Procurement of New Technological Equipment to Enhance Biodiversity Monitoring (Environment Agency)

The exclusion grounds include final convictions within the previous five years, or an exclusion period still in force, for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorist offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, child labour or human trafficking. Grounds also cover unpaid taxes or social security contributions; insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation, creditor arrangements, court or liquidator administration of assets, or suspended business activity; serious professional misconduct; competition-distorting agreements; conflicts of interest that cannot be avoided by other means; involvement in preparing the procurement that creates an unavoidable competitive advantage; serious or repeated breach of an earlier public contract resulting in early termination, damages, a price reduction or a penalty; and false or misleading information, withholding information or failure to submit requested supporting documents. National grounds include enabling a foreign national to work without legal grounds, being subject to applicable international sanctions, tax offences, and restrictions on participation based on the bidder’s country of establishment. The bidder may be asked to provide details and, where permitted, evidence of measures taken to restore its reliability. The grounds apply to all lots.

The available documents do not specify financial-capacity, experience, staffing or certification thresholds. Bidders must submit an unconditional bid that complies with the tender documents and provide the price in the prescribed structure. They must confirm that the offered goods are not subject to international sanctions and do not originate from sanctioned regions; that subcontractors and suppliers used during performance are based in Estonia, another EU Member State, an EEA contracting party or a country party to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement; and that equipment warranty, maintenance and repair services will be available in Europe. For a joint bid, the bidders must appoint an authorised representative and include their authorisation. The bidder must identify any authorised persons not visible to the contracting authority in the commercial register, or confirm that there are none. Any information claimed as a trade secret must be identified and the claim justified; bid prices and evaluation-related figures may not be treated as trade secrets. No specific award criteria are stated in the available documents; check the official tender documents for further details.