Specialist medical care service (cataract surgeries)

The bidder must confirm that none of the exclusion grounds under Section 95(1) of the Estonian Public Procurement Act apply. The contracting authority may also exclude a bidder where a ground under Section 95(4) applies. Before contract award, the authority will verify the absence of the mandatory exclusion grounds using evidence. The bidder must also confirm that it will not use subcontractors or suppliers for more than 10% of the contract value if they are Russian citizens, residents or entities established in Russia, entities more than 50% owned by such persons or entities, or representatives acting on their behalf or under their instructions. A tender may be rejected if the resulting contract would be void under the applicable sanctions legislation.

For Lots 1 and 2, the bidder, including every member of a joint tender, must hold valid activity licences at the service location for outpatient ophthalmology services and ophthalmology day-surgery services on the tender submission date. The licences must cover the locations where the service will be provided. The bidder must state all licence numbers in the tender form and confirm that the service will be provided in the premises covered by the licences. The bidder's 2025 net turnover from healthcare services must be at least EUR 179,904. This threshold is calculated for one full-time outpatient doctor and increases proportionally according to the number and workload of doctors included in the tender. The bidder must provide the 2025 healthcare-services turnover figure. During the 12 months preceding the date of the procurement decision, the bidder must have performed at least 100 cataract operations. The bidder must provide a confirmation of this experience. If the services were provided on a paid basis, anonymised copies of the relevant medical discharge summaries must also be submitted, with patient-identifying data concealed. At every service location, the bidder must have, no later than the start of service provision, a working surgical microscope, phacoemulsification device and optical biometer. The bidder must identify the service locations and prove ownership or the right to use the equipment. For equipment already in use, copies of purchase, leasing, rental, free-use or other right-of-use documents and photographs showing the model and unique serial number are required. If the equipment is not yet available at submission, a binding preliminary agreement may be provided; the final right-of-use documents, photographs and serial numbers must then be submitted before service provision begins. The tender must include the completed tender form, the doctors' confirmation, the healthcare institution's confirmation and all other documents requested in the tender form. A request for additional services may be submitted voluntarily. In a joint tender, the members must appoint an authorised representative and provide a power of attorney. The bidder must identify and justify any trade secrets; the tender price and other specified evaluation-related numerical data may not be classified as trade secrets.