Compliance requirements
The tender documents include the standard exclusion grounds for criminal organisation participation, corruption and other mandatory grounds under the procurement rules. The bidder must answer the exclusion questions, and if an exclusion ground applies, it may provide evidence of self-cleaning where allowed. The machine-readable notice did not include the full list of exclusion grounds; they must be checked in the official tender documents.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
To meet the compliance and qualification requirements, the bidder must submit the completed technical specification/bid form, a list of the offered devices and accessories, and manufacturer documentation that allows the contracting authority to verify compliance with the requirements. The bidder must also provide the planned maintenance frequency, the maintenance tasks and time needed, a list of maintenance consumables, spare parts and other consumables with prices, method descriptions and reagent data sheets, and a manufacturer document or copy proving that the bidder is an official representative and/or official distributor of the offered products. The bidder’s team must include at least two medical technology specialists until the end of the period referred to in point 2.4 of the special terms of the framework agreement; each specialist must have at least 3 years of experience in servicing and repairing equipment and manufacturer training for the offered device. The bidder must provide details of these specialists and the manufacturer’s confirmation of the training or readiness to train the bidder’s specialists. In a joint bid, an authorised representative must be appointed. Conditional bids are not allowed. The bidder must also confirm that the bid complies with the tender documents, that equivalence has been explained where necessary and supporting evidence has been attached, and it must submit the completed price form.