Meat Products

A bidder may be excluded if it, or a member of its management, supervisory or administrative body, or an authorised representative, has received a relevant final conviction within the past five years or remains subject to an exclusion period. The grounds include participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorist offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, and child labour or other forms of human trafficking. Other grounds include unpaid taxes or social security contributions; bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, administration of assets by a liquidator or court, suspension of business or a comparable situation; serious professional misconduct; agreements intended to distort competition; an unresolved conflict of interest or involvement in preparing the procurement that creates an unavoidable competitive advantage; and serious or persistent failures under earlier contracts resulting in early termination, damages, a price reduction or penalties. A bidder may also be excluded for providing false or misleading information, withholding required information or documents, failing to provide requested supporting documents, or improperly seeking confidential information that could provide an unfair advantage. National grounds include enabling a foreign national without a legal basis to work in Estonia, being subject to an international sanction that would make the contract unlawful, and relevant convictions for tax offences. Where permitted by law or the tender documents, a bidder may provide evidence of measures taken to restore its reliability.

The notice does not specify financial, experience or other bidder-capability thresholds. For each lot, the bidder must confirm acceptance of the tender conditions and submit the participation declaration (Form 1). If the person signing the bid is not registered as authorised to represent the bidder, a power of attorney (Form 2) must be provided. Joint bidders must appoint an authorised representative and submit a power of attorney for the joint bid. To demonstrate that the offered products meet the technical specification, the bidder must submit the manufacturer's descriptions or information materials as files; web links are not accepted. Product details and prices must be completed and submitted using Form 4. Conditional bids are not permitted. Where the tender documents refer to a standard, brand, origin, production method, label or other specified basis, an equivalent may be offered, but its equivalence must be explained and supported by evidence. The bidder must identify and justify any information claimed as a trade secret; bid prices and other specified figures relevant to bid evaluation may not be treated as trade secrets. The provided documents do not specify the award criteria or detailed product requirements; these should be checked in the official tender documents.