Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that neither the bidder nor its representatives or members of its management, administrative 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, child labour or human trafficking. Payment of taxes and social security contributions is also checked; the stated threshold is EUR 0, although under Estonian tax rules a tax debt certificate is not issued in certain cases, including a debt below EUR 100 or a rescheduled debt. The bidder must not have breached environmental, social or labour-law obligations, be bankrupt, in liquidation or insolvency proceedings, have concluded a relevant arrangement with creditors, have assets administered by a liquidator or court, or have suspended its business activities. Further grounds include serious professional misconduct, agreements restricting competition, conflicts of interest, unjustified involvement in preparing the procurement, material breaches of previous contracts, and submitting false information or failing to provide required documents. National exclusion grounds cover enabling an unlawfully staying foreign national to work, international sanctions, and certain tax offences. The bidder must provide the required declarations and, where applicable, supporting evidence; in certain cases, remedial measures demonstrating restored reliability may be submitted.