WASTE2FASHION | Call for tenders
Supply of equipment and related services – Three lots
Publication reference: AF/lm/25PIF041/76/2026
Project: WASTE2FASHION (A_T_2.4_0606)
CUP: E87F23000190006
Publication date: 16 November 2026
Deadline for submission of tenders: 16 December 2026, at 13:00 CET (local time in Italy)
NEXT TECHNOLOGY TECNOTESSILE Società Nazionale di Ricerca r.l. launches a Local Open Procedure for Supplies under the WASTE2FASHION Project, co-funded by the European Union through the Interreg NEXT MED Programme.
The procurement covers the supply, delivery, installation, commissioning, on-site acceptance testing, training, warranty, maintenance and technical assistance of new, unused and not refurbished equipment at Via del Gelso 13, 59100 Prato, Italy.
| Lot | Equipment | Maximum budget, excluding VAT |
| 1 | NIR Sensor | EUR 55,000 |
| 2 | XRF Analyser | EUR 40,000 |
| 3 | Hopper feeder and pre-needle punching machine | EUR 125,000 |
Total maximum budget: EUR 220,000, excluding VAT.
Tenderers may submit a tender for one, two or all three lots and may be awarded any or all of them. A separate contract will be concluded for each awarded lot.
Contracts will be awarded on the basis of the best price-quality ratio, with 70 points for technical quality and 30 points for price, in accordance with the tender dossier.
Tender dossier
The complete tender dossier, including the documents and forms needed to prepare a tender, is available free of charge in a single ZIP file. No registration or password is required to download or open it.
Download the complete tender dossier (ZIP)
Submission of tenders
Tenders must be submitted exclusively by e-mail to tecnotex@tecnotex.it, by 16 December 2026 at 13:00 CET (local time in Italy), in accordance with the Instructions to Tenderers.
The complete tender must be contained in one single password-protected ZIP archive, with a password of at least eight alphanumeric characters.
The password must not be sent before the tender submission deadline. It must be sent separately to the same e-mail address after that deadline and no later than 21 December 2026 at 23:59 CET (local time in Italy), as specified in the Instructions to Tenderers.
The procurement documents are issued in English. Tenders and correspondence may be submitted in Italian or English.
Clarifications and updates
Requests for clarification must be sent to tecnotex@tecnotex.it no later than ten calendar days before the tender submission deadline.
Clarifications, corrections and amendments will be published on this page in accordance with the timetable and rules set out in the Instructions to Tenderers. Prospective tenderers should check this page regularly.
About WASTE2FASHION
WASTE2FASHION supports circular solutions for post-consumer textile waste across the Mediterranean, including improved collection, sorting, reuse and recycling.
Total project budget: EUR 2,822,814.00. EU contribution: EUR 2,498,190.39, representing 88.5% of the total project budget.
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