Compliance requirements
A bidder will be excluded if any exclusion ground specified in Section 95(1) of the Estonian Public Procurement Act applies. The bidder must confirm that no exclusion grounds apply. Before contract award, the contracting authority will verify this information through the public procurement e-environment and may require supporting evidence if necessary.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder, or each entity participating in a joint tender, must be registered in a commercial or similar register under the laws of its country of establishment. If the bidder is not legally required to register, it must submit a copy of its founding agreement or an equivalent document. The bidder must be an official reseller in Estonia of the offered equipment and must provide an original document issued by the manufacturer confirming the resale authority, or a copy of that document.
The tender must include the declaration in Form I of Annex 3, confirming acceptance of the delivery and installation conditions in the procurement documents and contract. The tender must remain valid for at least 3 months from the tender submission deadline. If the signatory does not have representation authority recorded in the register, a power of attorney must be submitted. Joint tenderers must provide a power of attorney appointing their authorised representative.
For the offered equipment, the bidder must submit the technical description in accordance with Table 1 of Annex 1, including all actual parameters, including numerical values, as well as the manufacturer’s information material and user manual. The compliance table must confirm the technical specifications and compliance with the requirements and refer to the relevant pages of the manufacturer’s information material. The equipment must meet at least the requirements set out in Annex 1.
The bidder must submit precise warranty terms: at least 12 months for the equipment and at least 3 months for spare parts. The bidder must also submit a repair and repair-call price list valid throughout the contract period, including reimbursement of transport costs, the price offer, confirmation of the repair arrangements and free replacement equipment, and, if requested, a sample device. The sample must be delivered at the bidder’s expense within 4 weeks of the contracting authority’s request; its temperature will be checked over 3 days and must remain between +3 °C and +7 °C.
The tender must be unconditional, include all costs related to delivery of the equipment to Pärnu Hospital, and comply with the procurement documents. Where necessary, equivalence must be explained and supported by evidence. The bidder must confirm that the goods are not subject to international sanctions and do not originate from a region subject to sanctions.