Ministry of Culture and administrative area communication services

The bidder must confirm that neither it nor the members of its management, representation or supervisory bodies have been finally convicted within the last five years for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorist offences, money laundering, child labour or other exclusion grounds listed in the tender documents. If any exclusion ground applies, an explanation and, where relevant, evidence of self-cleaning measures must be provided. The tender documents also include a sanctions requirement: the bidder may not involve subcontractors or suppliers accounting for more than 10% of the contract value if they are Russian citizens, residents or undertakings established in the Russian Federation, entities more than 50% owned by such persons or entities, or representatives of such persons/entities or persons acting on their instructions. The bidder must also confirm that subcontractors and suppliers used for contract performance are established or resident in Estonia, another EU Member State, an EEA Agreement State or a country that has acceded to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement.

The machine-readable notice did not include precise selection or suitability criteria; these must be checked in the tender documents. As compliance requirements, the bidder must confirm that the bid complies with the procurement documents, that equivalence has been explained where necessary and supporting evidence has been attached, and that the required bid price table is submitted. The bidder must also confirm that, by the time the contract is signed, an IP telephony and web-based mobile service self-service environment meeting the required conditions will be available, and that the bidder offers the additional services listed in the technical description: mobile device management, VoIP desk phone rental, conference calling, call centre service and fax mailbox service. In the case of a joint bid, a power of attorney from the joint bidders must be attached. The bidder must also provide a list of managing persons who are not visible in the business register.