Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that neither the company nor its management, supervisory or authorised representatives are subject to exclusion grounds. These include final convictions for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, and child labour or other forms of human trafficking. The grounds also cover tax or social security payment arrears, breaches of environmental, social or labour law, bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, liquidation, agreements with creditors, comparable domestic situations, administration of assets by a liquidator or court, suspended business activities, serious professional misconduct, anti-competitive agreements, conflicts of interest, involvement in preparing the procurement, serious or repeated breaches of previous contracts, and false or missing information or failure to provide requested documents. The bidder must also confirm compliance with national exclusion grounds concerning unlawful employment of foreign nationals, international sanctions, the contracting authority’s local tax arrears and convictions for tax offences. Where relevant, the bidder must describe the circumstances, provide evidence and explain any remedial measures taken to restore reliability.