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. When submitting the tender, the bidder must confirm that no exclusion grounds apply. Before signing the contract, the contracting authority will verify the absence of the grounds referred to in section 95(1) on the basis of evidence.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder must have an operating licence at the place where the service will be provided for outpatient otorhinolaryngology services on the date of submission of the tender. If the bidder also wants to provide day surgery otorhinolaryngology services, it must also have an operating licence for day surgery otorhinolaryngology services and anaesthesiology services at the place of service. The bidder must state the licence number(s) in the tender form and confirm that the service will be provided in the premises covered by the licence.
For 2025, the bidder’s net turnover from healthcare services must be at least EUR 121,462. This amount is calculated per one doctor working full-time in outpatient care and increases proportionally according to the number of doctors and workload offered in the tender. If day surgery otorhinolaryngology services are also offered, an additional EUR 39,453 in 2025 healthcare turnover is required.
In the 12 months before the date of the decision to launch the procurement, the bidder must have provided at least 50 outpatient otorhinolaryngology services. If day surgery otorhinolaryngology services are also offered, the bidder must have provided at least 12 such services in the same period. If those services were provided for a fee, copies of the discharge summaries from the previous 12 months must be attached with patient personal data masked.
The bidder must have a working ultrasound device with vaginal and rectal examination capability in every service location listed in the tender. The bidder must provide proof of the service locations, copies of documents proving purchase, lease, rental, free use or other acquisition of the device, and a photo of the device showing its unique serial number and model.
For e-consultations, the bidder must have provided e-consultations in the offered specialty during the 12 calendar months before the month of the decision to launch the procurement, or must be ready to provide e-consultations through the health information system by the tender deadline, where this is required by law. The bidder must confirm this in the procurement register.
The bidder must submit the completed tender form, the doctors’ confirmation, the healthcare institution’s confirmation and any other documents required in the tender form. If the bidder is a joint tenderer, a joint tenderer power of attorney must be attached. The tender documents also require confirmation regarding trade secrets and sanctions-related declarations.