Compliance requirements
The tender documents include the standard exclusion grounds under Estonian law, especially for criminal organisation involvement, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering and terrorist financing. The bidder or its management/representation persons must not have a final conviction within the last five years for these offences, unless the exclusion period has expired. If an exclusion ground exists, the bidder may provide evidence of self-cleaning measures. The notice also refers to the possibility of electronic evidence where available. Precise exclusion details should be checked in the tender documents.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder must have completed at least one equivalent service contract within the 36 months preceding the start of the procurement, with a minimum duration of 12 months. The bidder must provide information on the contract value, dates and the other contracting party, and the information must allow the contracting authority to verify compliance. The bidder must also have the right to carry out waste transport in the manner set out in the technical specification. For compliance requirements, the bidder must confirm that the bid meets the tender documents, that no conditional bid has been submitted, and that any equivalence has been explained and supporting evidence attached where necessary. In the case of a joint bid, an authorised representative must be named and a power of attorney from the joint bidders must be attached. The bid price must be submitted in the required structure. If the bidder uses subcontractors or suppliers for more than 10% of the contract value, they may not be citizens, residents or companies established in the Russian Federation, nor persons controlled by or acting on the instructions of such persons or entities.