Compliance requirements
The tender documents include mandatory exclusion grounds based on final convictions, including participation in a criminal organisation, corruption and fraud. The bidder or its management, administrative or supervisory body members, authorised representatives or persons controlling the bidder must not have the relevant convictions within the last five years, unless the exclusion period stated in the judgment still applies. If an exclusion ground exists, the bidder may provide evidence of self-cleaning, where allowed by law or the tender documents. The notice also refers to sanctions-related confirmations, including that the offered goods are not subject to international sanctions and that subcontractors or suppliers linked to the Russian Federation are not used above 10% of the contract value.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder must have, for the whole contract performance period, a maintenance engineer or maintenance technician who has received manufacturer training for installing, commissioning, maintaining and repairing the offered device. A copy of the certificate proving the training must be submitted with the tender.
The bidder must also have a person trained by the manufacturer to deliver the training referred to in Annex 1, point 4.1. Information about that person must be provided in the ESPD, and a copy of the manufacturer-issued training certificate must be submitted with the tender.
The tender must comply with the technical requirements in Annex 1. The bidder must submit Annex 1 in Word format, the manufacturer’s technical datasheet and/or user manual, maintenance plans for the warranty and post-warranty periods, and declarations of conformity or, where applicable, conformity certificates or copies proving CE marking and compliance with Regulation (EU) 2017/745.
If the tender is submitted jointly, a power of attorney for the joint bidders and a confirmation of joint and several liability must be included. The bidder must also submit Form II (application) and confirm that the tender is not conditional. If the bidder relies on the manufacturer’s or authorised representative’s sales and service authorisation, the relevant proof of authority must be provided.