Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) is planning to procure a fish egg sorting machine for its research infrastructure in Taivalkoski. Luke’s aquaculture facility is located in Taivalkoski, and the fish egg sorting machine is being procured for the handling of live fish eggs, mostly salmonid eggs. The planned procurement concerns a fish egg sorting machine that uses an optical system for fish egg sorting. The machine must be suitable for sorting salmonid eggs, and it must be suitable for sorting dead fish eggs from viable/live fish eggs. The fish eggs to be processed have a diameter of approximately 4–8 millimetres. GENERAL Please note that this is a market consultation notice (hereafter "notice") and that this is not an invitation to tender. The information provided in this notice is preliminary and is subject to change during preparation. The information provided in this notice does not bind Luke in any way. The aim is for the machine to be delivered to Luke by December 2026. Hansel Oy is acting as a consultant role in the procurement. MARKET DIALOGUE We will send a draft version of the call for tenders and its annexes to registered companies, approximately in August 2026. Registered companies are given the opportunity to comment on the draft version in writing. REGISTRATION Companies interested in participating in the market dialogue are invited to submit their contact details by email to kilpailutus@hansel.fi with the subject line “LUKE: Fish egg sorting machine”. The response should include the company name, VAT number, and the name and email address of the contact person. Responses should be submitted no later than 14th of August 2026.