Compliance requirements
The contracting authority will exclude a bidder where any of the grounds in Section 95(1), points 1–5 of the Estonian Public Procurement Act applies. The bidder must confirm in the Public Procurement Register that none of these grounds applies. A foreign bidder must provide a criminal-record notice or an equivalent document issued by a court or administrative authority in its country of establishment concerning the circumstances in points 1–3, and a certificate from the competent authority concerning the circumstances in point 4.
A bidder must also not be barred from participating by any restriction based on its place of establishment or residence set out in the tender documents. The notice refers to the relevant national-law participation restriction; it does not specify the particular restriction.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
For each of Lots 1–3, the bidder must provide at least three contracts completed in 2023, 2024 or 2025 for work similar to substation maintenance and repair. Each contract must have a value of EUR 120,000. The bidder must also submit a list of contracts completed during the three years preceding the start of the procurement, stating each contract’s value, date of conclusion and details of the other contracting party, including the client representative’s telephone number and email address; procurement reference numbers must be included for public contracts.
The contractor must have a person directing electrical works who holds a valid A-level competency and/or a qualification at least at level 7 under the Vocational Qualifications Act. This person must organise and perform maintenance, repair and ordered works, be employed by the main contractor, and be listed in the Register of Economic Activities under the main contractor as a competent person; the role may not be provided as a subcontracted service. The contractor must ensure that personnel working at the client’s site are competent and know the applicable safety rules. It must also have a worker authorised to carry out switching operations on the 0.22–20 kV electrical network, except at regional and distribution substations. Evidence of the electrical works lead’s qualifications must be submitted.
The contractor must provide a 24-hour facility for receiving the client’s calls, through a site manager, standby crew or dispatch centre able to assess fault severity and organise a response crew. Response crews must be located no more than 100 driving kilometres from the site covered by the relevant lot. The contractor must provide sufficient staff and arrangements to meet response and completion deadlines, and submit descriptions and evidence of its standby arrangements, response capability and standby staff locations. Contact details must be provided, and standby crew schedules supplied at the beginning of each month. The contracting authority may request further explanations to verify the information.
The bid must comply with the tender documents; conditional bids are not permitted. Prices must follow the prescribed pricing structure and be submitted using the required price form. Any information claimed as a trade secret must be identified and the claim justified; prices, price components and other specified evaluation-related indicators may not be designated as trade secrets. Where an equivalent is offered, the bidder must explain the equivalence and provide supporting evidence. The provided documents do not specify the award criteria.