Specialist outpatient rheumatology services

The contracting authority will exclude a bidder if any exclusion ground under Section 95(1) of the Public Procurement Act applies. The contracting authority may also exclude a bidder if a ground under Section 95(4) applies. When submitting the bid, the bidder must confirm that no exclusion grounds apply. Before contract award, the contracting authority will verify the absence of the Section 95(1) grounds on the basis of evidence.

The bidder, including a joint bidder, must hold, on the bid submission date, an operating licence at the place of performance for ambulatory rheumatology services. The licence number must be entered in the bid form, and the service must be provided in the premises on which the licence was issued. The bidder’s 2025 net turnover from healthcare services must be at least EUR 77,899. The required turnover is calculated per one doctor providing full-time ambulatory appointments and increases proportionally with the number of doctors and workload stated in the bid. The bidder must have provided ambulatory rheumatology services at least 50 times during the 12 months preceding the date of the decision to launch the tender. In addition, the bidder must either have experience in providing e-consultations in the offered specialty during the previous 12 calendar months or, by the bid deadline, be ready to provide e-consultations via the health information system, where this is required by law for the relevant specialty. The bid must include the completed bid form, the doctors’ confirmation, the healthcare provider’s confirmation and any other documents required in the bid form. In the case of a joint bid, an authorised representative must be appointed and a joint bidders’ power of attorney must be attached. The bidder may also submit an optional request to provide additional services.