Purchase of a universal microbiological antibiotic susceptibility reader for use in the microbiology laboratory and antibiotic susceptibility discs, gradient tests and ESBL discs

The bidder must confirm the standard exclusion grounds, including no final conviction in the last five years for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorist offences or related activities, money laundering, child labour or human trafficking, and no other mandatory exclusion ground stated in the tender documents. If an exclusion ground applies, the bidder may need to show self-cleaning measures where allowed. The machine-readable notice did not include the full precise list, so the official tender documents must be checked.

The bidder must submit the ESPD and the forms required by the compliance conditions. In the case of a joint bid, the bidders must appoint a representative from among themselves and submit a power of attorney for the joint bidders. The bid must include form II, the application for participation in the procurement procedure, and Annex 1, the technical specification, in accordance with the tender documents. For lot 1, the bidder must have an employee or another person engaged under a contractual arrangement who acts as the product representative for the offered products and who has received manufacturer training for servicing and repairing the device. The bidder must state the names of these persons in the ESPD and, if requested by the contracting authority, provide copies of certificates or the manufacturer’s written confirmation of the training. For lots 2, 3 and 4, the bidder must have an employee or another person engaged under a contractual arrangement who acts as the product representative for the offered products and who has completed manufacturer training for user support. The bidder must provide a confirmation and, if requested, documents proving the training. The bid must include conformity declarations proving the CE marking and compliance with Regulation (EU) 2017/746 for the device and diagnostics, and where applicable conformity certificates. If the products are placed on the market under the transitional provisions, the bidder must also provide the manufacturer’s confirmation that compliance with Regulation (EU) 2017/746 will be ensured by the end of the transition period.