Purchase of firefighting clothing

The tender documents include the standard exclusion grounds for criminal organisation, corruption and fraud. If an exclusion ground applies, the bidder may submit evidence of self-cleaning measures where allowed by the procurement documents or applicable law. The notice also requires confirmations that the bidder and its representatives are not subject to the listed exclusion grounds.

The bidder must have successfully performed at least 3 similar contracts or transactions for the production and sale of firefighting jackets and trousers (firefighting clothing) within the 36 calendar months before publication of the procurement notice. Each contract or transaction must have covered at least 100 sets of firefighting clothing in a single delivery. Experience is primarily confirmed by the declaration and data submitted in the ESPD; no additional documents need to be submitted with the bid, but the contracting authority may verify the information with the other parties to the contracts or transactions. For the main materials, the bidder must provide technical specifications, manufacturer details and test results from an independent accredited laboratory; the documents must be dated, signed and not older than 3 years. A sample is mandatory: before the bid deadline, the bidder must deliver 1 set of firefighting clothing in size 54, height III, to the contracting authority’s premises, and the sample must comply with the technical description and bear the Rescue Board emblem and the word “PÄÄSTE”. The bid must remain valid for 3 calendar months from the deadline for submission of bids. In a joint bid, a power of attorney from the joint bidders must be attached. The bid must comply with all tender document and draft contract requirements, and conditional bids are not allowed.