Mobile communications services

A bidder will be excluded if any of the grounds set out in subsection 95 (1) of the Public Procurement Act applies. The bidder must confirm that neither the bidder nor its representatives, decision-makers or controlling persons have been convicted of participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism, money laundering, terrorist financing, enabling unlawful employment, paying wages below the statutory rate, illegal use of child labour or human trafficking offences. The bidder must also have no outstanding taxes, payments or environmental charges, and awarding the contract must not breach an international or Estonian sanction. For a foreign company, consortium member or supporting entity, documents proving the absence of exclusion grounds must be submitted for the company, members of its management and supervisory bodies, and other persons with authority to represent or control it, when requested or required.

The bidder’s net turnover for the last three completed and approved financial years must total at least EUR 300,000, with at least EUR 100,000 in each financial year. If the bidder relies on another entity’s capacity, it must submit a signed confirmation from that entity covering its consent, participation in contract performance, absence of exclusion grounds and joint responsibility. A foreign company must provide extracts from its annual accounts or other suitable evidence. During the 36 months preceding publication of the contract notice, the bidder must have properly performed at least one mobile communications services contract with a value of at least EUR 10,000 excluding VAT, a duration of at least 12 consecutive months, and simultaneous coverage of at least 100 mobile telephone numbers belonging to the Estonian numbering plan. The contract may have started earlier and need not have ended by the publication date, but services worth at least EUR 10,000 excluding VAT must have been properly provided during the required period. The reference must include the contract description, the customer’s name and contact details, the contract start and end dates, and the value. The tender must comply with the technical requirements in the tender documents, and the bidder must confirm acceptance of all conditions, possession of the necessary intellectual property and personal data processing rights, and compliance of the services with the requirements. A properly completed price table must be submitted; the fields marked in yellow are mandatory and substantive changes to the template are not permitted. If the tender is submitted by an authorised person, a power of attorney must be included; a foreign company must prove the signatory’s authority. Consortium bidders must appoint an authorised representative and submit the consortium power of attorney and confirmation. Where applicable, equivalence must be explained and supporting evidence provided.