Procurement of a Disk Array

The bidder may be excluded if it or a relevant management, supervisory or representative person has a final conviction within the last five years, or an exclusion period remains in force, for participation in a criminal organization, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, child labour or human trafficking. Exclusion also applies for unpaid taxes or social-security contributions; the notice states a threshold of EUR 0 and explains that, under Estonian rules, a tax-debt certificate is not issued for debt below EUR 100 or where payment has been rescheduled. A bidder may also be excluded for the mandatory national ground of enabling a foreign national to work without legal grounds or in breach of applicable employment conditions, including paying below the statutory wage rate, and where awarding the contract would breach an international or Estonian government sanction. Where legally available, the bidder may provide evidence of measures taken to restore its reliability.

The notice and selected documents do not specify financial capacity, turnover, previous-experience or staffing thresholds. The bidder must submit an unconditional offer accepting the tender-document requirements, price it using the prescribed pricing structure, provide a draft support-services agreement and include documents demonstrating that the proposed product meets the technical requirements. Where equivalence is relied upon, the bidder must explain it and provide supporting evidence. Joint bidders must provide an authorization naming their representative. The bidder must identify any trade secrets and explain why the information qualifies; prices and other specified evaluation figures may not be classified as trade secrets. The detailed product specifications must be checked in the tender documents.