Compliance requirements
The contracting authority will exclude a bidder if a ground for exclusion under Section 95(1) of the Public Procurement Act applies. The contracting authority may also exclude a bidder if a ground under Section 95(4) applies. By submitting a bid, the bidder confirms that no exclusion grounds apply. Before contract award, the contracting authority will verify the absence of the grounds listed in Section 95(1) on the basis of evidence.
The bidder must also confirm that it will not involve subcontractors or suppliers accounting for more than 10% of the contract value if they are Russian citizens, residents or businesses established in the Russian Federation, or if they are directly or indirectly more than 50% owned by such persons or entities, or act on their instructions. The bidder must further confirm that the offered goods are not subject to international sanctions and do not originate from sanctioned territories.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder, and in a joint bid all joint bidders, must hold on the date of submission a valid operating licence at the place of service delivery for outpatient ophthalmology services. The licence must cover the locations where the service will be provided, and the tender form must state the licence number or numbers and confirm that the service will be delivered in the premises on which the licence was issued.
The bidder’s 2025 healthcare turnover must be at least EUR 143,261. This requirement is calculated per one doctor working full-time in outpatient consultations and increases proportionally according to the number of doctors and workload stated in the bid. The turnover amount must be submitted in the public procurement register.
During the 12 months preceding the date of the decision to announce the procurement, the bidder must have provided outpatient ophthalmology services at least 50 times. In addition, the bidder must either have experience in providing e-consultations in the offered specialty during the same period or, by the bid submission deadline, be ready to provide e-consultations through the health information system, where this is required by law for the relevant specialty.
The bid must include the completed tender form, the doctors’ confirmation, the healthcare institution’s confirmation and any other documents required by the tender form. In a joint bid, a power of attorney for the joint bidders must also be attached. If desired, the bidder may also submit an application for additional services.