Compliance requirements
The tenderer must confirm that neither it nor its management, supervisory or authorised representatives have been finally convicted within the last five years, or remain subject to an exclusion period, for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorist offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, or the use of child labour or other forms of human trafficking. Where applicable, the tenderer must provide details of the conviction and any reliability-restoration measures.
The tenderer must not have outstanding tax or social security payment obligations. The stated threshold is EUR 0; the notice explains that a tax debt certificate may not be issued where the total debt administered by the same tax authority is below EUR 100 or payment has been deferred. The tenderer must also confirm compliance with environmental, social and labour-law obligations.
The tenderer must not be bankrupt, in insolvency or liquidation proceedings, in a similar situation under national law, under the control of a liquidator or court, or have suspended business activities. The tenderer must not have committed serious professional misconduct, entered into agreements intended to distort competition, have an unresolved conflict of interest, participated improperly in preparing this procurement, or had a previous public contract terminated early or resulted in damages or comparable sanctions. False information, omitted information, failure to provide required documents or attempts to obtain confidential information or improperly influence the contracting authority are also exclusion grounds.
The tenderer must also confirm that no applicable national exclusion ground exists concerning unlawful employment of a foreign national, international sanctions, tax offences, local tax debt or restrictions based on the tenderer’s place of establishment. The offered goods must not be subject to international sanctions or originate from sanctioned regions. The tenderer must not use a subcontractor who would be subject to replacement under the applicable procurement legislation.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The tenderer’s total turnover for the last three financial years preceding the commencement of the procurement procedure must be at least EUR 70,000 in total. The tenderer must provide the information in Annex 3, separately for each financial year, and submit supporting evidence such as tax declarations and bank statements for the relevant period or an annual report.
The tenderer must provide references for at least 2 equivalent contracts properly completed during the 36 months preceding the commencement of the procurement procedure. Each contract must concern the supply of computer, server or network equipment and have a total value of at least EUR 30,000. Annex 3 must include the contract subject, customer, contract duration, customer contact person, telephone number and email address. The experience must be supported by contract copies, client compliance letters, signed client recommendations or equivalent evidence.
The tenderer must submit a compliant, unconditional tender and all documents required under section 9 of the Procurement Document. For a joint tender, a power of attorney for the authorised representative must be included. Any claimed business secret must be identified and justified; the tender price and other prohibited evaluation-related figures may not be classified as business secrets. The tender must follow the required price-submission structure. Equivalent products may be offered where applicable, but equivalence must be explained and supported by evidence. First-tier subcontractors are checked during contract performance and must submit a European Single Procurement Document where required.