Purchase of heating gas

The bidder and its representatives must not have been finally convicted within the last five years of participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, or the use of child labour or human trafficking. Other exclusion grounds include failure to pay taxes or social security contributions, bankruptcy or other insolvency, liquidation, suspension of business activities, an arrangement with creditors, serious professional misconduct, anti-competitive agreements, a conflict of interest, or involvement in preparing the procurement in a way that creates an undue advantage. Material or repeated breaches of previous public contracts, false statements, failure to provide required information or documents, and improper attempts to influence the contracting authority’s decision-making may also lead to exclusion. Where an exclusion ground applies, the bidder must provide the requested explanations and, where applicable, evidence of remedial measures demonstrating its reliability. The bidder must also confirm compliance with international sanctions: the goods must not be subject to international sanctions or originate from sanctioned areas, and more than 10% of the contract value must not be performed using subcontractors or suppliers that are Russian nationals, residents, entities established in Russia, or entities connected with them.

The machine-readable notice does not specify turnover, previous experience, staffing, or certificate requirements; any such requirements must be checked in the tender documents. The bidder must submit the European Single Procurement Document and confirm that the tender complies with all conditions set out in the tender documents. Conditional tenders are not permitted. The tender price must be submitted in the structure specified on the page for award criteria and rated indicators. In the case of a joint tender, a power of attorney from the joint tenderers must be included. The bidder must describe any trade secrets contained in the tender and justify their classification, or confirm that the tender contains no trade secrets; the tender price and other indicators excluded by law may not be classified as trade secrets.