Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that neither it nor its management, administrative or supervisory body members or representatives have been finally convicted within the last five years of participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, illegal use of child labour or human trafficking offences. The bidder must also have no outstanding tax or social security payment debts, subject to the lawful exceptions described in the ESPD; the stated threshold for tax and social security debt is EUR 0.
The bidder must not be bankrupt, in liquidation, subject to insolvency or liquidation proceedings, have its assets administered by a liquidator or court, or have its business activities suspended. The exclusion grounds also cover serious professional misconduct, agreements distorting competition, conflicts of interest, previous material contract breaches or early termination, false statements or failure to submit required documents, and attempts to improperly influence the contracting authority's decision-making process.
The bidder must confirm compliance with environmental, social and labour law obligations and confirm that awarding the contract would not breach international or Estonian sanctions. Where applicable, explanations and evidence of measures taken to restore reliability must be provided.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The machine-readable notice did not specify turnover, previous experience, staffing or professional qualification requirements; these must be checked in the tender documents. Based on the ESPD, the bidder must provide the required declarations concerning exclusion grounds and be able to submit evidence regarding taxes, social security payments and other relevant circumstances when requested.
The procurement is divided into 6 lots. A bidder may submit a tender for all 6 lots, but contracts may be awarded to one bidder for a maximum of one lot. The tender must comply with all tender documents, conditional tenders are not permitted, and the tender price must be submitted according to the specified pricing structure. If an equivalent product is offered, its equivalence must be explained and supporting evidence must be included.
The bidder must confirm that the offered goods are not subject to international sanctions and do not originate from a sanctioned region. The bidder must also not involve subcontractors or suppliers accounting for more than 10% of the contract value if they are Russian citizens, residents or entities established in Russia, entities more than 50% directly or indirectly owned by such persons or entities, or representatives or instructed parties of such persons or entities. In a joint tender, a power of attorney from the joint bidders must be submitted. Any trade secret must be identified and justified; the tender price and lot prices cannot be classified as trade secrets.