Study on the Youth Guarantee support system

The bidder must confirm that neither it nor its management, administrative or supervisory body members or authorised representatives have received a final conviction during the last five years for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, or the use of child labour or other forms of human trafficking. The contracting authority will also check compliance with tax and social security payment obligations, environmental, social and labour-law obligations, bankruptcy or liquidation status, arrangements with creditors, suspension of business activities, serious professional misconduct, competition-distorting agreements, conflicts of interest and involvement in preparing the procurement procedure. Exclusion may also result from a serious or repeated breach of a previous contract, false information, failure to provide required information or documents, improper influence on the decision-making process, employing a foreign national without a lawful basis, breaches of international or Estonian sanctions, or tax offences. Where tax or social security arrears exist, the bidder must show that the obligations have been paid or that a binding repayment arrangement has been concluded. If an exclusion ground applies, the bidder may, where permitted by the tender documents, describe and evidence measures taken to restore its reliability. The bidder must confirm that it will not use subcontractors or suppliers representing more than 10% of the contract value who are Russian citizens, residents or entities established in Russia, entities more than 50% owned by such persons or entities, or representatives or persons acting on their instructions. The bidder must also confirm that it will not use a subcontractor that would have to be replaced because of an exclusion ground.

The machine-readable procurement passport does not specify separate turnover thresholds, previous-experience thresholds, or other quantified qualification limits. However, the bidder must submit the documents and confirmations required by the tender documents, including the names and personal identification numbers of authorised persons not visible in the commercial register, or confirmation that no such persons exist. The bid must include a complete methodology description in accordance with section 5.1.1 of the NGTS study technical specification; if necessary, additional research questions and the data required to answer them under section 5.1.2; a description of the compliant and secure processing and storage of data under section 5.1.3; a description of the cooperation expected from the contracting authority; an activity schedule with the names of the responsible study team members under section 5.1.5; a description of the main risks and their mitigation under section 5.1.6; digitally signed CVs of the study team under section 5.1.7; and the expected final report structure at table-of-contents level. If the bid is signed by a person without representation rights recorded in the commercial register, a power of attorney must be attached. In a joint bid, a power of attorney for the joint bidders must be submitted.