Purchase of freeze-dried breakfasts.

The bidder must confirm that no exclusion grounds apply to the bidder or its representatives, management or supervisory body members, including final convictions for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, or offences involving child labour or human trafficking. The notice also addresses the payment of taxes and social security contributions, bankruptcy or insolvency and liquidation proceedings, suspended business activities, serious professional misconduct, agreements restricting competition, conflicts of interest, involvement in preparing the procurement, material breaches of previous contracts, and the submission of false information or failure to provide required documents. Breaches of environmental, social and labour law obligations, enabling the employment of illegally staying foreign nationals, breaches of international sanctions, and tax offences are also covered. Where an exclusion ground applies, the bidder may, where permitted by the tender documents, provide evidence of measures taken to restore its reliability. The bidder must confirm that the offered goods are not subject to international sanctions and do not originate from a sanctioned region. The bidder must also confirm that it will not involve subcontractors or suppliers accounting for more than 10% of the contract value if they are Russian citizens, residents or entities established in Russia, entities controlled by such persons, or representatives or instructed persons of such persons or entities. Failure to provide the required confirmation may result in rejection of the bid.

The machine-readable notice did not specify precise bidder qualification or financial capacity requirements, turnover thresholds, previous experience requirements, or team requirements; these must be checked in the tender documents. The bid must comply with the tender documents and may not be conditional. The bidder must submit the price in accordance with the Annex 2 form: the price for 750 freeze-dried breakfasts must be stated in euros excluding and including VAT, with two decimal places in both cases. Every line of Annex 2 must be completed; the form may not be changed or supplemented with conditions, and zero or negative prices are not permitted. If an equivalent solution is offered, the bidder must explain the equivalence and provide supporting evidence. In a joint bid, a power of attorney for the joint bidders must be submitted.