Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that none of the mandatory exclusion grounds apply: no convictions for organised crime, corruption, fraud, terrorist offences, money laundering or terrorist financing; no conviction for enabling illegal work or violating the conditions for employing a foreign national in Estonia, including paying less than the statutory wage; no conviction for illegal use of child labour or human trafficking; no tax, fee or environmental charge arrears, or social security contribution arrears in the bidder’s home country; and no conflict with international sanctions or sanctions of the Government of the Republic. The bidder must also confirm that its place of residence or establishment is not in a third country outside the countries allowed under the procurement rules.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The machine-readable notice did not include precise qualification or suitability criteria; these must be checked in the tender documents. For bid compliance, the bidder must complete the Appendix 2 pricing form, provide the details of the contract signatory, contract contact person and order contacts, and confirm that the bid complies with the procurement documents. If a joint bid is used, an authorised representative must be named and a joint bidders’ power of attorney must be attached. The bidder must also confirm that it does not use subcontractors or suppliers linked to the Russian Federation for more than 10% of the contract value, and that the offered goods are not subject to international sanctions and do not originate from sanctioned areas. Where relevant, equivalence must be explained and supporting evidence attached. The bidder must also confirm compliance with the tender documents and, if needed, provide evidence of equivalence.