Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that neither the company nor its management or supervisory body members, procurist or authorised representatives are subject to exclusion grounds, including final convictions for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorist offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, or offences involving child labour or human trafficking. The contracting authority also checks the payment of taxes and social security contributions, compliance with environmental, social and labour law obligations, bankruptcy or liquidation status, other insolvency situations, serious professional misconduct, anti-competitive agreements, conflicts of interest, prior involvement in preparing the procurement, serious breaches of previous contracts, and the submission of false information or failure to provide required documents. National exclusion grounds also concern facilitating unlawful employment, international sanctions, tax offences, local tax debt owed in the contracting authority’s location, and legal eligibility to participate. Where an exclusion ground exists, the European Single Procurement Document may require a description of remedial measures demonstrating the bidder’s reliability, together with supporting evidence.