Purchase of food products for educational institutions in Pärnu 2026–2029

The bidder must confirm that neither it nor its management, supervisory body members, authorised representatives or persons controlling it have been finally convicted within the last five years, or remain subject to an exclusion period, for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorist offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, child labour or human trafficking. The bidder must also confirm that it has no outstanding tax or social security payment obligations, taking into account the applicable Estonian rules on tax debts below EUR 100 and deferred payments. The bidder must not be bankrupt, in liquidation, subject to insolvency proceedings or a similar procedure, have its business suspended, have entered into an arrangement with creditors, or be in another comparable situation. It must not have seriously breached professional conduct rules, entered into arrangements intended to distort competition, have an unresolvable conflict of interest, participated improperly in preparing this procurement, or previously caused an early termination, damages or comparable sanctions through serious or repeated contract breaches. It must not have submitted false or misleading information, withheld required information or documents, attempted to obtain confidential information improperly, breached applicable environmental, social or labour-law obligations, enabled the employment of an unlawfully staying foreign national, be subject to an international sanction, or have been convicted of a tax offence. The bidder must also comply with any applicable local tax-debt exclusion ground established by the contracting authority’s location. The bidder must provide the required confirmations in the European Single Procurement Document and, where relevant, describe the circumstances, provide supporting evidence and explain any measures taken to restore reliability.

For all 13 lots, the bidder must have the legal right to handle food in the relevant field and must have submitted the required economic activity notice or hold an operating licence where required by law. Compliance may be checked in the Agriculture and Food Board’s supervision information system. The bidder must have properly completed at least one food sales and supply contract during the 36 months preceding publication of the contract notice. The total value of the reference contract or contracts must be at least 10% of the estimated value, excluding VAT, of the lot for which the tender is submitted. If tendering for several lots, the reference value must be at least 10% of the estimated value of the largest lot included in the tender. The bidder must provide the customer’s name and contact details, the subject and performance period of the contract, and its value or other required information. The contracting authority may verify the information and request confirmation from the other contracting party. The tender must be unconditional and comply with all procurement-document requirements. The bidder must complete the required product price forms for each lot, fill in all applicable product tables, and provide product descriptions and documents enabling compliance with the technical requirements to be checked. The price information must also be submitted in the procurement system in the prescribed structure. Equivalent products or evidence may be used where permitted, but equivalence must be explained and supported with evidence. For a joint tender, the bidders must appoint an authorised representative, submit the relevant power of attorney and confirm joint and several responsibility for performance. If the bidder relies on another entity’s capacity, it must submit that entity’s consent to participate in contract performance. For lots 10–13, the offered products must be certified organic products, with their organic status and traceability demonstrable throughout the supply chain; supporting evidence must be provided on request.