Purchase of liquefied nitrogen with tank rental

The bidder must confirm that neither it nor its representatives have been convicted by a final court judgment within the past five years of participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorist offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, illegal employment of child labour, or human trafficking. The bidder must also have no outstanding tax or social security contribution debt. The ESPD sets the relevant debt threshold at EUR 0, subject to the stated exception for tax debts below EUR 100 or debts covered by a payment schedule. Other possible grounds for exclusion include bankruptcy, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, assets administered by a liquidator or court, suspension of business activities, an arrangement with creditors, serious professional misconduct, agreements distorting competition, conflicts of interest, involvement in preparing the procurement where this creates an undue advantage, material or repeated breaches of previous contracts, and submitting false or misleading information, withholding required information or documents, or improperly obtaining confidential information. Grounds also include breaches of environmental, social or labour-law obligations; enabling a foreign national staying in Estonia without a lawful basis to work or paying less than the required wage; being subject to an international sanction; and conviction for a tax offence.

The bidder must submit the application to participate using Form II in Annex 4 of the tender documents. The tender must comply with the procurement documents and the technical specification in Annex 1. If an equivalent solution is offered, its equivalence must be explained and supported with evidence. The bidder must provide a copy of a document demonstrating that the tank complies with EN 13458. The bidder must also submit declarations of conformity demonstrating the tank’s CE marking and compliance with the Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU (PED), and, where applicable, conformity certificates or copies thereof. The tender price must follow the structure specified in the tender documents. Prices offered must be final, with no additional payments or costs. In a joint tender, the bidders must submit an authorisation and confirmation of joint and several liability using Form I in Annex 4. The bidder must identify any trade secrets in the tender and explain why the information qualifies as such; the tender price and figures used for evaluation may not be designated as trade secrets. The ESPD does not specify particular turnover, experience or other qualification thresholds. Any further details should be checked in the official tender documents.