Financial software

The bidder must confirm that neither it nor the members of its management or supervisory bodies have been finally convicted within the last five years for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud and the other exclusion grounds listed in the ESPD. If any exclusion ground applies, the bidder may submit evidence of self-cleaning measures, where permitted. Information on payment of taxes and social security contributions must also be confirmed if required by the tender documents.

The bidder must submit a confirmation of bid compliance and complete the bid price structure in accordance with the price sheet for award criteria and assessed indicators. In the case of a joint bid, an authorised representative must be appointed and a power of attorney from the joint bidders must be attached. The bidder must confirm that the bid complies with the tender documents, that any equivalence has been explained where necessary and supporting evidence has been attached, and that the offered goods are not subject to international sanctions and do not originate from sanctioned regions. A trial version of the financial software must be made available at the contracting authority’s request within 7 days. Specialists involved in implementation, maintenance and user support must be assigned to contract performance: at least one specialist must have at least 2 years of experience in both implementation and maintenance of the offered financial software, and at least two specialists must have at least 1 year of experience in both roles. The implementation and maintenance specialists may not simultaneously perform the user support specialist role. The bidder must submit the specialists’ details on Form 1. The functional characteristics assessment table must also be completed according to the instructions provided. The machine-readable notice did not include more precise qualification or compliance requirements; the rest must be checked in the tender documents.