Purchase of Cisco network equipment

The bidder must confirm that no exclusion ground applies to the company or to its relevant managers, supervisory bodies, representatives or other persons authorized to control or make decisions on its behalf. The grounds cover, among other things, final convictions within the relevant period for participation in a criminal organization, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, and the illegal use of child labour or other forms of human trafficking. The bidder must also confirm that it has no outstanding tax or social security payment obligations, unless the obligations have been settled or covered by a binding arrangement. Other grounds include bankruptcy, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, an agreement with creditors, suspended business activities, serious professional misconduct, environmental, social or labour-law violations, conflicts of interest, involvement in preparing the procurement, anti-competitive agreements, serious or repeated breaches of earlier public contracts, and false or incomplete information or failure to submit requested evidence. National exclusion grounds additionally concern enabling the employment of unlawfully residing foreign nationals, international sanctions, convictions for tax offences and any restriction on participation based on the bidder’s place of establishment. The bidder must provide the required declarations and, where requested, supporting evidence. If an exclusion ground exists, remedial measures restoring reliability may be described where legally permitted.

The notice does not specify financial capacity, minimum turnover, previous experience or staff qualification requirements. The bidder must nevertheless provide the required suitability and compliance evidence, including: - a completed European Single Procurement Document and, where applicable, the required information about persons authorized to represent, control or make decisions for the bidder; - a technical tender identifying the proposed products, licenses, quantities and other information needed to verify compliance with the technical specification; - confirmation of weekday email-based technical support during the warranty period, together with a technical support email address; - proof of official reseller authorization for the proposed products, such as a manufacturer’s authorization letter, partner-status confirmation or another manufacturer-accepted document; - the price submission form in euros, excluding VAT, with prices stated to a maximum of two decimal places. Prices must be unconditional and include all relevant costs; - confirmation that delivery and transport costs are included in the tender price, to the address specified in the tender documents; - confirmation that the Cisco Wi-Fi access points have the manufacturer’s Limited Lifetime Warranty and that the Cisco switches have the Cisco Enhanced Limited Lifetime Warranty; - any required representative’s power of attorney or joint tenderers’ power of attorney and joint liability confirmation; - confirmations concerning international sanctions, ownership and subcontracting restrictions related to Russian persons and entities; and - an explanation and supporting evidence of equivalence where the tender proposes an equivalent product, standard, mark or technical solution.