Compliance requirements
The bidder must have no outstanding public tax, payment or environmental charge debts, or tax or social security contribution debts under the law of its country of establishment, unless payment has been secured through a binding arrangement. The bidder must also confirm that no fines have been imposed on it for breaches of the requirements of the Commercial Code.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder must submit an analysis description containing a detailed methodology based on the technical specification, an explanation of its understanding of the analysis objectives and tasks, and reasons for any proposed changes to the specified methodology. It must also describe the analysis team, members’ roles and division of work, and their relevant competence and experience, together with a detailed timetable. The description will be evaluated under the criteria “Analysis methodology and approach” and “Competence and experience of the analysis team”; the supplied text does not specify scoring weights or minimum thresholds for competence and experience.
The price must follow the structure specified in the pricing schedule and include all fees. No additional payment may be claimed for work within the assignment. The bid must remain valid for the period stated in the procurement documents; the buyer will not make advance payments. The bidder must confirm compliance with the procurement documents, submit an unconditional bid, use environmentally friendly solutions in contract performance, and observe equal treatment and non-discrimination when assembling the team. For a joint bid, the partners must appoint an authorised representative and provide the authorisation. Any claimed trade secret must be identified and justified; the price and other evaluation-related numerical indicators may not be designated as trade secrets.