assessed independently for turnover, experience, equipment capability, delivery capacity and guarantee exposure. A tenderer seeking several lots should confirm that its resources and references satisfy the cumulative obligations and any lot-specific requirements.

Commercial and Operational Risks

The largest immediate risk is the absence of published estimated values for the overall procurement and individual lots. Suppliers must obtain the official budget breakdown and financial offer forms from the tender dossier before making a bid or assessing expected margin.

The paper submission requirement creates a delivery risk. Tenderers should allow sufficient time for preparation, printing, signing, sealing, dispatch and physical receipt at the address prescribed in the dossier. Internal dispatch evidence may not substitute for receipt by the contracting authority if the tender arrives late.

The tender includes substantial logistics and after-sales obligations. International suppliers should establish a Türkiye delivery plan, local service arrangements, spare parts availability, commissioning personnel, training resources and warranty response procedures before tender submission.

The origin requirement must be checked for every item and major component. Supplier declarations, certificates of origin and manufacturing records should be prepared in the form required by the dossier, particularly where equipment is assembled from components originating in different countries.

The tenderer should reconcile the portal deadline, the contract notice and all dossier amendments. The controlling deadline currently shown in the official notice is 4 January 2027 at 16:00 Istanbul time, with public opening on 6 January 2027 at 10:00 Istanbul time.

Recommended Applicant Preparation

Overall Assessment

This is a substantial equipment supply opportunity for manufacturers, authorised distributors, waste management equipment integrators, heavy machinery suppliers, truck manufacturers and specialist container or transfer station providers. It is particularly suitable for businesses able to demonstrate relevant references, provide financial guarantees and manage delivery and after-sales support in Türkiye.

The opportunity is not a conventional EU grant and has no published funding rate or reimbursement percentage. Revenue is generated through performance of the awarded supply contract, with the contractor responsible for meeting the contract price and all included delivery obligations. The principal bid decision should therefore be based on lot-specific technical compliance, documented experience, financial capacity, guarantee requirements, origin eligibility and the cost of fulfilling the full lifecycle obligations.

The official tender dossier remains decisive for all eligibility thresholds, guarantee amounts, technical specifications, payment arrangements, tax and customs treatment, contractual remedies, warranty periods and submission formalities. The tender page and documents should be checked for amendments before submission 2.

Sources

The analysis relies primarily on the official EU Funding and Tenders Portal tender notice and the associated tender dossier documents, supplemented by the official project information published by the Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change.

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Official project information: Tunceli Integrated Solid Waste Management Project

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Official tender page and document repository: EU Funding and Tenders Portal tender details

Footnotes

1. 1The official project page identifies DER-KAB as the beneficiary, describes the environmental and public health objectives, and confirms that the supply contract was in the tendering process.
2. 2The official EU Funding and Tenders Portal is the authoritative source for the current notice, tender documents, amendments, questions and answers, submission information and final procurement requirements.