Compliance requirements
The bidder and its relevant representatives may be excluded for qualifying convictions within the applicable period, including participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, and child labour or human trafficking. Other grounds include unpaid taxes or social security contributions; bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation or comparable situations; suspended business activity; serious professional misconduct; agreements that distort competition; an unmanageable conflict of interest; involvement in preparing the procurement that creates an unavoidable competitive advantage; serious or repeated breach of an earlier contract; false or misleading information, withholding required information or documents, or improperly seeking confidential information. National grounds also cover enabling unlawful employment of a foreign national and relevant tax offences. The bidder must confirm that awarding the contract would not breach international or Estonian sanctions. Where a ground permits it, the bidder may provide evidence of measures taken to restore its reliability; any applicable mandatory exclusion remains in force.