Payroll and tax accounting for foreign representatives

The bidder must confirm that neither it nor its management or supervisory body members have been convicted within the last five years of participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorist offences or offences related to terrorist activity, money laundering or terrorist financing, or child labour and human trafficking. If any exclusion ground applies, the bidder may submit evidence of self-cleaning measures where permitted. The contract notice also includes a sanctions requirement: the bidder confirms that, in performing the contract, it will not use subcontractors or suppliers representing more than 10% of the contract value if they are citizens, residents or entities established in the Russian Federation, entities more than 50% owned by such persons or entities, or representatives of or persons acting on the instructions of such persons or entities.

The bidder must prove that, during the 36 months preceding the start of the procurement, it has provided payroll and tax advisory services in at least three different foreign countries, and that each relevant contract lasted at least 12 months. At minimum, the bidder must provide the contract name, a short description, the foreign country, the client’s contact details, and the start and end dates. In addition, the bidder must submit RHAD Annex 5 and RHAD Annex 4, the list of foreign cooperation partners. If the service is delivered on the bidder’s service platform, it must comply with the requirements of RHAD Annex 1, point 3.5.5.7. The tender must comply with all tender document requirements, and conditional tenders are not allowed.