Compliance requirements
The tender documents state two exclusion grounds. First, the bidder may be excluded if it has tax arrears for state taxes, contributions or environmental charges, or overdue social security contributions in its home country. Scheduled tax arrears are accepted. Non-Estonian bidders should be ready to provide evidence from their tax authority, and it is recommended to submit tax records or a tax office confirmation with the tender. Second, the contracting authority may exclude bidders from third countries that are not EU, EEA or WTO GPA countries and do not have a reciprocal public procurement agreement with the EU.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder’s annual sales revenue for each of the last 3 financial years must be at least EUR 400,000 per year. If the bidder is not an Estonian company, it must be ready to provide signed financial statements or similar documents to confirm this. In addition, the tender documents must be checked for whether a power of attorney is required in the case of a joint tender, and the bid must be submitted in the required structure together with the technical requirements form, technical specification, warranty period, payment schedule, business secret confirmation and other compliance confirmations.