Purchase of first-aid and medical supplies

The bidder must confirm that neither it nor its administrative, management or supervisory body members or representatives is subject to any exclusion ground. The checks cover, among other matters, participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, child labour and human trafficking. The bidder must also have no outstanding taxes or social security contributions, except where legally permitted, and must not be bankrupt, in liquidation or in another insolvency situation. Exclusion grounds also cover breaches of environmental, social and labour law, serious professional misconduct, anti-competitive agreements, conflicts of interest, serious previous contract breaches, and the submission of false information or failure to provide required documents. The bidder must additionally confirm that the proposed goods are not subject to international sanctions and do not originate from sanctioned regions, and that subcontractors or suppliers covered by the Russian sanctions rules will not perform more than 10% of the contract value. Additional grounds under Estonian law may also apply, including enabling an unlawfully staying foreign national to work, tax-related offences and restrictions on participation in public procurement.

The machine-readable notice does not specify separate qualification requirements concerning turnover, previous experience, personnel or certificates. The bidder must nevertheless meet the compliance requirements by providing the technical data and unit prices for all required first-aid supplies in the applicable Excel form: Form I for Lot 1 and Form II for Lot 2. The form must also include the total basket price, which must be entered in the procurement register’s section for award criteria and evaluated values. If a proposed product does not have the required NATO Stock Number, the bidder must demonstrate equivalence and, upon request, provide test results or other relevant evidence. For a joint tender, a power of attorney from the joint tenderers must be submitted.