Requirements and criteria for tendering
Companies wishing to carry out assignments for HHNK must meet certain requirements and criteria.
These requirements and criteria are:
- grounds for exclusion;
- eligibility requirements;
- selection criteria;
- award criteria.
Grounds for exclusion
Grounds for exclusion are intended to exclude companies that lack integrity from a tendering procedure. If we apply grounds for exclusion, we will indicate this in theUniform European Procurement Document (UEA). The UEA serves as a self-declaration that you must complete truthfully and sign. Only if you are selected as the winning bidder will you be required to submit the supporting documents associated with the UEA to us.
For contracts above the European threshold amounts, there are two types of grounds for exclusion: voluntary and mandatory. Below the threshold amounts, exclusion is always voluntary. As a rule, we do not apply the voluntary grounds for exclusion below the threshold amounts.
Eligibility requirements
What requirements must a company meet in order to carry out a specific assignment for the HHNK? This is covered by the suitability requirements for a tender. These include requirements relating to:
- financial and economic capacity;
- technical and professional competence;
- experience;
- quality control.
HHNK does not usually impose suitability requirements in a private tender procedure. Only if we have doubts about the suitability of an entrepreneur, for example because we are not yet familiar with them.
Selection criteria
HHNK applies selection criteria to limit the number of companies we wish to invite to tender. This may be done in a restricted procedure or in a competitive dialogue.
We usually select based on experience (core competencies). The selection guide explains how this works.
Award criteria
We award our contracts as much as possible based on the award criterionof Best Price-Quality Ratio (BPQR). BPQR is what was previously known as the 'most economically advantageous enrolment(MEAT). Awarding contracts based on BPQR means that, in addition to price, quality is always taken into account. Awarding contracts based on the criterion of Lowest Price still occurs, for example, when the desired quality is fixed, such as in the case of electricity. Or when the performance to be delivered is described in detail in the specifications, as is often the case with simple construction contracts in the civil engineering sector. When we award contracts based on Lowest Price, we justify this in the tender documents.