Development and maintenance of the eesti.ee state portal and central services

The bidder may be excluded for final convictions within the previous five years, or where an exclusion period remains in force, for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorist offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, or child labour and human trafficking. These grounds may also apply to members of the bidder’s administrative, management or supervisory bodies and persons authorised to represent, make decisions for or control the bidder. Where permitted, the bidder may provide evidence of measures taken to restore its reliability. Exclusion grounds also include unpaid taxes or social security contributions; breaches of environmental, social or labour obligations; bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, an arrangement with creditors, suspended business activities or a comparable situation; serious professional misconduct; competition-distorting agreements; an unmanageable conflict of interest; improper involvement in preparing the procurement; and significant or persistent failures under previous contracts resulting in early termination, damages, price reduction or penalties. Exclusion may also follow from false or misleading information, failure to provide required information or documents, or attempts to obtain confidential information or improperly influence the contracting authority. National grounds include permitting a foreign national to work without a lawful basis or under unlawful employment conditions, being subject to an international or Estonian government sanctions regime, and certain tax-related convictions. The notice specifies a zero threshold for tax and social security arrears; its explanatory note states that the tax authority does not issue an arrears certificate where the relevant tax debt is below EUR 100 or payment has been rescheduled. A contract that would breach applicable sanctions may not be awarded.

The bidder must confirm that it accepts all conditions in the procurement documents; conditional bids are not permitted. The bidder, any joint bidders and any subcontractors must be established in Estonia, another EU Member State, an EEA Agreement country or a country party to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement. The bidder must provide a contract delivery team with the competencies specified in the separate document “Team requirements” and submit CVs using the required CV form. The detailed competency requirements are not reproduced in the provided document text and should be checked in the official tender documents. If submitting a joint bid, the joint bidders must appoint an authorised representative and provide the relevant power of attorney. The bidder must also provide the contract signatory’s name and authority to sign, and the delivery contact’s name, position, telephone number and email address. For service delivery, the bidder must follow the specified environmental requirements: hold meetings online where practicable; avoid unnecessary printing and provide deliverables digitally; keep digital files to an appropriate size; delete unnecessary digital drafts and working files after performance or as soon as practicable; and, where printing is unavoidable, use paper or other materials bearing a Type I ecolabel or made from recycled fibre. The bidder must explain any claimed equivalence and provide supporting evidence where required. It must also make the required declarations concerning restricted subcontractors and suppliers under EU sanctions, and confirm that the goods offered are not subject to international sanctions and do not originate from sanctioned regions. The submitted text does not specify award criteria or their weighting.