Bedding, medical pillows and baby clothes

The tenderer must declare whether it or its representatives have relevant convictions within the last five years, or are still subject to an exclusion period, for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorist offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, or child labour and human trafficking. Other grounds include unpaid taxes or social security contributions; bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, creditor arrangements or suspended business activity; serious professional misconduct; agreements distorting competition; an unmanageable conflict of interest; involvement in preparing this procurement where it creates an unfair advantage; and serious or persistent breaches of earlier contracts resulting in early termination, damages or comparable sanctions. Exclusion may also arise from breaches of environmental, social or labour obligations, false or misleading information, failure to provide required information or documents, improper attempts to influence the procurement or obtain confidential information, enabling unlawful employment of a foreign national, relevant tax offences, or a contract that would breach international or Estonian sanctions. For Estonian tax debts, the notice states a zero threshold, while noting that a certificate is not issued where the debt is below EUR 100 or payment has been deferred. Where legally available, the tenderer may submit evidence of measures taken to restore its reliability.

The supplied documents do not specify minimum turnover, financial-capacity, previous-experience, staffing or professional-qualification requirements. Check the official tender documents for any further requirements. For each lot bid for, the tenderer must complete all required fields in that lot’s technical-description form (Annex 1, 2 or 3) and submit the price offer using Annex 4, following the structure in the “Award criteria and assessable indicators” worksheet. Conditional bids are not permitted. The bid must meet the relevant technical requirements. If equivalence is relied on, explain it and provide supporting evidence; other relevant evidence may be accepted where it objectively demonstrates compliance. Joint tenderers must appoint an authorised representative and include the power of attorney with the bid. The tenderer must also confirm that the goods are not subject to international sanctions and are not from sanctioned regions, and that restricted Russian-linked subcontractors or suppliers will not account for more than 10% of the contract value. A bid may cover one or more of the three lots.