Compliance requirements
Bidders from third countries are excluded. For this procurement, a third country is one that is not an EU or EEA member, a party to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement, or a country with an EU free trade agreement containing public procurement provisions. The bidder must state the country where its company is registered. A bidder with outstanding tax, payment or environmental charge debt under Estonian law, or tax or social security contribution debt under the law of its country of establishment, is also excluded. The contracting authority may allow time to pay or reschedule a tax debt.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder must have annual sales revenue of at least EUR 1,600,000 in each of the last three financial years completed by the start of the procurement. Revenue must be reported using the register form; a bidder established outside Estonia must be prepared to provide a copy of its annual accounts. The bidder must provide at least two references for deliveries made in the 60 months before the procurement began. Each reference must concern a fibre laser cutting machine with laser power of at least 12 kW, an automatic table changer, and a laser source, cutting head and CNC control system from the same manufacturer. For each reference, provide the customer's name and contact details, a brief description of the contract, its value, and the acceptance month and year.
The offer must include a complete price quotation or bill of quantities describing the proposed solution, including equipment specifications, scope and pricing structure, and the completed technical requirements form. If submitting jointly, the bidders must appoint an authorised representative and include their power of attorney. The offer must comply with the procurement documents and may not be conditional; any claimed equivalence must be explained and supported with evidence. The equipment must have a warranty of at least 12 months from acceptance. The bidder must accept the payment schedule: 30% after contract signature, 60% before delivery (the contracting authority may request evidence of readiness for delivery), and the remaining 10% after all required work is completed and accepted. The payment due date on each instalment invoice must be at least 7 calendar days.