Compliance requirements
The ESPD requires declarations concerning exclusion grounds. These include final convictions within the previous five years for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorist offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, and child labour or human trafficking. Grounds also include unpaid taxes or social security contributions; bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation or similar proceedings; assets administered by a liquidator or court; and suspended business activities.
Other grounds include serious professional misconduct; agreements with other businesses intended to distort competition; an unmanageable conflict of interest or involvement in preparing the procurement that creates an advantage that cannot otherwise be neutralised; and significant or repeated breaches of previous contracts resulting in early termination, damages, price reductions or penalties. A bidder may also be excluded for false or misleading information, failure to provide required information or supporting documents, or improper attempts to obtain confidential information or influence the contracting authority. Breaches of environmental, social or labour obligations are also covered.
National grounds include enabling a foreign national to work unlawfully, being subject to applicable international sanctions, relevant tax offences, and restrictions on eligibility based on the bidder's place of establishment. The bidder is asked to declare whether any ground applies and provide relevant details. Where permitted, it may submit evidence of measures taken to restore its reliability.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder must have produced or sold at least five similar generators during the 36 months preceding the start of the procurement. The five units may relate to several contracts or transactions, which must have been properly performed. The bidder may initially demonstrate compliance through a declaration and details in the ESPD; no additional evidence is required with the tender. The contracting authority may verify the information with the other parties to the contracts or transactions.
The offered generators must meet the technical specification. The bidder must complete and submit the technical compliance form, filling in all light-green fields and providing sufficient technical information for the contracting authority to assess compliance. The bidder must also submit the manufacturer's product sheet showing at least the manufacturer, model and technical specifications.
The bidder or its cooperation partner must be able to provide warranty repairs, scheduled maintenance and emergency repairs in Estonia. It must have manufacturer-approved or manufacturer-authorised service points with qualified staff at a minimum of two locations in mainland Estonia, at least 60 km apart. The bidder must provide their addresses.
The bidder must submit a maintenance schedule and price list covering 10 calendar years. These must specify maintenance intervals and work, duration in hours, replacement parts and technical fluids, the necessary items and materials with exact product codes, and prices in euros excluding VAT. Prices for scheduled maintenance must include all necessary costs. Maintenance during the warranty period is ordered under the framework agreement; prices for the remaining eight years are for information. Maintenance must not be scheduled more often than once a year or at the interval determined by operating hours.
The generator manufacturer's quality management system must meet ISO 9001:2015 or an equivalent standard. The bidder must provide a certificate issued by an independent body; the bidder must demonstrate equivalence if relying on an equivalent standard. The bidder must also confirm that its tender complies with all procurement document conditions; conditional tenders are not permitted. Joint bidders must appoint an authorised representative and provide the relevant authorisation. No specific financial-capacity threshold is stated in the available document text.