Purchase of Natural Gas for Tallinn University of Technology Buildings

A bidder may be excluded if the bidder or a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body has, within the last five years, been convicted of participating in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, a terrorism-related offence, money laundering, terrorist financing, the illegal use of child labour or human trafficking. Other grounds may include failure to pay taxes or social security contributions, bankruptcy or other insolvency, liquidation, suspension of business, or breaches of environmental, social or labour-law obligations. Further grounds include serious professional misconduct, agreements intended to distort competition, an unavoidable conflict of interest, involvement in preparing the procedure in a way that creates an unfair advantage, significant breach of a previous contract, submission of false information or failure to provide required information or documents. Grounds may also include enabling a foreign national to work without a legal basis, breaches of international sanctions, and convictions for tax offences. The stated threshold for tax and social security contribution arrears is EUR 0; however, the Estonian tax authority does not issue a tax-debt certificate where the debt is below EUR 100 or payment has been rescheduled. Where an exclusion ground applies, the bidder may provide information on measures taken to restore its reliability if that possibility is available in the circumstances of the procurement.

No specific financial capacity, technical experience or staffing qualifications are stated in the provided documents. The tender also sets these compliance requirements: - The bidder must confirm that it will not use subcontractors or suppliers for more than 10% of the contract value if they are Russian nationals, residents or entities established in Russia; are more than 50% directly or indirectly owned by such persons or entities; or act on their behalf or under their instructions. - The offered goods must not be subject to international sanctions or originate from sanctioned regions. - Where bids are submitted jointly, the bidders must appoint an authorised representative and include the power of attorney with the bid. - The bidder must identify and justify any information claimed as a trade secret. The bid price and price components, and other figures used to evaluate bids, may not be designated as trade secrets. - By submitting a bid, the bidder accepts the tender-document conditions. Conditional bids are not permitted. The price must follow the structure specified in the evaluation worksheet.