Purchase of a server for computational fluid dynamics

The tender documents require the bidder to confirm that neither the company nor its relevant representatives have been convicted during the past five years, or remain subject to an exclusion period, for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, or the illegal use of child labour or other forms of human trafficking. The bidder must also confirm compliance with tax and social security payment obligations and the absence of bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, suspended business activities, serious professional misconduct, anti-competitive agreements, conflicts of interest, improper involvement in preparing the procurement, serious failures under previous public contracts, false statements or failure to provide required information or documents. Environmental, social and labour-law compliance must be maintained. Additional national exclusion grounds concern unlawful employment of foreign nationals, international sanctions and convictions for tax offences. Where an exclusion ground applies, the bidder may provide evidence of remedial measures where permitted. The bidder must disclose authorised representatives who are not visible in the relevant business register extract, or confirm that there are none.

The machine-readable notice did not include precise turnover, previous experience or team qualification requirements; these must be checked in the tender documents. The bidder must submit a complete technical description of the proposed server, including the product name, specifications, product sheets and any other information needed to verify compliance. The tender must comply with the procurement documents and conditional tenders are not permitted. Where applicable, equivalence must be explained and supporting evidence provided. In a joint tender, a power of attorney for the joint tenderers must be submitted. The bidder must identify any trade secrets and justify their designation; the tender price and numerical figures used for tender evaluation may not be classified as trade secrets.