Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that neither it nor its representatives or members of its management or supervisory bodies has been finally convicted within the last five years of participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, or illegal child labour or human trafficking. The confirmations also cover payment of taxes and social security contributions and the absence of tax debts. The bidder must not be bankrupt, in liquidation, subject to insolvency proceedings or in a similar situation, and its assets must not be administered by a liquidator or a court. There must also be no serious breach of professional conduct, agreements restricting competition, an unavoidable conflict of interest, an unjustified advantage obtained through involvement in preparing the procurement, or a serious or repeated breach of previous public contracts resulting in early termination, damages or sanctions. The bidder must not submit false information, fail to provide required information or documents, or attempt to improperly influence the contracting authority. The bidder must also confirm compliance with environmental, social and labour-law obligations, that it has not enabled the unlawful employment of unlawfully staying foreign nationals, compliance with international sanctions, and the absence of convictions for tax offences. Where an exclusion ground exists, remedial measures demonstrating restored reliability may be submitted in certain cases.