Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder’s total net turnover from all business activities for the last three financial years ended by the time the procurement was launched must be at least EUR 500,000 in total. The bidder must provide the periods of those financial years and the corresponding turnover amounts.
If the bid is submitted as a joint bid, the joint bidders must appoint an authorised representative, register the joint bid in the procurement register, submit a power of attorney on RHAD form 1, provide confirmation from all joint bidders that no exclusion grounds apply, and state the size and nature of each joint bidder’s share of the contract.
The bid must comply with the procurement documents, and conditional bids are not allowed. If an equivalent solution is used, the bidder must explain the equivalence and attach evidence of equivalence.
The bidder must submit the bid price in the required structure and complete RHAD form 4. The delivery time for the first order must be no more than 45 calendar days from the date the first order is placed.
The bidder must provide a manufacturer’s confirmation that it is the official representative or reseller of the offered equipment.
If the bid is submitted by an authorised person, proof of representation must be provided. If subcontracting is planned, information on the subcontractor and the nature and scope of the subcontracting must be submitted on RHAD form 2. If the bidder relies on the resources of another undertaking, the signed consent of that undertaking must be submitted on RHAD form 3.
For office IT equipment, the bidder must provide a warranty of at least 2 years starting from delivery, covering repairs and replacement equipment during warranty repairs. The bidder must declare substances on the REACH candidate list above 0.1% by mass and provide evidence of such substances or their absence. The bidder must also offer reuse and recycling services for decommissioned equipment and describe how collection, confidential handling and deletion of data carriers, and dismantling will be organised. If the bidder is not a member of a producer responsibility organisation, it must provide evidence of a cooperation partner or an environmental permit for waste management. The bidder must also confirm that it has an obligation to operate an e-shop for the duration of the framework agreement.