Purchase of street lighting maintenance services 2027–2030 (37 months)

The bidder must declare whether it or its representatives have relevant convictions, including for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering, terrorist financing, child labour or human trafficking. The grounds also cover unpaid taxes or social security contributions; breaches of environmental, social or labour obligations; bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, creditor arrangements, court or liquidator administration, or suspended business activity; serious professional misconduct; agreements intended to distort competition; conflicts of interest or involvement in preparing the procurement; early termination or sanctions for serious failures under earlier contracts; false or misleading information, failure to provide required information or documents, or improper attempts to obtain confidential information. National grounds include enabling the unlawful employment of a foreign national, being subject to applicable international sanctions, and, where applicable, convictions for tax offences. The bidder must also confirm that it will not use a subcontractor who would have to be replaced under the applicable rules. Where permitted, the bidder may provide evidence of measures taken to restore its reliability. The notice states that a tax-debt certificate is not issued if the debt is below EUR 100 or payment has been rescheduled.

The bidder must have completed at least one contract with a contract period and scale similar to this procurement. The tender must include the contract years, price or volume, and contracting authority, and/or a reference to the relevant contract in the public procurement register. The documents do not specify a numerical definition of similar scale or additional turnover, staffing, qualification or certification thresholds. The bidder must confirm that its tender complies with all tender-document requirements; conditional tenders are not permitted. If bidding jointly, the bidders must appoint an authorised representative and include the power of attorney with the tender. Any information identified as a trade secret must be described and its confidential status justified; the tender price and evaluation-related numerical figures may not be designated as trade secrets.