Operating lease of passenger cars

The bidder must confirm that the company, its management, administrative or supervisory body members, and authorised representatives have not received relevant final convictions within the last five years and are not subject to an ongoing exclusion obligation for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, or child labour and human trafficking. Compliance with tax and social security payment obligations is also checked; the document states a threshold of EUR 0 for both, while noting that a tax arrears certificate may not be issued in certain cases involving arrears below EUR 100 or deferred arrears. Other possible exclusion grounds include bankruptcy, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, an agreement with creditors, assets administered by a liquidator or court, suspended business activity, serious professional misconduct, anti-competitive agreements, conflicts of interest or an unfair advantage gained during preparation of the procurement. The rules also cover material or repeated breaches of previous public contracts, false statements, failure to provide information or requested documents, and breaches of environmental, social or labour law. Additional national exclusion grounds concern enabling the employment of a foreign national without a lawful basis, being subject to international sanctions, convictions for tax offences and restrictions on participation based on the bidder’s place of establishment. Where an exclusion ground applies, the bidder may, where permitted, submit evidence of measures taken to restore its reliability.

The machine-readable notice did not specify precise selection or financial capacity requirements, such as turnover or previous experience. The compliance requirements are nevertheless detailed: the bidder must submit an operating lease offer with a monthly payment schedule and follow the prescribed bid structure. The price must cover the 72-month lease payments, the fixed interest margin and six-month EURIBOR, as well as delivery, warranty, registration and other costs required for contract performance. The price must be stated in euros to a maximum of two decimal places. The payment schedule must use the six-month EURIBOR applicable on 28 September 2026 and assume a zero-euro contract fee, a 0% first payment, a residual value of 30% of the vehicle price and monthly payments. The bid must include a description and official manufacturer technical data for each proposed vehicle using the contracting authority’s forms: form 2.1 for Lot 1, form 2.2 for Lot 2 and form 2.3 for Lot 3. Where necessary, equivalence must be explained and supported by evidence. Conditional bids are not permitted. For a joint bid, a power of attorney for the joint bidders must be submitted. The bidder must confirm that the goods are not subject to international sanctions and do not originate from a sanctioned region. Bids may be submitted for up to two lots, and one bidder may be awarded contracts for up to two lots. Precise selection criteria must be checked in the tender documents.