Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that neither it nor its representatives, management, supervisory bodies or other authorised persons have been finally convicted within the last five years, or remain subject to an exclusion period, for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorist offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, or child labour and other forms of human trafficking. The bidder must also confirm that it has no outstanding tax or social security payment obligations, taking into account that a tax debt below EUR 100 or an agreed payment schedule is treated according to the stated national rules. Other grounds include breaches of environmental, social or labour law, bankruptcy, insolvency or liquidation, agreements with creditors, comparable domestic situations, assets administered by a liquidator or court, suspended business activity, serious professional misconduct, anti-competitive agreements, conflicts of interest, involvement in preparing the procurement, serious or repeated failures under earlier contracts, and false or omitted information or failure to provide required documents. The notice also covers employment of unlawfully staying foreign nationals, international sanctions and convictions for tax offences. Where permitted, the bidder may provide evidence of remedial measures demonstrating restored reliability.