Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that neither it nor its management, supervisory or authorised representatives 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 the use of child labour or other forms of human trafficking.
The bidder must not have outstanding tax or social security payment obligations. The exclusion grounds also cover agreements with creditors, bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, liquidation or administration of assets by a liquidator or court, suspended business activities, serious professional misconduct, competition-distorting agreements, conflicts of interest, involvement in preparing the procurement that creates an unavoidable competitive advantage, and serious or repeated breaches of earlier public contracts resulting in early termination, damages or comparable sanctions. False information, failure to provide required information or documents, attempts to improperly influence the procurement, and breaches of applicable environmental, social or labour-law obligations may also lead to exclusion.
The bidder must also confirm compliance with the national exclusion grounds concerning unlawful employment of foreign nationals, international sanctions and convictions for tax offences. Self-cleaning evidence may be submitted where permitted by law or the procurement documents. The bidder must provide the required confirmations and, where relevant, describe the circumstances and submit supporting evidence.