Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that neither it nor its representatives, management or supervisory board members are subject to the exclusion grounds described in the European Single Procurement Document. These include final convictions for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering, terrorist financing, child labour or human trafficking.
The exclusion grounds also cover failure to pay taxes or social security contributions, breaches of environmental, social or labour obligations, bankruptcy or other insolvency situations, agreements with creditors, liquidation, suspended business activities, serious professional misconduct, anti-competitive agreements, conflicts of interest, involvement in preparing the procurement procedure, significant breaches of previous public contracts, and the submission of false information or failure to provide required documents. National grounds are also checked, including enabling the employment of an unlawfully staying foreign national, being subject to international sanctions, and convictions for tax offences.
If an exclusion ground applies, the bidder must provide the explanations required in the European Single Procurement Document and, where applicable, evidence of measures taken to restore its reliability. The bidder must also confirm its ability to provide evidence of payment of taxes and social security contributions and complete the other declarations required in the procurement document.