Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that neither it nor its management, administrative or supervisory body members or representatives has, during the last five years, been finally convicted of participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism, money laundering, terrorist financing, illegal use of child labour or human trafficking-related offences. Exclusion may also result from tax or social security payment debts, bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, liquidation, suspended business activities, serious professional misconduct, anti-competitive agreements, a conflict of interest, involvement in preparing the procurement, serious breaches of previous contracts, or the submission of false information or failure to provide required documents. Compliance with environmental, social and labour-law obligations is also checked. The bidder must additionally confirm that entering into the contract would not breach international or Estonian sanctions and that there are no breaches related to employing foreign nationals without a legal basis or tax offences. If tax or social security debts exist, the relevant country and amount must be stated and the settlement of the obligations or a binding payment arrangement described. Where applicable, the bidder may provide evidence of remedial measures demonstrating restored reliability.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The machine-readable notice did not include precise qualification or suitability criteria, such as turnover, previous experience, staffing or certification requirements; these must be checked in the tender documents. To demonstrate compliance, the bidder must submit the price offer in the prescribed structure, confirm that the bid complies with all tender documents and not submit a conditional bid. Where an equivalent product or solution is offered, the bidder must explain the equivalence and attach supporting evidence. All cleaning agents must comply with European Union ecolabel criteria 1 and 4 for hard-surface cleaning products. The bidder must provide a list of the cleaning agents and documents proving compliance; where no ecolabel is available, a conformity audit by a conformity assessment body or an impartial auditor must be submitted. Hand soap must comply with the European Union ecolabel requirements for rinse-off cosmetic products. The bidder must provide a list of the soaps and supporting evidence, such as an ecolabel certificate or, if no ecolabel is available, a conformity audit. Tissue-paper products must comply with the EN ISO 14024 Type I ecolabel or an equivalent standard of a European standardisation organisation. The bidder must provide a list of the products to be supplied and the relevant evidence, such as an ecolabel certificate or, if no ecolabel is available, a conformity audit. The bidder must also confirm that it will not use subcontractors or suppliers covered by the Russian sanctions restrictions for more than 10% of the contract value and that the offered goods are not subject to international sanctions or originating from a sanctioned region.