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title: "Prefilled formaldehyde safety containers for six Emilia-Romagna healthcare organizations"
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# Prefilled formaldehyde safety containers for six Emilia-Romagna healthcare organizations

Azienda USL di Bologna is conducting an open, four-year, six-lot procurement of prefilled safety containers containing 4% buffered formaldehyde for histology-sample preservation. The containers range from 30–40 ml to 2,000 ml. The published total estimated value is EUR 3,371,752.20, with separate estimates for each lot. The notice identifies the economically most advantageous tender and requires relevant professional or commercial registration. TED fields conflict on the tender deadline, so no single active deadline is asserted.

- Status: open
- Country: IT
- Buyer: AZIENDA USL DI BOLOGNA
- Submission deadline: Not available (unavailable)
- Original notice: https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/688303-2026
- Source checked: 2026-10-13T19:53:38.910391Z

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