Operating lease of fully automatic coffee machines for AS Eesti Post offices

The bidder must confirm that none of the exclusion grounds listed in Section 95(1) of the Public Procurement Act apply, including convictions for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism, money laundering, financing of terrorism, enabling illegal work, child labour or human trafficking. The bidder must also have no tax, fee or environmental charge arrears, or equivalent arrears in the country of establishment, and the contract may not breach an international sanction or a Government of the Republic sanction. In addition, the contracting authority may exclude a bidder under Section 95(4) if there is, for example, bankruptcy, liquidation, serious professional misconduct, a competition-restricting agreement, a conflict of interest, false information, or a material breach of previous contracts. The contracting authority also asks for confirmation that the bidder is not restricted by the bidder’s place of residence or establishment, if such a restriction has been set in the procurement documents.

The machine-readable notice did not include precise qualification or suitability criteria; these must be checked in the procurement documents. However, the compliance requirements include submitting the bid by the bidder’s legal or authorised representative, providing a joint-bid power of attorney or other proof of authority if needed, confirming that the bid complies with the procurement documents, submitting the bid price in the required form, confirming compliance with EU Council sanctions regarding subcontractors and suppliers, and providing a certificate proving that at least 50% of the raw material is fair trade coffee beans and cocoa with a certified sustainability label such as Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance or EU Organic. If an equivalent solution is offered, it must be explained and evidence of equivalence must be attached.