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Conditions and Timeline of the Selective Tender

The detailed conditions of the selective tender and the documents required for submission have been published in the Official Announcements (English translation is provided in the documents).

Attention! The amendments to the conditions of the selective tender have been made as of 08.05.2025. Sections 5.6.3, 7.5.5, 12.9, and 12.11 of the conditions of the selective tender have been amended. All other sections remain in force.

Watch the recording of the entrepreneurs’ information day that took place on April 17, 2025.

If you wish to enter into a Non-Disclosure Agreement with the Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (RKIK) in accordance with clause 2.6 of the Conditions of the Selective Tender, please fill in the designated fields in the draft agreement, then sign the agreement and send it to the email address [email protected]. Attention! Please follow the comments included in the document!

Companies must submit an operational plan for the selective tender, which must include detailed information on at least the following topics:

  1. description of the product to be manufactured;
  2. description of the production process;
  3. description and timeline of actions for establishing production readiness;
  4. desired land area in square metres, considering safety zones around handling sites;
  5. a conceptual layout drawing(s) of the production buildings to be established, the area of the production buildings and the net quantity of the explosive substance handled per each building;
  6. the planned quantity of explosive substance or other product to be produced, relevant under the selective tender, in total;
  7. the maximum net quantity of explosive substance to be stored in the storage facilities at any one time;
  8. need for base infrastructure;
  9. detailed breakdown of the supply chain for at least the key components of the products;
  10. description of logistics;
  11. customers;
  12. marketing approach, including sales process and market potential;
  13. competitors and competitive advantages;
  14. price indication of the product and market comparison;
  15. business plan of the project;
  16. risk analysis;
  17. expected results, including production volumes;
  18. the estimated investment amount expressed in euros.

Timeline

  • April 9, 2025 – The selective tender for the defence industry park is announced in the Official Announcements.
  • April 17, 2025 – ECDI will hold information day for interested companies.
  • May 15, 2025 – The deadline for submitting applications. Companies must submit basic information about what they intend to produce, what area/infrastructure they require, etc.
  • June 15, 2025 – Deadline for submitting initial offers that include a detailed operational plan and other key information based on the evaluation criteria. Companies that meet the qualification requirements will enter into negotiations.
  • July 28, 2025 – After the negotiations, ECDI will invite to submit final offers (ISO) to the companies that participated in the negotiations, taking into account the solutions presented and refined during the discussions.
  • August 31, 2025 – The evaluation committee will submit a recommendation to the Minister of Defence to approve the results of the selective tender.

All applications, offers, and additional questions must be submitted to [email protected].