Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that neither the bidder nor its management, supervisory bodies, authorised representatives or other persons able to represent or control 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, terrorism-related offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, or the illegal employment of children or other forms of human trafficking.
The bidder must not have outstanding tax or social security payment obligations. The stated threshold for both tax and social security payment debts is EUR 0. The bidder must also confirm that it is not bankrupt, insolvent, being liquidated, subject to insolvency or similar proceedings, or under the management of a liquidator or court, and that its business activities have not been suspended.
Exclusion grounds also cover agreements intended to distort competition, conflicts of interest that cannot be avoided by other means, involvement in preparing this procurement that created an unfair advantage, serious or repeated professional misconduct, major or persistent breaches of previous public contracts resulting in early termination, damages or comparable sanctions, and the submission of false or misleading information or failure to provide required information or documents.
The bidder must confirm that it has not breached applicable environmental, social or labour-law obligations, has not entered into an arrangement with creditors that creates a relevant exclusion ground, and is not subject to the national exclusion grounds concerning illegal employment of foreign nationals, international sanctions or convictions for tax offences. Where an exclusion ground exists, the bidder may provide information about remedial measures demonstrating restored reliability if this is permitted for the procurement.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder must have sales representation rights in Estonia for the products offered and must submit a document or copy issued by the manufacturer, or by the manufacturer's authorised representative if the manufacturer is outside the European Union. Any further authorisation in the chain must also be documented.
For all selected lots, the bidder must submit a technically compliant tender using Annex 1 in Excel format. The tender must include every product required for the lot, the product name, manufacturer, product code or reference number, actual product parameters, unit prices, total prices and the discount percentage for comparable products outside the listed product basket. Prices must be stated in euros to two decimal places and must include all costs of delivery and unloading to the Tartu University Hospital warehouse at Vinkli 4, Tartu. The unit prices submitted are final and no additional payments or costs will be added.
The bidder must provide the manufacturer's technical documentation, a certificate or another equivalent document showing that the offered products meet the technical requirements. For sterile products in lots 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, a manufacturer's sterility certificate or equivalent proof of sterility is required.
Product samples must be submitted as required in Annex 1. Samples must be in their original packaging and show the product name and product code or reference number; the packaging must identify the procurement, reference number, lot number and bidder. Samples must be delivered to L. Puusepa 8, 50406 Tartu, or sent there by the tender deadline, on working days between 08:00 and 16:00. They are not returned and their cost is not reimbursed. The contracting authority may request additional samples for practical testing, which must be delivered within three working days of the request; failure to do so may result in the tender being deemed non-compliant.
For lots 1–12, the bidder must have a product representative who has received training from the manufacturer or its authorised representative on the offered products or equivalent products of the same manufacturer. The bidder must identify the representative in the European Single Procurement Document and submit copies of certificates confirming the required training.
The bidder must submit the participation statement in the required form, confirm that the offered goods are not subject to international sanctions and do not originate from sanctioned regions, and confirm compliance with the procurement documents. Conditional tenders are not permitted. If submitting a joint tender, the bidders must appoint an authorised representative and submit the required power of attorney and joint and several liability confirmation. Any proposed equivalence must be explained and supported by evidence where necessary.