Bertin Environics won the contract through international tender phase
Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA), awarded Bertin Environics with a new significant seven-year framework contract for the acquisition of CBRN Squad Kits. These kits combine Bertin Technologies Group’s chemical detection expertise from Finland and radiation detection knowledge from France, addressing the benefits of the Bertin Technologies’ acquisition of Environics conducted at end of 2022.
“Together we are stronger, this award is a great example of the synergies we have gained. Combining the CBRN portfolio of the Bertin Group, we can provide the most comprehensive CBRN solution to our demanding customers,” comments Head of Bertin Technologies’ CBRN Division Kirsi Hedman.
The customer specific CBRN Squad Kit includes ChemProX handheld chemical detectors with build in simulation and connectivity features and SaphyRad MS multiprobe radiation survey meters with αβγ probe. The detectors capabilities are supplemented with analogue detection papers and customer designed marking kit.
Central agencies in the execution of this procurement are the Norwegian Defence with underlying agencies and the Norwegian National Security Authority. Also other Norwegian civilian Agencies and Ministries with CBRN tasks will have possibility to enhance they CBRN capabilities within this framework contract.
About Bertin Environics & CBRN Solutions
Bertin Environics, CBRN flagship of Bertin Technologies group, is a Finnish company with over 35-year experience from improving CBRN safety around the world with its in-house technologies and system solutions. Different safeguarding organizations in 50 countries, from civil defense and homeland security to the military, have already chosen us as their partner in CBRN threat detection.
Bertin Environics’ handheld chemical detectors are already in use in tens of defence organizations around the world including for example Danish Defence Forces, Italian Armed Forces, The Royal Netherlands Armed Forces and Belgium Defence Forces. Environics has delivered over 18 000 CWA and TIC detectors worldwide.
SaphyRAD, Bertin Technologies’ multiprobe survey meter, is already in use in many civil and military organizations around the world, including, for example, the French Armed Forces (1450 units), Swedish Civil Security Forces (2000 units), Lithuanian Armed Forces (160 units), EDF (Electricité de France, 2000 units with a specific development), and the European Commission (rescEU programme).
