Purchase of heating pellets

The bidder must confirm that no exclusion grounds apply to the bidder or to persons with management, representation or control powers. The checks cover, among other matters, final convictions for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, and the use of child labour or other forms of human trafficking. The notice also checks payment of taxes and social security contributions, bankruptcy or other insolvency, liquidation, suspension of business activities, serious professional misconduct, anti-competitive agreements, conflicts of interest, serious breaches of previous procurement contracts, and the submission of false information or failure to provide required documents. Additional exclusion grounds may concern enabling illegally staying foreign nationals to work, circumstances related to international sanctions, and convictions for tax offences. In relation to tax or social security debt, the notice states that a debt below EUR 100 or a debt subject to a payment schedule may not appear on a tax debt certificate. Where an exclusion ground applies, evidence of remedial measures may in certain cases be submitted to demonstrate restored reliability, if permitted by the applicable law or the tender documents.

The machine-readable notice did not include precise turnover, experience, registration, certification or staffing requirements; these must be checked in the tender documents. The bidder must submit a compliant and unconditional tender and confirm that it meets all conditions set out in the procurement documents. The tender price must be presented according to the structure specified on the sheet for award criteria and measurable indicators. Any confidential business information must be described in the tender and the designation must be justified; the tender price and partial prices may not be classified as confidential. The bidder must also confirm that the goods offered are not subject to international sanctions and do not originate from a sanctioned region.