Rental of optical fibre cable fibres

The bidder must confirm that neither the bidder nor its representatives or members of its management and supervisory bodies have been finally convicted within the last five years of participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering, terrorist financing, or offences involving human trafficking. The exclusion grounds also cover tax or social security arrears, breaches of environmental, social, or labour law, bankruptcy or other insolvency situations, suspended business activities, serious professional misconduct, anti-competitive agreements, conflicts of interest, involvement in preparing the procurement procedure, serious breaches of previous public contracts, and the submission of false information or failure to provide required documents. The bidder must also confirm that there are no grounds for exclusion under national law, including enabling unlawful employment, being subject to international sanctions, or having been convicted of tax offences. If an exclusion ground applies, the bidder must provide the required explanations and, where permitted, evidence of measures taken to restore its reliability. In addition, the bidder must confirm that it will not use subcontractors or suppliers accounting for more than 10% of the contract value that are Russian citizens, residents, or entities established in Russia, or entities connected with them. The goods offered must not be subject to international sanctions or originate from a sanctioned region.

The machine-readable notice does not specify the bidder’s turnover, previous experience, certification, or personnel qualification requirements; these must be checked in the tender documents. The bidder must provide declarations in the European Single Procurement Document confirming the absence of exclusion grounds and compliance with tax and social security payment obligations, and must provide the relevant evidence if requested by the contracting authority. The tender must confirm the availability of a 24/7/365 service desk that records and coordinates the handling of all support requests, and must include the service desk telephone number and email address. The tender must comply with all procurement document requirements, be unconditional, and state the price in the structure specified in the pricing sheet. For a successful tender, the bidder must provide the details of the person authorised to sign the contract, the basis of that authority, and the name, telephone number, and email address of the contract performance contact person. In a joint tender, a power of attorney from the consortium members must be submitted.