Purchase of a Multipurpose Gel and Western Blot Imaging System

The bidder must not be subject to grounds for exclusion. These include final convictions within the last 5 years of the bidder or its management, administrative or supervisory body members, procurist, or other person with powers of representation, decision-making or control for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism, money laundering, terrorist financing, child labour or human trafficking. Other grounds include outstanding tax or social security contributions, bankruptcy, liquidation, insolvency, an arrangement with creditors, or suspended business activities. Exclusion may also result from breaches of environmental, social or labour law obligations; serious professional misconduct; anti-competitive agreements; an unresolved conflict of interest or an unfair advantage gained through involvement in preparing the procurement. Relevant grounds also include serious or repeated breaches of a previous public contract resulting in early termination, damages or a penalty; providing false information or failing to provide required information or documents; and improperly obtaining confidential information or influencing the buyer’s decisions. National grounds may also apply, including enabling the employment of a foreign national staying in Estonia without a legal basis, breaches of international sanctions, tax offences and restrictions on participation in the procurement. The stated threshold for tax debt is EUR 0; under Estonian tax rules, debt below EUR 100 is not treated as tax debt, and deferred tax debt is excluded. If an exclusion ground applies, the bidder may submit evidence of remedial measures where permitted by law and the tender documents.

The bidder must submit a technical offer clearly identifying the equipment manufacturer, model and technical parameters, with enough information to verify compliance with the technical specification. The equipment must be new and carry a warranty of at least 2 years. During the warranty period, the bidder must provide technical support on working days by email and telephone and provide the relevant contact details. The total bid price must include transport and delivery to the University of Tartu at Ravila 14b, 50411 Tartu, including customs and other charges, on-site installation, operational testing and initial training for the buyer’s representatives. The bid must remain valid for at least 3 months from the submission deadline. The successful bidder must return the signed contract within 5 calendar days after receiving the contract signed by the buyer. The bidder must confirm acceptance of the tender document conditions and commitment to perform the contract accordingly at the offered price. The bid must contain all information and documents needed to assess compliance; if an equivalent solution is offered, its equivalence must be explained and supported by evidence. If the representative’s authority is not evident from the relevant register, a power of attorney must be submitted. For a joint bid, the bidders must submit a power of attorney for the joint bidders, a confirmation of joint and several liability, and a separate ESPD for each bidder. The bidder must also provide details of persons with representation, decision-making or control authority who are not visible in the relevant register, or confirm that there are no such persons. The bidder must confirm that the goods are not subject to international sanctions and do not originate from sanctioned territories; that more than 50% of their ownership is not held directly or indirectly by Russian citizens, residents or entities established in Russia; that the bidder is not acting as their representative or under their instructions; and that the share of contract performance involving subcontractors, suppliers or relied-upon entities connected with such persons or entities does not exceed 10%. The buyer may request information and evidence about relevant owners, beneficial owners, representatives, suppliers and subcontractors. No award criteria are stated; these should be checked in the tender documents.