Purchase of Electricity 2027

The bidder must confirm that neither the bidder nor its management, administrative or supervisory body members or representatives have, within the last five years, been finally convicted of participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, or illegal child labour or trafficking-related offences. The bidder must also have no outstanding tax or social security payment debts; the threshold for tax and social security arrears is EUR 0, subject to the rule that tax arrears below EUR 100 or arrears covered by a payment schedule may not appear on a tax debt certificate. The exclusion grounds also cover breaches of environmental, social and labour law obligations, bankruptcy, liquidation or insolvency proceedings, an arrangement with creditors, assets administered by a liquidator or court, suspended business activity, serious professional misconduct, agreements restricting competition, conflicts of interest, an unfair advantage arising from involvement in preparing the procurement, early termination of a previous contract or damages or penalties resulting from material breaches. Grounds may also include submitting false information, failing to provide required information or documents, or improperly influencing the contracting authority’s decision-making process. The bidder must confirm that awarding the contract to it would not breach an international or Estonian sanction. Under the compliance requirements, the bidder may not involve subcontractors, suppliers or entities relied upon for qualification for more than 10% of the contract value where those entities are Russian citizens, residents or businesses established in Russia, are more than 50% directly or indirectly owned by such persons or entities, or act as their representatives or under their instructions. The goods offered must not be subject to an international sanction or originate from sanctioned regions. Where an exclusion ground applies, the contracting authority may request explanations and evidence, and in certain cases the bidder may submit evidence of measures restoring its reliability.

The bidder must meet the following qualification and compliance requirements: - The bidder’s net turnover must have been at least EUR 1,000,000 in each of the last three financial years completed before publication of the contract notice, expected to be 2023, 2024 and 2025. This requirement applies to both Lot 1 and Lot 2, and the turnover figures must be provided in the ESPD. - During the 36 months preceding publication of the contract notice, the bidder must have completed at least two properly performed electricity sales transactions, each with a value exceeding EUR 100,000. Similar transactions mean electricity sales under activity classification EMTAK 35141. The ESPD must include a list of the contracts with the contracting partner’s name and contact details, the subject, value and validity period of each contract, and, for contracts awarded through public procurement, the procurement reference number. - The bidder must hold a licence for selling electricity or an equivalent registration or authorisation under the law of its country of establishment. A bidder established outside Estonia must submit a document issued in its country of establishment proving the licence or registration. - The tender must comply with all tender document requirements. Conditional tenders are not permitted, and the tender price must be submitted in the structure specified for the evaluation criteria and rated values. - In the case of a joint tender, a power of attorney appointing a common authorised representative must be submitted. - The bidder must identify information treated as a trade secret and justify that designation. The tender price and lot prices may not be designated as trade secrets. - If the bidder relies on another entity’s capacity, it must provide that entity’s details and ESPD and comply with the sanctions restrictions applicable to subcontractors and relied-upon entities.