Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm the absence of the standard exclusion grounds, including participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud and the other exclusion grounds listed in the ESPD. If an exclusion ground applies, the bidder may, where allowed, explain self-cleaning measures and provide supporting evidence. The notice also requires confirmation that the bidder does not use subcontractors or suppliers subject to the EU Russia sanctions restrictions 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. The machine-readable notice does not provide a complete plain-language list of all exclusion grounds, so the official tender documents should be checked.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder must have had total annual turnover of at least EUR 1,500,000 in the last two completed financial years before the start of the procurement. The bidder must also have carried out at least 2 full-service campaigns during the last 36 months before the start of the procurement. Each campaign must have been completed, must have been led by the bidder as main contractor, and must have included project management; development of strategy and creative concept; creation, production and implementation of campaign materials; preparation of media strategy, including social media; and media planning and implementation. Each campaign must have had a value of at least EUR 70,000 excluding VAT, and both campaigns must have included the creation and production of television advertising. The bidder must confirm that it can perform the framework agreement under the described conditions and that it can involve enough team members required by section 6 of the technical specification. The exact team composition is not fully listed in the machine-readable notice and must be checked in the tender documents.