Chemical heaters

Description du marché

Leijona Catering Oy uses chemical heaters as part of ambient product solutions. Chemical heaters are used in operational field conditions to prepare ready to eat meals. We are seeking a delivery contact supplier for a 2-year contract period (Leijona Catering has an option to continue the contract beyond the 2-year period). The delivery contract does not grant exclusive rights to supply the product in question. The supplier supplies the goods in large batches for Leijona Catering. Products must be portion packed and must fulfil the presented technical requirements. Estimated yearly volume is around 50 000 products. 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. Product must be shelf-stable at room temperature. The product needs to receive minimum of 6 points from usability assessment (in scale of 1-9 points), to be eligible. Safety, usability (“easiness” to use) and quality of the instructions will be evaluated in the usability assessment by a group of end users. Products ability to heat a MRE will also be tested, and the test must be passed to be eligible (requirements for the “heat up” can be found below). Minimum shelf-life (from point of delivery): 26 months Chemical heater must have a sufficient internal volume to properly accommodate a MRE-package (50mm x 200mm x 138mm). Ability to heat up a meal (350g) to 60°C from 4°C in 12 minutes. Maximum lead time: 45 days (for 40 000 units) The product packaging must include standard consumer information in Finnish, Swedish, and English. Packaging must also include instructions for usage. The product packaging must not contain any direct or indirect messaging unrelated to the product.

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