Compliance requirements
The exclusion grounds include at least participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud and other criminal or statutory exclusion grounds listed in the ESPD. The bidder, its management body members, representatives and other authorised persons must not have been finally convicted of these offences within the last five years, unless the law or tender documents provide otherwise. If an exclusion ground applies, the bidder may submit evidence of self-cleaning measures where this is allowed. The bidder must also confirm payment of taxes and social security contributions and provide the relevant evidence or electronic database references where required. The contracting authority will reject a bid if the resulting contract would be void due to sanctions rules or if the bidder involves prohibited subcontractors or suppliers with Russian links for more than 10% of the contract value.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The machine-readable notice did not include precise selection, suitability or compliance criteria; these must be checked in the tender documents. As compliance requirements, the bid must confirm conformity with the tender documents, use the required participation declaration and price form, and include manufacturer technical data, certificates, safety data sheets, instructions for use and information sheets where required. The products must bear CE marking and comply with Regulation (EU) 2017/746 or be placed on the market under its transitional provisions; if reagents and accessories that still comply with Directive 98/79/EC are offered, the bid must include the manufacturer’s declaration that they will be replaced by products compliant with Regulation (EU) 2017/746 by the end of the transition period. In the case of a joint bid, a joint bidders’ power of attorney must be attached. The bid price must be submitted in the structure set out in the price form, and where equivalence is claimed, compliance and supporting evidence must be provided.