Purchase of a Drying Oven for the Raw Materials Beneficiation Laboratory

The bidder may be excluded if it or its relevant managers, supervisory-body members or representatives have a qualifying conviction within the previous five years, including for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, child labour or human trafficking. Grounds also include unpaid taxes or social security contributions; bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, creditor arrangements, court or liquidator administration, or suspended business activity; serious professional misconduct; competition-distorting agreements; an unresolved conflict of interest or an unfair advantage arising from involvement in preparing the procurement; and significant or repeated breaches of earlier contracts resulting in early termination, damages, price reductions or penalties. Exclusion may also follow from breaches of environmental, social or labour obligations, false or misleading information, failure to provide required information or documents, or attempts to improperly influence the procurement or obtain confidential information. National grounds include enabling unlawful employment of a foreign national, being subject to international sanctions, and certain tax offences. The bidder must not have a tax or social security debt; the notice describes a certificate exception where the debt is below EUR 100 or payment has been deferred. Where permitted, the bidder may submit evidence of measures taken to restore its reliability.

The bidder must provide a technical description of the offered product covering all requirements in the tender documents, including the product name, specifications, product data sheets and any other information needed to verify compliance. If an equivalent product or solution is offered, its equivalence must be explained and supported by evidence. The bid must comply with the tender documents; conditional bids are not permitted. The bidder must confirm that the offered goods are not subject to international sanctions and do not originate from sanctioned regions. It must also confirm that its place of residence or establishment is not in Russia or Belarus. For contracts covered by the relevant EU sanctions rules, subcontractors and suppliers accounting for more than 10% of the contract value must not be Russian persons or entities, entities more than 50% owned by them, or persons or entities acting on their behalf or under their direction. Joint bidders must appoint an authorised representative and include the relevant authorisation with the bid. The bidder must identify any information claimed as a trade secret and explain that designation; prices and specified evaluation-related figures may not be designated as trade secrets. The bidder must provide the names and personal identification numbers or dates of birth of authorised representatives who are not visible in the relevant business register, or confirm that there are no such persons.