Purchase and implementation of Fully automatic Multi Heads Weigher Vertical Form Fill Seal (VFFS) Packaging Machine.

The only explicit exclusion ground in the machine-readable notice is the absence of tax arrears. The contracting authority will exclude a bidder that has tax arrears for state taxes, contributions or environmental charges, or overdue social security contributions under the law of the bidder’s country of establishment. A bidder registered outside Estonia must submit a valid certificate or document from the competent authority of its country of residence confirming the absence of tax debts.

The machine-readable notice did not include precise qualification or suitability criteria; these must be checked in the tender documents. The qualification document states one exclusion ground: no tax arrears. The bidder must not have tax arrears for state taxes, contributions or environmental charges, or overdue social security contributions under the law of its country of establishment. A bidder registered outside Estonia must submit a valid certificate or document from the competent authority of its country of residence confirming the absence of tax debts.